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Don't you worry, it's for a cause ...

In response to the recent passage of HR 1540, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which will have the chilling effect of suspending the right to due process, the right to a trial by a jury of an accuser’s peers, and the right to habeas corpus, now that the so-called “war on terror” [...]

Interesting new scam

Okay, this is a new one … I got a call from “0001234567″, which of course I didn’t answer. Googled the “phone number”, and it appears that it’s either a Skype node, or spoofed caller-ID (which makes sense) to enable robodialers to get to numbers that block anonymous calls.

I don’t answer any phone [...]

An Open Letter to Rep. James Matheson

Dear Rep. Matheson –

I cannot believe that you support removing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to implement water quality guidance for mountaintop removal sites (as demonstrated by your vote in roll call #129, supporting amendment #109 to H.R.1).

I cannot believe that you support removing the EPA’s authority to protect citizens and residents [...]

Still not happy …

… but at least there’s a semi-reasonable explanation for the most widely reported statistic regarding 2010 compensation; one that I can live with if I have to. Now, if we could just get our stock back out of the doldrums and performing again, at least my worries about the future would diminish, even while I’m [...]

As Wall Street Rebounds, So Does Top Pay (but not mine)

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Morgan Stanley paid employees an average of $256,595 each in 2010, an increase of 7.5% from 2009.

The firm set aside $16 billion for compensation and benefits last year, an overall 11% increase from the previous year as net revenue jumped 15%. Morgan Stanley has 62,542 employees, an increase of 3% from [...]

iPhone on Verizon? Yawn …

So the iPhone is finally going to be available to Verizon users … yee-HAW! Of course, I won’t be making the switch, and here’s why:

Despite claims that their network is more robust, Verizon hasn’t proven that their 3G network can handle the substantially increased data volume that iPhone users will bring. On the bright [...]

Poetry Friday

from “Experiencing Death”

I had imagined being there beneath sunlight with the procession of martyrs using just the one thin bone to uphold a true conviction And yet, the heavenly void will not plate the sacrificed in gold A pack of wolves well-fed full of corpses celebrate in the warm noon air aflood with joy [...]

World AIDS Day 2010

World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has become one of the most recognised international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services.

There’s a general sense, even among [...]

A letter to GM bondholders

My dearest Motors Liquidation Company (formerly General Motors Corporation) bondholders, just because General Motors Company (the “new” GM) went public today, you will not immediately be receiving any new GM shares in exchange for your bonds. Your bonds are not from the new GM … they are from a previous company which is still in [...]

The real bad guy …

Ever since Vail Daily reporter Randy Wyrick wrote about a pending criminal matter in Eagle County, Colorado, the cycling community – indeed much of the country – has been abuzz with allegations of special treatment being afforded an apparently wealthy defendant.

For those who have not seen it, Wyrick’s story alerted his community to the [...]