Oct 29, 2010

2010 voting roundup, state

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If I thought the ballot initiatives and federal positions were a dismal lot then it gets worse the further down the food chain we go. At the state level we’ve got the governor, lt. governor, and several other even less interesting positions up for grabs. Except for the governor’s seat, many don’t have a full showing from all the major parties let alone minor and/or independents.

Oct 28, 2010

2010 voting roundup, federal

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This time around I’ll tackle the positions up for grabs at the federal level. See my previous post here on the ballot issues and my overview of these voting roundup posts.

Oct 27, 2010

2010 voting roundup, ballot issues

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Because I am not ashamed by my opinions (as if that wasn’t already clear from previous posts) and because I‘d like a record of my reasoning for posterity and possible future curiosity, I’ll run down my votes on this year’s ballot.

Oct 25, 2010

Things that drive me crazy, Part II

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I wasn't surprised at all, but it really bugs me that EA caved to perceived pressure and decided to drop the “Taliban” thing for their latest Medal of Honor game. It's just sad to see them spend a week defending the game and then have to try to do a 180 in press releases. As usual there will be much spinning of the speech such that “respecting our troops” was always their goal but to anyone with half a brain it’ll look like old fashioned ass-covering.

Oct 16, 2010

Set sail for EF and WIF

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Lately I’ve been submerged in studying a sea of new technologies (I know, I know — wasn't I supposed to be studying for a test?). I’ve been spending a lot of time at work (and at home sometimes) reading two books in particular, in addition to all of the videos and other online resources. All for the purposes of starting a brand new and ambitious project for work, which I’m quite pleased in the long term to be doing as it will be quite a boon for my career. In the short term, however, I feel like I’m drowning in unknowns.

Oct 4, 2010

Owning your identity on the web

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The web is an amazingly powerful communication means, and, as we all know, with great power comes great responsibility. You are responsible for what you put out there on those tubes. Just as in real life you cannot take back what you say because, as we all know, the internet never forgets. But you are also responsible for what you don't say, and, as we all know, the answer to bad speech is always more speech.

Not thrilled with what's on the first page of results when googling yourself? Maybe you need to start a blog, join some social communities, or invest in search engine optimization for your site. Of course, you could also just sue Yahoo! and Google for falsely representing you.