SCATTERSHOT DEPT.

Deserts, Predators, Domain Names, Musical Theater, Web Design, and Big Cats

Mark Draughn

February 22, 2008

Random shots around the web:

John Ruberry writes about Chicago’s food deserts.
According to a University of New Hampshire study, everything the media tell you about Internet predators is wrong.
Federal Judge Jeffrey S. White issued an apalling (and dangerous if not overturned) order to shut down an entire web site because someone complained about a few articles. As a pundit, I’m pretty sure Judge White doesn’t understand the 1st Amendment. As an IT professional, I know he doesn’t understand the Internet. Disabling a domain name doesn’t shut down a website. It just makes it harder to get to. Wikileaks is here.
On the day of the NIU shooting, I probably watched several television dramas with gunfights and never even made a connection. That’s because I know the difference between reality and fiction. Unlike some other people.
Why I hate web links with pop-up menus.
Big Friendly Kitty.

3 responses

shg
February 23, 2008
As an IT idiot (that’s me, not you), do you think it’s critical that the Judge White’s order was ineffective because of a technology error? If they figure out how to do it effectively next time, then what?
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Mark Draughn
February 23, 2008
I posted an answer of sorts here
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micr toner mike
June 9, 2009
what a sticky situation. you can bet that some very rich and powerful people had sensitive information leaked and saw to it that anyone somewhat responsible be punished. Weak that taking down the few problem pages wasn’t good enough but if I were in that position, who knows..
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