on pride and prejudice

I went to bed last night full of pride in my country’s ability to (just barely) choose reason over innuendo, hope over fear. This morning I’m still buoyed by the thought of an Obama presidency, but it’s dampened by some of the terrible choices my state and my city appear to have made. So on [...]

HOWTO: cast a protest vote in California

Ted shared an article in Reason this morning: Not Voting and Proud. While I totally understand that “abstain” is just as valid a choice as any on the ballot, I think that Brian Doherty, the article’s author, makes a few missteps: He sets up a false dichotomy between voting and otherwise helping out in the [...]

Nerd, Geek, or Dork?

Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test… Pure Nerd For The Record: Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test … Pure Nerd 87 % Nerd, 48% Geek, 35% Dork How about you? Do I have to turn in my geek card now? Sigh.