I'm listening to the audiobook of George Lakoff's Whose Freedom?: The Battle Over America's Most Important Idea, in which he contrasts the progressive and conservative ideas of freedom. Lakoff repeats over and over again that progressive morality is built on empathy, whereas conservative morality is based on discipline. That formulation makes a certain amount of sense, but it … [Read more...] about Whose Freedom? Counting the Cost
Hacking John McCain
Apparently, Senator John McCain has a MySpace page. Rather than using the boring default design, whoever built the page for McCain used a customized MySpace template that he got from Mike Davidson. Only problem is, he forgot to credit Mike, which is all Mike asks for if you want to use his template. Well, that wasn't the only problem. The web designer also left in the … [Read more...] about Hacking John McCain
Whose Freedom? Models For Government.
For reasons not worth explaining, I've been listening to the audiobook of George Lakoff's Whose Freedom?: The Battle Over America's Most Important Idea, which is about the conflict between progressives and conservatives over the idea of freedom. The book's subtitle is a bit misleading, although technically correct. I was expecting a book about different ideas of freedom. … [Read more...] about Whose Freedom? Models For Government.
This Can’t Be Good, Part 2
I'm holding in my hand one of those "Sorry We Missed You!" cards from the Post Office. It says they're holding a certified letter for me. From the IRS. Update: It turns out they just want money, and not a lot of it. I need to do a little research, but I'm pretty sure sure I'm going to send it to them tonight, and worry about whether I really owe them money some other time. … [Read more...] about This Can’t Be Good, Part 2
This Can’t Be Good, Part 1
I get my internet service from Speakeasy. They have a good reputation and terrific technical support. Today I got an email from their CEO, Bruce Chatterley, announcing that they've just been bought by Best Buy. He's real excited about all this, of course, This agreement is a major step forward for our company. While our business remains strong, our relationship with Best … [Read more...] about This Can’t Be Good, Part 1