Society… Vote for More Change in Your Pocket 4 Nov 2008 This is a campaign I think we can all believe in: Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's, Krispy Kreme, and even Chik-Fil-A are giving away free stuff today. That's not bad at…
Entertainment… Censorship Before the SCOTUS 4 Nov 2008 Well, today the Supreme Court of the United States is going to tackle one of those juicy cases. You know, the type of case that will probably end up in…
Society… Just VOTE! 4 Nov 2008 It would be extremely surprising to me if there are still people out there who aren't aware that today is election day, but just a reminder: it's election day. Get…
Society… Early Voting in Texas and Elsewhere 2 Nov 2008 Early Voting in Texas is over (it ended October 31, 2008), and it is absolutely astounding how many people took advantage of the opportunity. And it is astounding. In Harris…
Society… More Adventures in Linux 2 Nov 2008 After playing with 64-bit Fedora 9, I began to feel a little like the pop idols on Iron Chef, with the horrible dubbing: "Um, tee-hee, I don't think I'm hardcore…
Society… Is it 100% Perfect? 30 Oct 2008 No. But, after spending all day trying to get Fedora installed on my laptop, I'm happy to report that it's 95% awesome. And it's hella faster than running off a…
Society… What am I missing? 29 Oct 2008 Houston's Katy Freeway is fully open for business, I guess. 18 lanes of concrete glory. Kinda boggles the mind, really, but I can vouch for the drive into downtown being…
Law… Oil-for-Food Sentence Over 28 Oct 2008 Back in the run-up to the Iraq war, and in the period following it, one of the minor rallying cries on Fox (and elsewhere, especially the White House, which drew…
Law… FEMA Delays 26 Oct 2008 The Houston/Galveston region has been largely ignored nationally in the wake of Hurricane Ike, and this chron.com story is truly amazing. Apparently, according to the article, "federal officials have approved…
