Blog Entries
Blog entries, here and from elsewhere.
Quote of the Day
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 02/25/2005 - 21:43Blogging is not a luxury, it's a civic responsibility.
Christopher Rabb
BLOGGING WHILE BLACK
Interactive Deliberation
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 02/24/2005 - 10:34Recently, I received an email from a friend who works for the evening news at one of the major networks. I had sent him an email about Epic. He found it interesting and send a great email back. I started writing my response, but as it tied in more and more of what has been going on for me over the past few weeks, it occurred to me that it might be a better blog post. So, please continue reading for a long entry about journalism, politics and technology.
Buster Baxter
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 02/22/2005 - 16:57(Letter sent to New York Times concerning their article about politics around Postcards from Bustor.)
My three-year-old daughter is learning how to act nicely with people that are different from her. She often watches ‘Postcards from Buster’ on PBS. In one episode, Buster visits kids in Kentucky that are clogging. While I recognize that some religious groups consider dancing sinful, I’m glad that my daughter had a chance to learn about this different lifestyle. In another episode, Buster visits a fair in Indiana where a boy shows a pig and talks about how it will go to the slaughterhouse. While I recognize that some animal rights groups consider this wrong, I’m glad my daughter had a chance to learn about this lifestyle as well.
There ought to be a law...
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 02/17/2005 - 16:57No sooner had I posted a comment on a forum about the famous $250 Neiman Marcus Cookies, than I got an email pointing me to this site.
New Legislation Would Ban Urban Legends
By Brian Briggs
Washington D.C. – A new law proposed by a bipartisan group of Representatives would outlaw the spread of "urban legends."
Pushdown stack overflow
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 02/15/2005 - 11:55<rant>
Okay. So, I have over 400 messages in my inbox. There are 66 discussions I am behind in at the Online Social Networks conference.
Lots of people want help with their websites or CivicSpace modules. All of this is either unpaid, or people have said that they will pay me some nominal amount sometime in the future. I need to find a real source of income. I need to catch up on all my online activities. I need to spend time with my family. I am this close to hitting 'Delete all unread email' and 'Mark all discussions read'
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