Tag: politics
All the articles with the tag "politics".
Foxy plugins
Well I am completely moved over to Firefox. With these plugins, Firefox is the best thing out there. 1) Adblock kills most ads ( default adblock script ) 2) Bugmenot for all the sites that want regist…
Science bad!
A depressing read at The Nation: The Bush Administration has so violated and corrupted the institutional culture of government agencies charged with scientific research that it could take a generation…
Green monsters
I don't think these people know the definition of a 'public employee'. A senior Defense Department official conducted unauthorized investigations of Iraq reconstruction efforts and used their results …
Tubing in Phoenix
I went out to Phoenix last weekend to visit with Mike and Dan. It was a good time. We tubed down the Salt River and managed to not kill ourselves on the rocks. Though Mikey got a lesson in kinetic ene…
TNT
Walked down to TNT last night. The exhibit this month was on the Mexican-American experience. They did it like a hands on museum geared towards adults. Displays, buttons to push, etc. Quite interestin…
Ghosts and bones
Saw Spiderman 2 last night with Jimmy and Anna. Have to say, despite the absurd science in parts, it was quite entertaining. So much for that whole 'seperation' issue: The Bush-Cheney reelection campa…
F9/11
Watched Fahrenheit 9/11 last night at the GasLamp downtown. I love the GasLamp Theatre , but the poor place is usually dead, not many people want to bother with parking downtown. Not last night though…
Neighborhoods
Anna and I caught part of the soap box derby in Sherman Heights while on our way to Chicano Perk. It looked like a lot of fun, and it was great to see the community out. One of the racers brakes faile…
Privacy
People have been freaking out about gmail. The storage space, the privacy issues, and more recently, about the usability of the web client. People were offering up gmail invites as prizes or favors. I…
Hi Kettle
United Nations-mandated auditors have sharply criticised the US occupation authority for the way it has spent more than $11bn in Iraqi oil revenues and say they have faced "resistance" from coalition …