Daily Archives: November 25, 2005
An Interesting Condundrum
Posted on November 25, 2005 20 Comments
Now, I find this interesting: A gay man charged with helping his lover loot a wealthy school district has asked a judge to rule that state law protecting spouses from having to testify against each other also applies to same-sex partners. Stephen Signorelli, fighting charges that he stole at least $219,000 from the Roslyn, New […]
Geek-Related Activities
Posted on November 25, 2005 12 Comments
Just to catch you all up on the nerdly events as they transpire in my life: 1. The Ghost Brigades will be a featured alternate selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for March, 2006, so those of you in the SFBC, that’s something to look forward to. The SFBC has been pretty good to […]
Political Rant, Boiled Way Down
Posted on November 25, 2005 13 Comments
Somebody correct me if I’m wrong here, but: A major reason the Bush administration is finally allowing Jose Padilla the Constitutional rights it’s been systematically depriving him of for the last three years is because it doesn’t want to discuss how it tortured people to get the information used to implicate him? Holy mother of […]
Because Lack of Competence Should Never Be a Barrier
Posted on November 25, 2005 13 Comments
Former FEMA head Mike Brown is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm. This is like Joseph Hazelwood opening up an oil tanker driving school. What really gets me is this quote: Brown said officials need to "take inventory" of what’s going on in a disaster to be able to answer questions to avoid appearing unaware […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying