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{ Monthly Archives } July 2007

get around more to slow the spread of HIV

My brain asplode:
To an economist, it’s crystal clear why people with limited sexual pasts choose to supply too little sex in the present: their services are underpriced. If sexual conservatives could effectively advertise their histories, HIV-conscious suitors would compete to lavish them with attention. But that doesn’t happen, because conservatives are hard to identify. Insufficiently [...]

links for 2007-07-11

Hack Attack: Build advanced Gmail filters and persistent searches - Lifehacker
gonna have to sit down with this one this weekend.
(tags: google Gmail Productivity howto)

Love as a predictor of technological success

I just watched an amazing video [conversationhub.com .mov link]. If you have the right plugins, you might be able to watch it in your browser by going here [conversationhub.com]. It captures so clearly and neatly (in 10 minutes) what I had considered the ineffable motor behind Ubuntu and so many other projects. Please do watch [...]

box follow-up

I should mention that the ITRC was able to work something out, so I’m “off the hook” for the cardboard box for the T60p. Bruce is the man. Oh, and I also stuck around the office until about 10:00 at night on Thursday to talk to the housekeepers. Turns out one of them did throw [...]

links for 2007-07-07

Jailed conscientious objector hits out against Libby clemency | Press Esc
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(tags: libby iraq war)

Libby “supervised release” problematic

Check it out: Bush commuted the prison sentence for Libby, but he left the “supervised release” portion of the sentence in place, something that’s apparently not legally possible.

links for 2007-07-06

AHN | Most Americans Believe Libby Deserves To Be Behind Bars, Poll says | July 5, 2007
From the “Duh” department.
(tags: cheney bush libby poll)

This American Life Completes Documentation Of Liberal, Upper-Middle-Class Existence | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
HOWTO: make fun of NPR and liberals in general.
(tags: npr culture humor thisamericanlife TheOnion)

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Call Senator Dole

I just called Elizabeth Dole’s Raleigh office to ask what her official response to the Libby commutation is. The lady who answered the phone bounced me to the DC office, where I left a voicemail. We’ll see if I get a response. If you want to call Dole’s DC office, the number there is: (202) [...]

‘nother look at Ubuntu Dell

I actually walked through the configuration process to see if it really was as nice as I thought, and I’m still liking it. If I had the money, I’d do it. Much as I love my T41 with Ubuntu, $1103 doesn’t sound bad for this Dell:

Libby, no box, CCI

I’ve blogged a link to a Keith Olbermann piece that called for Bush and Cheney to resign. I’ve joined a few facebook groups. I’ve emailed some friends. I signed a MoveOn petition… I still feel like I haven’t done anything terribly meaningful to advance the cause of Justice. Please talk to me about this, if [...]