Daily Archives: August 3, 2003
Dave Nelson – Uncle Sam Wants YOU
Dave Nelson(s) versus the TSA. The Daily Show recently aired a fantastic segment about the nation’s many Dave Nelsons, who find themselves systematically harassed every time they board an aircraft because some computer, somwhere, has identified Dave (or possibly D. … Continue reading
Jobs For John Reality Tour
John got laid off last week. So he decided to track down the Bush economic team, on a bus tour through Wisconsin and Minnesota this week touting Bush’s tax cut and its prosperous economic effects. and ask them what they … Continue reading
Virus Tracking via Dumb Networks
Click here to visit STD-ster STD-ster: The new way to track STDs STD-ster is an online community that connects people through networks of sexual partners for tracking STD contraction. You can use STD-ster to: Meet new people to infect, through … Continue reading
A Year of Living Dangerously
Those of us who earn our livings in the classroom certainly remember our first real teaching experience. Sometimes its good to be reminded of what it was like when every move was a new one, and every day was a … Continue reading
Off-Species Low-Cost Programming
Baboons handle software testing at PPI. Baboons work in colonies and can get very rowdy at work when things are going well. Lately high tech service and IT jobs have been following manufacturing jobs offshore in search of cheap labor. Now, … Continue reading
North Korean Turnaround Explained
Steven Den Beste has written a fascinating analysis of the current situation in Korea, giving the historical context and then explaining Friday’s complete turnaround – from demanding bilateral talks with the US to accepting six-sided talks with the Chinese, South … Continue reading
Hispanic Voters Don’t Fit Mold
Now the largest minority in the United States, Hispanics will play a crucial role in the 2004 elections. Will they follow the lead of previous waves of immigrants and mostly migrate to the Dems? According to a recent New York … Continue reading