New photos on Flickr
I just published dozens on new photos on Flickr. Subjects include kittens, Maui, protests, and more. Here’s two of my favorites. I took this photo of Eddie Vedder with a cell phone camera at an ANSWER LA antiwar protest in…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month April 2008
World’s largest tidal turbine installed
It will be the first commercial tidal turbine when it comes online later this year in Northern Ireland. Amazing, isn’t it, how many new ways to create clean power are fast becoming mainstream.
Seeking a kinder word for failure
To soothe the bruised egos of educators and children in lackluster schools, Massachusetts officials are now pushing for kinder, gentler euphemisms for failure. This reminds me of a Green Party meeting I was once at. Someone handed out a report,…
In advance of the Olympic torch arriving in S.F.
Golden Gate Bridge today. Photo from Flickr (optimized a bit)
Protests cut short Olympic torch run in Paris
The torch was extinguished three times by pro-Tibet protesters. Authorities finally put the torch on a bus, canceling the rest of the route. Doubtless the sclerotic government of China has no clue how to deal with this and will most…