Archive for September, 2006

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

« 29 September 2006 | 11:08 | General, Politics | No Comments »

An interesting article here about Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) – a group of current and former police officers who advocate drug legalization. Worth a look. It’s good to see that there is at least a dialogue starting about ending the futile War on Drugs.

Cole, LEAP’s executive director, spent twelve years as an [...]



Streaming Radio Goodness

« 28 September 2006 | 15:14 | Computing, General | No Comments »

I’ve recently checked out last.fm and Pandora. They’re both cool, although I’ve found myself so far happier with Pandora’s selections.



Congressional Election Analysis

« 19 September 2006 | 12:17 | Politics | No Comments »

Great analysis of many hotly-contested congressional districts here.



Virgin Atlantic Bans Dell and Apple Laptops

« 17 September 2006 | 10:01 | Computing, General | No Comments »

Fearing issues with fires from batteries, Virgin Atlantic has banned Apple and Dell laptops from being used in-flight.



Tracking the 2006 Election

« 10 September 2006 | 10:41 | Politics | No Comments »

It looks like electoral-vote.com is back up for the 2006 mid-term elections. It aggregates polling data to try to predict the outcome of the election if it were held today.