Robert X. Cringely tells it like it is re Congress’ recent stupid action. But there have been so many lately! From the essay: Last Saturday the United States Congress passed a port security bill that carried an amendment banning Internet gambling. This was a huge mistake, not because Internet gambling is a good thing (it…
Month: October 2006
Brazilian Air Crash
Was the crash caused by too much precision? Phil Greenspun seems to think so. It’s an interesting point. What do you think?
Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person relationships it’s an emotional dead zone. The first wired generation is beginning to realize that, while others have known it for some time. Why blog, then? Not to connect emotionally,…
The Internet, an Emotional Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person relationships it’s an emotional dead zone. The first wired generation is beginning to realize that, while others have known it for some time. Why blog, then? Not to connect emotionally,…
Weed Aids Alzheimer’s?
Wouldn’t this piss of the Prez and DEA if true? The whole war on drugs is a stupid waste of time anyway…
Illegal Immigration, IV
As discussed previously, illegal immigration is (still) a crime in this country. While some would paint those in opposition to illegals as being mean-spirited, it’s really a question of cost to those of us who have to bear them. There is also the much-discussed question of security, not from the migrant workers who are the…
Houston’s “Don’t Ask” Immigration Policy Changed
Finally. But a cop had to get killed first.