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Monthly Archives: May 2005

Real ID bill passes with no debate

And there you go. A national ID card. I don’t know about you, but I feel TONS safer now knowing that The Terrorists will have a harder time getting a drivers license. So can we stop taking our shoes off at the airport now? I mean, if only citizens of the US can get on [...]

Cory Doctorow & EFF

I saw an amazing talk last night given by Cory Doctorow. He’s one of three primary contributors to BoingBoing.net and also writes for Wired. Additionally, he’s a Science Fiction writer and an Internet Activist. The talk was entitled “The Economics of Openness” and basically focused on Copyright and how corporations in the US and abroad [...]

ACL Festival Lineup

The line-up is out and can I just say… Wow! Once again, they have an incredible group of bands braving the Austin heat. Note that I’ve already purchased my tickets, so just plan on me being in Austin that weekend.

Real ID… why does this scare me?

The Real ID Act of 2005 goes to vote in the Senate this week. What does this mean for you and me? Well, basically, it means that you’ll have to show 4 pieces of identification at the Department of motor Vehicles. Doesn’t seem like too big of a deal, right? I have a couple of [...]

The Hipster’s PDA

A really brilliant piece of technology from one of my new favorite web sites… 43 Folders. This site focuses on improving your productivity in simple and meaningful ways. Usually, they focus on the “low tech” way of solving problems. Great stuff. link

Ukranian TV sign-language lady blew whistle on crooked vote

Just after the first Ukranian Election last November, a sign language translator for the state run television station decided to inform the world that the election had been rigged. The best part is that no one at the station even noticed. In her own daring protest, she signed: “I am addressing everybody who is deaf [...]