I can’t believe that I’m canceling my DreamHost account, just one month shy of my 10 year anniversary with them.


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The government obviously has had this data for quite some time, and no one I know of has been grabbed by the secret police, nor could they use the data to stop the Boston marathon bombing before it took place.

Government organizations are simply incapable of making use of the data they have access to. I have no doubt of that. I am much more ( Read more... )

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Especially in election years, the following cliché is often trotted around in its many forms:

“If you don’t have a vagina, don’t tell someone else what to do with theirs.”

While I absolutely agree with this statement’s underlying principles, as I’m a huge fan of “personal liberty” in most of its forms, I think the cliché is so flawed, it might ( Read more... )

[ I originally wrote this as a comment on a friend's LJ in response to his reposting the below image, but wanted to also post the comment on my blog since it's a subject I feel strongly about. ]


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So seriously, in fact, that …

Google has just launched games on Google+.

Because, you know, having games on G+ is SO much more important than fixing ALL the horrible usability problems with G+ …

Every time I say something negative about G+, the rabid fanboys say something that goes like this (paraphrasing):

But, but, but, the G+ team is doing all ( Read more... )

The other day, my friend Mike invited me out for some drinks at a local bar. It’s a nice bar with friendly staff and good food. I’m not much of a drinker; my vice is smoking. Still, I like spending time with friends, and bars tend to be a popular place to go and be social.


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