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Quot Uncle Sam Quot Billboard Spouts Birther Nonsense
I noticed on my way back from California today that the right-wing “Uncle Sam” billboard had a birther conspiracy theorist saying on it. I was driving and my wife was asleep, else I would …
Evidence Based Government Succeeds In West Seattle-
Wow. I like actually seeing a decision based on hard data and seeing that there is some sanity (not just revenue lust) that goes into parking designations. We need more governing like this. West …
President Carter Courageously Quot Sever S Ties With The Southern Baptist Convention Quot Over Women'S Rights
President Carter is joining onto the new enlightenment that I hope continues. Gay rights awareness, a black president, women in high positions in government, increasing numbers of those unaffiliated …
My New Concoction The Adele Claire
You loved her as a baby…Now, from the makers of the Adele Claire baby, comes a refreshing summer drink. Our master mixologist (me) has been hard at work devising a drink worthy of the name …
Untrue email indicators (enhanced)
I found myself writing an enhanced follow-up to a previous blog posting on the indicators that correlate to the likely falsehood of a chain email. In my experience on the Internet, there are many …
My Favorite Geek Gadgets Part 1
I often get asked about recommendations for various things and have been meaning to write up my absolute favorite devices for some time. I finally got this done so enjoy! If I think of other devices, …
TVRSS.net down -- some alternatives
This is really unfortunate. I hope it comes back. Was an excellent service. For now, I’m using mininova or eztv.it directly and having good luck. Not sure if I want to take the time to update …
Organic Weed Prevention Not With Corn Gluten Meal
-meal I’ve used this before and was considering it again as an alternative to Preen (a pesticide/herbicide) but found that there is no evidence that it does anything and actual evidence it makes …
Variable speed limit signs: Opportunity for evidence Based government?
Here’s a challenge to WSDOT: Are you willing to halt and reverse the variable speed limit signage deployment if, after a set amount of time, there has not been a significant reduction in …
Human Readable Privacy Policies Are Good For Everyone
I can’t believe how many privacy policies are cut from the same tattered cloth and are written by corporate lawyers who are not concerned with people actually understanding them or in actually …