John Graham-Cumming recounts his successful efforts to have the British government formally apologize for its treatment of Alan Turing: On the bus home I heard directly that Alan Turing’s nieces had many memories of their Uncle Alan. They even still had his teddy bear. I hung up and sat at the back of the bus… Continue reading I Think You Know Why I’m Calling You
Category: Politics
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Eight Years and Still Suffering
It’s been eight years today since the coordinated attack on New York and Washington D.C. in which almost 3,000 people perished. Most of us have gone on with our lives; I know that feels like a lifetime ago when I recall where I was and what I was doing. However, for many of the first… Continue reading Eight Years and Still Suffering
So What Does Health Care Look Like in Other Countries?
So, what does health care and insurance look like in other countries? T.R. Reid answers five common misunderstandings about other countries’ health care and insurance systems: In many ways, foreign health-care models are not really “foreign” to America, because our crazy-quilt health-care system uses elements of all of them. For Native Americans or veterans, we’re… Continue reading So What Does Health Care Look Like in Other Countries?
What It Says and What It Does
Ars Technica reports that the FCC asked the public how and if the term “broadband” (as in internet connection) should be defined, after it had proposed that “basic broadband” as simply 768kbps to 1.5Mbps (as in connection speed). They also seemed to think that this should be based on the actual speed that providers have,… Continue reading What It Says and What It Does
PodCamp Nashville
Over the past year, I’ve gone from someone who consumed and dabbled in new media after hours (okay, and sometimes during work hours!) to one who helps to create it as part of my day job. It was a very exciting and affirming part of my decision to work at Bentley when they asked me… Continue reading PodCamp Nashville
Nature Endorses Obama
Nature — One of the two leading international science journals — has an editorial endorsing Sen. Barack Obama. Apparently, this is the first time in the prestigious journal’s 139 year history that it has ever endorsed a candidate — for US president or otherwise. a commitment to seeking good advice and taking seriously the findings… Continue reading Nature Endorses Obama
War on Photographers
Bruce Schneier on the current War on Photographers: …it’s nonsense. The 9/11 terrorists didn’t photograph anything. Nor did the London transport bombers, the Madrid subway bombers, or the liquid bombers arrested in 2006. Timothy McVeigh didn’t photograph the Oklahoma City Federal Building. The Unabomber didn’t photograph anything; neither did shoe-bomber Richard Reid. Photographs aren’t being… Continue reading War on Photographers
RIAA Has Friends in Nashville
I suppose no one should be shocked that the state that calls “Music City” its capital would end having clashes between music fans and copyright owners. Now, a state bill seeks to get state-funded universities to do some of the dirty work. From ArsTechnica: A new bill proposed in the Tennessee state senate aims to… Continue reading RIAA Has Friends in Nashville
Yea, Sony?
Cable and telcos side with Comcast in FCC BitTorrent dispute. From ArsTechnica: But other parts of the private sector have sent the FCC urgent requests for protection from potentially unfair ISP behavior. Sony Electronics, which now offers a wide variety of legal content for its web-enabled TV sets, wrote to the Commission on February 13… Continue reading Yea, Sony?
Video for Sen Obama’s Campaign
I’ve yet to decide of who is left in the running whom I’m voting for in November for President, so please don’t mistake this as any sort of endorsement. However, a photo of mine has found its way into a promotional video for Sen. Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign (though I don’t think is from the… Continue reading Video for Sen Obama’s Campaign