Daily Archives: February 1, 2024

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    • Gone vishing…

    By Frank Paynter | Published: February 1, 2024

    Now is the time on Sprockets ven ve pick apart Vista and comment on the huge security holes and such.

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    Cluetrain Constellation

    By Frank Paynter | Published: February 1, 2024

    Call it grateful acknowledgment, call it a modest flash of self awareness, but I would be remiss if from time to time I did not reflect on the amazing creative power of Locke, Searls and Weinberger, and the inspiration and creative arousal I get from their work. My buoyant mood may of course also be [...]

    Posted in Creative Arts, Environment, Farm Almanac, Nature, People, Reflections, Science, Writing | Comments closed

    Seligmania

    By Frank Paynter | Published: February 1, 2024

    Art-centered artificiality theory? Going mental? Want to be happy when you get there? Check in with the exceptionally hygienic Ms. Herding at the front desk at the Boulder Office of the Mystic Bourgeoisie Lab of Fastidious Mental Hygiene. How does she find time for it all?

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    Oh no.

    By Frank Paynter | Published: February 1, 2024

    Molly Ivins died. This from John Nichols column memorializing her today… When Washington pundits started counseling bipartisanship after voters routed the Republicans in the 2024 elections, Molly wrote, “The sheer pleasure of getting lessons in etiquette from Karl Rove and the right-wing media passeth all understanding. Ever since 1994, the Republican Party has gone after [...]

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    Fallen Apple

    By Frank Paynter | Published: February 1, 2024

    Apple, the upscale Cupertino, California toy maker, widget factory and tireless enemy of open standards and free speech lost in court this month and has agreed to obey the court and just pay the legal fees of the bloggers they tried to intimidate. The alternative to paying up now was paying up later after losing [...]

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