Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
The Democrats prevailed again in Austin during the second attempt by the Republicans to carve up the state into bizarre districts designed to create a Republican stronghold in Congress: A White House-backed power play [more...]
I've been watching "Life Goes On," the late 80s-early 90s television series that was groundbreaking in its casting of an actor with Down Syndrome (Chris Burke). The DVD set of season 1 was released just recently, but [more...]
Jef Raskin, who is generally credited as the creator of the Macintosh computer, died yesterday. He was 61. Much of his work has been on the creation of “humane interfaces,” which points out a major [more...]
