Guess what? It's time to save the Internet again. This time around the government is calling it CISPA (aka H.R. 3523), but it's the same idea as SOPA/PIPA: the government wants to eradicate citizens' rights to privacy and take complete control over the Internet. The sweeping language around "cybersecurity purposes" is so over broad and vague that ( Read more... )

While looking at EllisLab's ExpressionEngine as a possible solution for an upcoming project, I came across this little gem: EllisLab's MojoMotor, billed as "the publishing engine that does less". There are no advanced content management features, but it provides a very easy, very slick on-site page editing/management experience ideal for non- ( Read more... )

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The first half of this movie is a compelling drama about children investigating strange events in the wake of a tragedy in small town America in the early 80's; the second half is a toothless horror/disaster movie where children save the day through the power of forgiveness. The movie works well when it keeps its focus tightly on the children and ( Read more... )

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With all the talk about unions and "collective bargaining rights", it's easy for those who have never been in a union, and who have never had the privilege of collective bargaining to begin with, to dismiss the furor over Walker's so-called "budget repair bill", thinking it doesn't affect them. But make no mistake: This fight is about more than ( Read more... )

TSA Agents Absolutely Hate New Pat Downs, Find Them Disgusting And Morale Breaking | Techdirt
One of the common themes that people keep mentioning in talking about the new TSA pat down procedures is that those involved must "enjoy" the groping they're giving people.  But, of course, most TSA agents are normal every day people who don't actually ( Read more... )

Tired of labels in Gmail taking too much space away from the subject lines in your inbox, but don't want to hide them completely? I just wrote a quick 'n' dirty custom stylesheet using the Stylish add-on for Firefox which shrinks labels down to a large bullet, and expands them on mouseover. As long as you color code your labels, this lets you ( Read more... )

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Wallpaper based off of a photo of the Memorial Union area. Available in two different sizes for your resolution-matching pleasure.


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