Global Spin

It might just be a temporary victory, but today the California Supreme Court overturned a ban on gay marriage that was voted into law (as Proposition 22) back in 2000. Domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage, the justices ruled 4-3 in an opinion. The cases were brought by the city of [...]

Posted by Chris in Law, News on May 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is just about right: Yes.

Posted by Chris in Fun, Humor, Philosophy on May 8th, 2008 | Comments Off

I was searching for the term “technomagic” (long story) and came across a post about Clarke’s quote: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” It’s a favorite of mine, and of hers as well: And it is a quote that I’ve always loved. But the more I look at it and think about it, [...]

Posted by Chris in Science fiction, Technology on May 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

You never expected to see that headline here, right? Well, I mean it literally, with no riders or secret motives. Putting aside the people who give the orders, the arguments for or against wars, and the numbers, let’s think about the actual men and women who asked what they could do for their country, then [...]

Posted by Chris in Government, Iraq, News on May 6th, 2008 | Comments Off

I’m way overdue in letting people know about awesome things happening in San Diego, because there are currently too many awesome things happening in San Diego. To apologize, I implore you to attend BarCamp this weekend:

Posted by Chris in Community & Activism, Events, Making Stuff, Technology, Web 2.0 on May 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off