A few days ago the Washington Times had an editorial about the new random bag search policy their police are using on the Metro subways. It was mentioned in Flex Your Rights email message I just received, and while I normally don't jump at stories this old, the cluelessness is so astonishing I had to say something. The group Flex Your Rights is not only opposed to the … [Read more...] about Privacy Thieves on the Subway
Typealyze This
The folks behind the Typealyzer web site claim to be able to analyze the text of a blog and determine things about the personality of the author, and presumably the readers as well. I ran it on Windypundit and here's how it describes us: ISTP - The Mechanics The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of … [Read more...] about Typealyze This
Pirates of the Somali Coast
A couple of posts ago, I asked why the navies of the world aren't trying harder to stop the Somali pirates. Yesterday, I had dinner with a friend of mine who follows world events more than I do (and who I'm trying to talk into co-blogging) and he had an answer that explains a lot. First of all, with all the shipping in the area, it's very difficult to spot the pirates in action … [Read more...] about Pirates of the Somali Coast
That’s D-r-a-u-g-h-n
This whole Interweb thing continues to amaze me. Last night I get home and there's a Facebook friendship invitation from a guy I knew in grade school. That was thirty years ago. My first thought, I swear, was that I must have really made an impression on him because he still knew how to spell my name for the search. Update: Yeah, I know he probably had a yearbook or something. … [Read more...] about That’s D-r-a-u-g-h-n
Prosecuting Johns – Part 3: Respecting Women
This is the third and final post in a series of responses (starting here) to an opinion piece by Melissa Farley and Norma Ramos arguing that the customers of prostitutes are sexual predators and should be punished as such. The article made me angry, and I'm trying to explain why. The equation of slavery and prostitution appears several places in the piece I'm … [Read more...] about Prosecuting Johns – Part 3: Respecting Women