Monthly Archives: January 2005

How to piss off Hollywood

January 29, 2005 – 10:12 am

I can’t wait to see how this plays out!

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But what about my rights?

January 28, 2005 – 10:48 am

I couldn’t help but laugh at the timing of this post on Hugh’s site, after my post yesterday.
British officials proposed far-reaching new powers on Wednesday to control and monitor suspected terrorists without charge or trial, including house arrests, electronic tagging and curfews. (emphasis added)
The Washington Post article (registration required) explains that the previous measures […]

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But at least there isn’t the violent crime…

January 27, 2005 – 12:55 pm

One thing I have to hear a lot of from English friends and family is “but the crime in the U.S. is so bad compared to England.” Uugh.
“Oh, no, we don’t allow people to own guns, and that’s why America is so dangerous.” Bleeech.
So, apparently, reports like this don’t mean anything:
Violent crime in the […]

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Hey, look, I’ve stolen your identity!

January 27, 2005 – 12:28 pm

In an absurd demonstration of stupidity, Colorado House Rep. Jerry Frangas showed confidential records to a reporter on Channel 9 News. He showed old House payroll records, including “names and social security numbers of hundreds if not thousands of state House employees” dating back decades.
Duh.
Clay has more.

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New Job, cont

January 23, 2005 – 2:33 pm

I’ve been meaning to tell you about the new gig, but I’ve been ridiculously busy this week. I’m working at a Real Estate Investment Trust, helping them ramp up a call center. It’s essentially property (apartment) management, but the call center is responsible for setting appointments for customers to view the properties, and answering questions […]

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