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A note on content

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Ian

This blog is pretty neglected at the moment, but I wanted to mention something. There are a number of references to the writer Warren Ellis here. Recently, a number of women have relayed accounts of how he groomed and manipulated them, especially when they were younger. I believe these women. And have a hell of…

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A Short List of Heartening Things

Posted on March 15, 2020March 22, 2020 by Ian

Here’s a short, ongoing list of heartening responses and initiatives around COVID-19 that I’ve seen so far, in no particular order: Techies in NYC and elsewhere working hard and combining resources to put together mesh networks allowing families without internet at home to access it, as long as they have a device capable. Yo-Yo Ma…

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An Election Thought

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by Ian

I’ve been thinking about the election in terms of a student council race. Now, I’ve been out of school for exactly 20 years so things may have changed. -Joe is the average, sporty but not jock type whose parents are making him run to improve his transcripts. He’s not as smart as Liz and Bernie,…

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What’s In My Bag

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Ian

Taking some time to evaluate what goes in my daily gearbag. I’m a big fan of keeping all the small stuff in mesh bags for easy drag-and-drop into a different backpack if needed.   1 – Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon-II backpack 2 – iPad in keyboard case, Apple Pencil 3- Aukey USB-C 20000mAh battery 4- Folding…

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In The Chair

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 by Ian

A few years ago I found myself in the position of taking a pre-employment polygraph examination. I wrote most of this at the time and then sat on it for a few years due to the intensely private nature of the experience. It’s interesting to me to see how it’s aged. — In a slightly…

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Nixon Impeachment Timeline

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Ian

The Watergate Hotel burglary occurred in June 1972. From 1972 to October 1973 there were four unsuccessful resolutions to impeach Nixon (two were pre-Watergate). No traction could be found on the Nixon inquiry until the House Judiciary Committee took interest in late October 1973, after the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre” in which Nixon’s order to…

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Current Podcast List

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Ian

I’m a bit of a podcast addict. As a rule of thumb I don’t listen to every episode of each podcast, I just focus on what interests me at the time that I go to download new episodes. Description by the podcast in quotes, any commentary by me in italics. A few current listens have…

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Lessig, Ito, and Pure Absolute Fury

Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 by Ian

In the 2000’s I had a short-lived legal enthusiast blog inspired in part by law professor and legal reform activist Larry Lessig. I moved on from it after a few months but Lessig continued to be of interest to me. While I didn’t agree with everything he put forward he remained a guidepost of someone…

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Quick Hit: The Wrongness of 1984 Comparisons

Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 by Ian

In the midst of Trump not only lying to try to conceal a mistaken tweet about the hurricane forecast but NOAA issuing directives against weather scientists talking about the actual, for-real forecast and contradicting him the comparisons have intensified to George Orwell’s novel 1984 and in particular the hold that The Party insisted upon about…

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Fighting Back: Depression Ain’t Invincible

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Ian

Consider this the second part to my last blogpost; in that one I talked about my experience of depression, especially as a depressive episode approaches and unloads. In this post I’ll be detailing some of the tactics and strategies I’ve used over the past three decades. Some are old hat, some are newer. Some are…

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