Working & the Computer
So we got back to town about 6:15 last night. Thanks to my brother, the Bear, and his lovely family for picking us up at the airport. We made it up to them by handing over a great big loaf of SF sourdough bread. They seemed appreciative.
I spent the day catching up on everything I'd missed since last Wednesday; there was plenty. In the morning I did some paperwork and finished up a newsletter before going to a meeting about selling some property. After an hour of running around and eating lunch, I checked the e-mail.
OK. E-mail. E-mail is good. But do I really need 70 pieces in four work days? 70 pieces of unsolicited junk e-mail from people I've never heard of, people with names like CndY Mul7qrtsd? And why do they think I need so much investment advice? And more importantly, who's been telling them that I lack virility? I always thought my manhood was pretty secure, but apparently the drug companies know something I don't. While Google is complaining about the US Government's attempts to find out about child porn, I think I'm more concerned about those who are looking into my pants! (oh, it's probably my own fault - I shouldn't wear those low-hanging, butt-dragging, ground-flopping jeans that show off what's below the waist. how can I blame them for checking me out?)
But since I'm on the topic of Google... they're making a big deal about Uncle Sam trying to gather info on how much child porn traffic is out there. They're complaining because the Feds have asked them to keep track of certain sites, to see how often they're hit. They call that an invasion of privacy (although no names are attached to the survey) and an infringement on free speech (even though child porn isn't protected by the constitution, and it's waaaaaaay beyond even the Supreme Court's broad definition of free speech...although not, I suspect, beyond the ACLU's.)
Meanwhile, Google has agreed with the government of China to supress searchs of words like "freedom", "democracy", "election" and other terrible topics. They say it's so the Chinese will have some access to the internet (and maybe to their ad-riddled website). BTW, this is the same company that last year handed over the e-mail records of a journalist the Beijing Big Brothers had accused of sedition (you can guess what happened to that poor dude!) No other major search engine (that I've heard of) has refused to help Uncle Sam's quest to protect kids, and no other major search engine (that I've heard of) has made such a deal with the devil in China.
In a nutshell - according to Google, free speech includes child porn, but it doesn't include "liberty".
Do with that info what you will; I've got to get back to my busy life. I still have to find out who's been saying I need botox.
For more on google.cn check out http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/01/24/google.china.ap/
I spent the day catching up on everything I'd missed since last Wednesday; there was plenty. In the morning I did some paperwork and finished up a newsletter before going to a meeting about selling some property. After an hour of running around and eating lunch, I checked the e-mail.
OK. E-mail. E-mail is good. But do I really need 70 pieces in four work days? 70 pieces of unsolicited junk e-mail from people I've never heard of, people with names like CndY Mul7qrtsd? And why do they think I need so much investment advice? And more importantly, who's been telling them that I lack virility? I always thought my manhood was pretty secure, but apparently the drug companies know something I don't. While Google is complaining about the US Government's attempts to find out about child porn, I think I'm more concerned about those who are looking into my pants! (oh, it's probably my own fault - I shouldn't wear those low-hanging, butt-dragging, ground-flopping jeans that show off what's below the waist. how can I blame them for checking me out?)
But since I'm on the topic of Google... they're making a big deal about Uncle Sam trying to gather info on how much child porn traffic is out there. They're complaining because the Feds have asked them to keep track of certain sites, to see how often they're hit. They call that an invasion of privacy (although no names are attached to the survey) and an infringement on free speech (even though child porn isn't protected by the constitution, and it's waaaaaaay beyond even the Supreme Court's broad definition of free speech...although not, I suspect, beyond the ACLU's.)
Meanwhile, Google has agreed with the government of China to supress searchs of words like "freedom", "democracy", "election" and other terrible topics. They say it's so the Chinese will have some access to the internet (and maybe to their ad-riddled website). BTW, this is the same company that last year handed over the e-mail records of a journalist the Beijing Big Brothers had accused of sedition (you can guess what happened to that poor dude!) No other major search engine (that I've heard of) has refused to help Uncle Sam's quest to protect kids, and no other major search engine (that I've heard of) has made such a deal with the devil in China.
In a nutshell - according to Google, free speech includes child porn, but it doesn't include "liberty".
Do with that info what you will; I've got to get back to my busy life. I still have to find out who's been saying I need botox.
For more on google.cn check out http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/01/24/google.china.ap/
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