I got some interesting email today. It was titled "Link exchange proposal," which I assumed was some other blogger who wanted to swap links with me. But as I was clicking on it, I realized that this had to be some kind of link scam. Bloggers don't make agreements to link to each other. If someone really likes my site, they'd just link to me. Sure enough: Hello I … [Read more...] about Don’t Touch That!
The Greatest American
Well, AOL's Greatest American contest is over. After months of voting, the previous list of 25 had been narrowed down to just 5: Benjamin Franklin Martin Luther King, Jr. Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan George Washington And the winner is...Ronald Reagan. Sigh. As I said earlier, these lists are silly. Actually, I take that back: Picking winners is silly. The lists … [Read more...] about The Greatest American
Crime and Federalism
[Update: The authorship, content, and style of this blog has changed dramatically since my review.] Here on Windypundit, I rant about civil liberties and legal issues and frightening police behavior. Because of these interests, I end up reading a lot of blogs by criminal defense attorneys. However, I've noticed that these attorneys themselves don't rant much about civil … [Read more...] about Crime and Federalism
Shame of the Windy City
The Chicago Sun-Times has an article about the Chicago Police Department's "new effort to decrease demand for prostitution citywide with the threat of online humiliation." That means that people who are arrested on prostitution-related charges will have their names, addresses, and mugshots posted on a Chicago Police website. A few thoughts: The site is called Prostitution … [Read more...] about Shame of the Windy City
Microsoft and Chinese Censorship
[Arg. Every time I fix a typo, MovableType re-pings a bunch of trackbacks. Sorry about the duplicates, folks.] I've been having trouble figuring out how to think about the issue of Microsoft's censorship in China. Reporters Without Borders has been able to check that, as reported by several news agencies, when a Chinese blogger attempts to post a message containing terms … [Read more...] about Microsoft and Chinese Censorship