Archive for July, 2007

An Open Letter to Charlie Rangel (D, NY)

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To the Honorable Charles B. Rangel,It is with great concern that I write to you today. As one of your voting constituents, I have written you several times already, asking you to reconsider the importance of upholding the Rule of Law — as the Constitution prescribes — relative to the Bush Mal-Administration. I have never [...]

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Welcome Isaac

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If you’re wondering why I haven’t updated this blog much lately, there are two reasons. First, I’m trying to put my tech-related articles on RealityPrime.com, and 2nd, I was getting the house ready for Isaac. Now that he’s finally arrived, you can also imagine that I’m a little distracted from politics and whatnot. You’ll all [...]

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Mobsters Claim Executive Privilege

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Following on the heels of the Bush Administration’s invocation of executive privilege to prevent anyone testifying about the White House’s contention that it "had nothing to do with any allegation," alleged mobsters in Hoboken, NJ yesterday claimed what they called "executive privilege and stuff,"  to avoid "snitching" on each other before a district court judge. [...]

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Lieberman: US will back Israeli strike on Iran

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Lieberman: US will back Israeli strike on Iran
“If we start military operations against Iran alone, then Europe and the US will support us,” Lieberman told Army Radio following a meeting earlier in the week with NATO and European Union officials.
Of course, this is Avigdor Lieberman (Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs), not Joe Lieberman (DL. [...]

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Fox News: Universal health care breeds terrorists.

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Think Progress » Fox News: Universal health care breeds terrorists.

Conservatives are on the offensive against Michael Moore’s movie SICKO. They’ll say just about anything these days, even that national healthcare causes terrorism.
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for a button that interrupts Fox News live and inserts my frowning face saying, "what are you, fucking [...]

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The Value of Censorship: $34.95

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Some people have argued that Google should censor sensitive sites from its aerial and other imagery because of security concerns. They acknowledge that these images are available in other forms. But they claim that the mere act of forcing a terrorist to use a credit card to purchase said imagery vs. get it for free [...]

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July 4th

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I thought a little light reading might be appropriate for today.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain Inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted [...]

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How Google Earth [Really] Works

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RealityPrime » How Google Earth [Really] Works
As promised, I’ve posted a longish article (of a possible series) on RealityPrime. This first one covers rendering the entire Google Earth in real-time. Enjoy.

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Chertoff: ‘Lieberman Is Dead Right’

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Think Progress » Chertoff: ‘Lieberman Is Dead Right’ In Calling For Increased Wiretapping
First off, WTF is ‘dead right?’ This, from the man who referred to European terrorists as ‘clean skinned.’ Can we possibly get a less savvy administrator to head the Homeland Insecurity Complex?
In case you missed it, Joe Lieberman (DL, Sith), has used [...]

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Major Website Changes

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Readers of Brownian Emotion may not notice any changes immediately, but I’ve decided to split my work-related blogging from my personal and political writings. You could always pick and choose the parts you like, or use the tags to skip all but one topic at a time. But I think many people didn’t bother, and [...]

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