Mad Poets Anonymous

On Vox: A Quick Note on Parenting...

I took my wife this last week to the latest Marvel Comics Movie, Iron Man. We had a great time, enjoyed it immensely. In fact, my wife's comment was "I wish we could buy two more tickets, turn around, and...

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On Vox: NOW I've done it...

I've started an online round robin tournament...of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Join the fun at ssbbrrtt.ning.com, and follow ssbbrrtt on twitter to get updates and results.

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On Vox: I'm the Wet Blanket at the Publishing Revolution

Yeah, I know, I know. "Every party needs a pooper" and all that. Still, I've been thinking about this a little over the last couple of days, and just wanted to write my thoughts out and see if I can...

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On Vox: I think it's supposed to make things less confusing...

I admit it. I just don't "get" the whole "OpenID" thing. A lot of sites are jumping on this particular bandwagon, particularly blogs where you may need to sign in to leave a comment. I can appreciate that we want...

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On Vox: This strikes me as oddly familiar...

First, read this article...http://politicsofthecross.blogspot.com/2008/03/liberal-fascism-at-york-u.htmlI may have complained about this in the past, but it reminded me again of my third year in law school, when I wanted to join the Federalist Society... and they had zero events for the entire...

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On Vox: As a father of a little girl, what else can I say but...

Ho...Lee... FNARG!According to an article on CNN.com today (thanks, twitter friends for bringing it to my attention), 1-in-4 teenage girls has an STD. The statistics are even worse for African-American teenage girls, where the ratio is nearly 1-in-2. The most...

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On Vox: You realize you can delete a twitter post, right?

Today, an online acquaintance of mine made a regrettable faux pas in a twitter post. No, I'm not saying who or what. But the reaction to it was, I think, enlightening. It was an immediate "Oh, CRAP! I totally didn't...

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On Vox: Hi, everyone.

I'm still alive, and in moderately good health. I'm taking a little time to put down some goals for the new year. Some are goals everyone does - exercise, better employment. And write a novel. I think everyone puts that...

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Classic

From WIRED: a story of e-mail and encryption.  Encryption is great to protect your information from hackers and "Carnivore" style searches, but a court order is an entirely different thing. 

What's the bottom line?  Hushmail offers a great service, but they're a legitimate company, and they're going to comply with court orders.  That's just the way it is.  So don't do illegal stuff.  And if you insist on doing illegal stuff, don't expect other companies to hide your information when presented with a court order. 

Encrypted E-Mail Company Hushmail Spills to Feds | Threat Level from Wired.com

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On Vox: Speaking of tests...

The pass list for the Texas Bar just came out.My name is on it. SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!And with that, I'm off to celebrate (egads has it really been almost two months since I posted on Vox?)

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