Mosaic Cloaking: An Explanation

I realize that posting a technology trademark piece on a political blog is not necessarily on topic, but I’ve got another piece coming up right behind this one, so there. I am posting this here and now, because I want to set the record straight before anyone else goes off and tries to poach the [...]

The ACLU To The Rescue

It is true, and I am proud to relate that I have been a card-carrying member of the ACLU for a great many years. I not only laugh, but get often disgusted by the attacks on the ACLU as some kind of ultra-left or wildly out of the mainstream organization. In fact, nothing could be [...]

Where have all the hippies gone?

Last night I took my family to go see Across The Universe. After having looked at the trailer I was mildly interested – we really went for my daughter who thought it’d be a cool love story. What I found was a 60’s tail wrapped in 21st century production values, a reverent updating of a [...]

Libertarians Are Lazy Whiners.

I’ve been going back and forth with Lupus about how America and taxes are like a gun in your face – the Federal government is essentially a thug that is extracting your money “by force” and “with a gun in your face.” Although I agree that our current administration IS a bunch of thugs and [...]

John Stewart on on the Nobels

Sunday funnies time! I just thought this little section of John Stewart this week was priceless. It was on Monday after the Nobels, but I didn’t get time to scrape it off the Tivo until yesterday. Mightily enjoyable, particularly if you don’t get to watch John often. Have a great day! /perk Get the Flash [...]