january 2014

Turner finally showed us how the hippies brought us computing.” Nothing could be further from the truth. What I think I did in the book was actually show how the research world that brought us computing also brought us the counterculture. ..

march 2013

Let us sink these wells, and drink of what rises to the surface. . . He goes on to list several examples: black magic, black metal, crust, black bloc, black ops, black power, black flag, darknet, dark euphoria. . ... Inform Us of your intentions  by May 1, 2013. . WeirdShares will take..

october 2008

US education, like the US health system, is notorious for its failures. ... The US is the only rich country in which Christian fundamentalism is vast and growing. . . . ..

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an 'america first' foreign policy doesn't include regime change in

America’s ample war-making might ought to be put to work to defend America, to demolish those who would kill us, and to uphold mutual defense pacts. ... But that would not justify roping us into yet another war that would make things even worse, as history has shown. ..

the nyt pretends apartheid israel is democratic

cancer infesting Israel, elsewhere, and the US, it's ruthless, racist, undemocratic, destructive, and hostile to peace, equity and justice.. ... By the broadsheet or other establishment media, For millions of long-suffering Palestinians, nothing matters more — what Israel and its US..

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mandarin is weaving its way into africa, one classroom at a time

Despite the apparent advantages, that African governments should keep close eye on these institutes in the wake of closures in the US of such centers amid fears of interference from Chinese Communist Party.. ... All Confucius Institutes in the US are established American universities..

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