Month: January 2012
Note to the GOP candidates
One of you will probably get your party’s nomination, but while you’re busy doing hatchet jobs on each other, I for one am getting thoroughly sick of you. At the rate you are shredding each other, the survivor will be in no condition to run a credible general campaign. I suppose that’s fine with people … Continue reading Note to the GOP candidates
Twitter caves on censorship overseas
Twitter has announced it will self-censor itself in foreign countries to satisfy the laws of those nations. Or, as Bloomberg, reports it, Twitter “gave itself extra flexibility to censor…” The New York Times calls it micro-censorship. Whatever, after the SOPA/PIPA fight in this country to prevent Internet censorship, it is particularly discouraging to read that … Continue reading Twitter caves on censorship overseas
Surviving winter dryness
I’m always on the alert for new ways to beat winter dryness, something that became a much bigger problem for me when I moved to Colorado. Getting older doesn’t help, either. Creature comfort is very high on my list of priorities and the aggravations and irritations brought on by winter dryness are not welcome. While … Continue reading Surviving winter dryness
SOPA/PIPA status report
RE SOPA/PIPA legislation, Congress.org has run a nice little summation. But stay tuned and stay connected. Expect SOPA/PIPA 2.0 in the future. And be ready with Stop SOPA/PIPA 2.0. Continue reading SOPA/PIPA status report
Santorum: Raped? Pregnant? It’s a gift
Just when I thought GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum couldn’t impress me as any more extreme, I saw this video on the Huffington Post. His idea of right to life includes not aborting a fetus resulting from rape. Not even if the pregnant woman were his daughter. The woman must “make the best out of … Continue reading Santorum: Raped? Pregnant? It’s a gift