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| Tiffany |
Not for me. At least not in the meaning of “I get a Monday holiday.” But long in the number of events. Last night was Tiff’s going-away-party at the Sporty. She’s moving to California today, and it was good to see her one last time before the move. A lot of people showed up to say goodbye, which was nice, I guess.
Today was the normal mid-winter gathering of the PeTA gang. It went pretty well until about 6pm, when one of the gals in the party got told that she wasn’t welcome in the bar we were in. We’d been there since 3, and I’m not sure of all the details, but apparently she was “involved in a fight” there a couple weeks ago (some drunk chick took a swing at her) and even though she wasn’t kicked out that night, the manager tonight apparently wanted to upset nearly twenty paying customers, so he told her she couldn’t have any more drinks. This was at Ol’ Mexico up in Rosedale, and since I’ve never really been too enthusiastic about the joint, it’s pretty easy to say “I sha’n’t return.” Just doesn’t seem right to me to boot a customer two weeks after whatever the hell happened, especially when the manager on duty that night seemed to be fine with the situation. Most of the group felt the same way, so we left in solidarity. Sure, they’re free not to serve her, but we’re also free to spend our money elsewhere.
As for the work-week, it wasn’t the best. I spent a lot of energy on a project I’m working on that seems to be going nowhere. I’m moving in the right direction, but there’s still that schedule thing, and I’m definitely not ahead of it. Sigh.
- Do you know Why blurring sensitive information is a bad idea? I’d always suspected that machine-blurring things like that didn’t remove enough information to be entirely secure, and sure enough, that seems to be the case. [boing boing]
- This video of the Winds of Change that are blowing through Kodak had me laughing. I have no idea of its provenance, but damn, it was funny. [nack]
- The latest word in Gilmore v. Gonzales is not good:
The Supremes denied his petition. [boing boing]In his Petition for Certiorari, John asked the Court to decide whether the government may keep secret a law that affects millions of Americans every month, when the government has acknowledged what it claims are the contents of the law, and despite the fact that the government has never enunciated any reasonable basis for maintaining secrecy. This country has a remarkable history of publishing its laws, to give the public notice of the behavior the government demands of them. John has pursued this effort because, as he said on www.papersplease.org,
[u]ntil Americans have the ability to know the contents of the laws being applied to them, our Republic is in danger.
- Philip Greenspun has the same thought about the Apple iPhone as I do. Yeah, it looks pretty cool, but it’s not a flip. And because it’s not a flip, even if it won’t call someone by accident from my pocket, the touch-screen would still get destroyed by my keys or change or something or other. And no, a third-party cover does not address the problem, because it doesn’t flip open to answer. Since my first cell-phone, a Motorola MicroTAC, I’ve always liked the flips better. Meanwhile, Dan thinks Cingular drains Apple’s brand. I nearly ended up with Cingular when I bought my new phone, but the sales guy at the store steered me clear of them. [scripting] and [flutterby]
- Got word on Friday morning that Robert Anton Wilson has died. I was never a huge fan of the Illuminati books, but Jim & I talked about them a bit on Thursday evening. I don’t recall him mentioning the death, so I guess it’s up to me to point out the synchronicity. [flutterby]
- Also for Jim, here’s the story I mentioned the other night: Atlanta cops harass historians. The brownshirts are already here. This is a story I try not to think about, since it just makes me mad, but I don’t know what else to do about it. [claire]
- Oh man! Sweet and sour stamps sound like such a good idea that it must be bad. [boing boing]
- I think I’m going to have to buy a set of COLOR CHANGING SPOONS. They change colors at 120°F, so they’re great for putting into food in the microwave so you can see when it’s hot. [nack]
- People who delete photos from their digital cameras, especially while in the field, haven’t learned The Monica Lesson. [top]