Our Brave Censors
I’d like to take some time to recognize some especially brave Americans. These men and women work long hours, face…
Eye Exercises
EXT. STREET - DAY AARON is standing next to a sidewalk, walking backwards while looking at a street sign. While…
EMP Man
Some background. I’ve had all manner of computer bugs bite me, but I’ve never lost data. A hard drive has…
Eldred Argument: You. Are. There.
The great folks over at Oyez have put together some great goodies including MPEGs of a talk by Lessig and…
This American Life on Voting and Politics
This American Life had an excellent episode recently: The Annoying Gap Between Theory … and Practice. Act One: Computerized Voting:…
The Procrastination Paradox
Hello, my name is Aaron and I’m a procrastinator. Everybody procrastinates. We hit some mental wall that prevents us from…
Nader for Activists
A few days ago I knew hardly anything about Ralph Nader. He ran for president once and did something for…
Nader for Geeks
Dave Winer is asking the candidates who’ve adopted blogs for fundraising to promise to keep the Internet free. No one’s…
Nader for America
In previous editions of this series, I explained how to win the election and noted that none of the current…
Nip/Tuck: The Best Drama on TV
I watched Nip/Tuck today. The show started out with a big advertising blitz and some mediocre reviews, but AFAICT nobody…
Movie Reviews (Kill Bill, Matrix Revolutions)
Now that I’m 17, I can (somewhat more legitimately) see R-rated movies. (Also, as raph informed me, I am no…
People With Better Birthday Presents Than Me
Today is my birthday. We went to see Spike Jonze Rarities downtown. Graphic designers rock. Gonna get the DVDs. Accordion…
Cats: The Silent Killer
Some bad news from Signal + Noise [Volokh]:Toxoplasmosis results from infection by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Most domestic cats are…
Evaluating the Democrats
Last week I outlined a strategy to win the next election: have a bold progressive platform and sell it with…
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