Archive for August 3rd, 2003

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Dave Nelson - Uncle Sam Wants YOU

Dave Nelson(s) versus the TSA. The Daily Show recently aired a fantastic segment about the nation’s many Dave Nelsons, who find themselves systematically harassed every time they board an aircraft because some computer, somwhere, has identified Dave (or possibly D. or David) Nelson as an alias that was used, or might be used, by some [...]

Jobs For John Reality Tour

John got laid off last week.  So he decided to track down the
Bush economic team, on a bus tour through Wisconsin and Minnesota
this week touting Bush’s tax cut and its [...]

Virus Tracking via Dumb Networks

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STD-ster: The
new way to track STDs
STD-ster is an online community [...]

A Year of Living Dangerously

Those of us who earn our livings in the classroom certainly remember our first real teaching experience. Sometimes its good to be reminded of what it was like when every move was a new one, and every day was a surprize.
Brendan Halpin is a first year teacher in a Boston area high school. [...]

Off-Species Low-Cost Programming

Baboons handle software testing at PPI. Baboons work in colonies and
can get very rowdy at work when things are going well.

Lately high tech service and IT jobs have been following
manufacturing [...]

North Korean Turnaround Explained

Steven Den Beste has written a fascinating analysis of the current situation in Korea, giving the historical context and then explaining Friday’s complete turnaround - from demanding bilateral talks with the US to accepting six-sided talks with the Chinese, South Koreans, Japanese and Russians also invited. You have to read the whole article, but basically [...]

Hispanic Voters Don’t Fit Mold

Now the largest minority in the United States, Hispanics will play a crucial role in the 2004 elections. Will they follow the lead of previous waves of immigrants and mostly migrate to the Dems? According to a recent New York Times poll, the answer is a qualified yes….
“Hispanics view the Democratic Party as better [...]


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