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So, I’m catching up with today’s UEFA Champions League final, which was broadcast live earlier today on ESPN. (Gotta love the magic of TiVo!) As is traditional in televised coverage of European football, it was possible to hear the sounds of fans signing in the stands around the stadium in Rome. And, as is traditional in [...] 
Seen at Insurance Journal: A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee is asking a judge to dismiss a $750,000 libel lawsuit against him on the basis that his blog is covered by legislative immunity. […] Byrge’s lawsuit cites an Oct. 12 blog post by Campfield that said: "Word is a … mail piece has gone out exposing Byrge’s [...] 
There has been a low, but persistent level of stories in various media about some petty tricks that have been taking place with emotions running high and the general election campaign winding down. Specifically, I refer to the tetrannual sport of campaign sign theft. In the U.S., we’re supposed to be mostly adults, and tolerant of [...]
It sounds like Twin Cities stormtroopers might not have gotten the memo about demonstrating “Minnesota Nice” to visitors for the GOP convention. From Salon: Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering [...]
When traveling, I’ve been a bit squeamish about the wifi/broadband connections now usually provided by the hotels I stay at. The lack of security, not knowing who might be listening in…it just makes me feel a bit squeamish. Perhaps my paranoia might be a teeny-tiny bit justified, based on recent developments in China, ahead of the [...]
Last week brought word that New York’s Attorney General finally discovered the tarnished, spam-ridden remnants of USENET, which many of us killed many an hour on, back before the web and the start of perpetual September. And, well, a good fifteen-twenty years after the fact, an AG noticed just how seedy USENET’s darker corners could be, [...] 
Recent events in Wisconsin — specifically, the flooding and draining of Lake Delton — provide a harsh reminder that the NFIP is about more than just providing flood insurance. For NFIP coverage to be available in a community, that community is required to abide by federal policies intended to reduce the potential devastation from flooding. Lake [...]
Well, this sounds ominous (from the Guardian): From next week, Virgin Media will send letters to thousands of households where music is either being downloaded or illegally shared. Many of the recipients are likely to be the unsuspecting parents of teenagers who hoard free downloads offered by file-sharing services. Research shows the majority of them are [...]
I’ve been somewhat remiss in paying attention to my email. A reader passed along word of a rather disturbing occurrence last weekend in Washington DC. Quoting a press release from “Free the Jefferson 1″: A DC resident celebrating Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to our nation’s founding was arrested at the Jefferson Memorial on Saturday [...]
I was looking forward to watching Frontline this week after seeing this comment posted at Balloon Juice: This weeks edition of Frontline will cover health care around the world. They have a few trailers up, and it looks to be quite good. Sure enough, the program guide for the national PBS feed provides the following description for [...] |
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