Archive - 2004
September 14th
Reflections – Part 2
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 09/14/2004 - 07:36(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
A few days ago, I posted an entry, entitled ‘Reflections – Part 1’. That sort of requires me to follow up with a part 2. This part is one that I’ve been thinking about ever since the Republican convention, and since then, I keep getting more and feedback to go into the article.
My daughter is taking a course on comparative politics and the professor talked about key aspects of a democracy. She challenged whether or not the United States is truly democratic, choosing two points, whether or not the writ of habeas corpus is being properly observed, and whether or not we have a free press.
September 12th
Why I’m voting in the beer primary
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 09/12/2004 - 22:59(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
It rained today, and I thought about my life,
Of late, there have been a lot of personal attacks in the U.S. Presidential race. First Kerry’s record in Vietnam was attacked. Then the attackers were attacked. The Bush’s record in the Texas Air National Guard was attacked. Then those attackers were attacked. Many people have complained asking why we can’t focus on the issues.
September 11th
Job Search...
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 09/11/2004 - 10:16Yesterday, I received a job lead for a small start-up, which has a new CEO who is trying to turn it around. He is looking for a CTO. A friend of mine who had been considering investing in this start-up passed this on to me. I sent an email to the CEO introducing myself. Within moments, I received a response asking for my resume. Half an hour later, I received a phone call from the CEO and we had an extended discussion.
September 8th
Using SIPPhone conferences
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 09/08/2004 - 22:39Over the past several months, I have often been on conference calls, often with other technologists using one of the free conference call services on the Internet. These services aren’t really all that free. They are a long distance call, and even for people with a lot of minutes, they eat up the minutes rather quickly.
September 3rd
Greenwich Rally
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 09/03/2004 - 17:30On Wednesday, September 1st, Democrats in Greenwich Connecticut, where much of the Bush clan is from, held a rally in support of John Kerry, Diane Farrell and Kim Hynes. You can see pictures here.
