Monthly Archives: May 2008

Evasive Driving 101

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 21, 2008

Ben Paynter, my younger son, has another interesting piece in Wired. This month he recounts his adventures in offensive driving, complete with J-turns, smashing roadblocks and that kind of thing. [tags]ben paynter, why parents hair turns gray, smash, crash, ka-boom[/tags]

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Imagine my surprise…

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 21, 2008

“…the Vatican’s verification process for miracles is very strict and scientifically-investigated.” I read it in the Wikipedia. (With a little hat-tip and a hey nonni-nonni.)

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Going to America

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 20, 2008

Facebook is good for something. Thanx Veronica!

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Phoenix

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 19, 2008

Out of the ashes, re-emerges the burningbird. [tags]shelley powers[/tags]

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Publicizing Publius

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 16, 2008

Berkman at 10 sponsored these essays with the Federalist Papers as their conceit, if not model. A couple of them are really impressive, bringing new thoughts forward and helping to clarify an understanding of principled governance. Then there are a few guys who just phoned it in. [tags]berkman10[/tags]

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Congratulations Berkman Center

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 15, 2008

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society, ten years old this week, has been elevated from a Harvard Law School research center to a University-wide center.  This is a big deal.  Congratulations! [tags]Berkman Center, Nesson, Zittrain[/tags]

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What a cut-up

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 15, 2008

As I watch him pulling the chickens across the floor, I’m reminded of last night’s dominant dream… Turner was helping from England and we had charts of the currents in th elakes, not a Lake Ekalake thing exactly, but somehow a modeling for the Atlantic, and as I pulled the cord to drag that suitcase [...]

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Perpetuating Injustice

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 14, 2008

Here’s a link to a right wing rationale for the internment of blacks in America. The author, John McAdams, says (the bolding is my own): But when Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle set up a Commission on supposed “racial disparity” in the Wisconsin criminal justice system, he not only asserted that the disparity is real (which [...]

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