Been awhile…
So, it has been a long time since I’ve updated my blog and my website. And I have good reason.
David :: Jan.17.2010 :: journal entry, liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
Archive for the 'power trippin’' Category
North Korea putting US journalists on trial this June…
David :: May.13.2009 :: assholes, liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
Tasered to death
Why is it that when a civilian causes the life of another human being they are charged with murder, but when a cop does it they’re “in violation of guidelines” and placed on “paid administrative leave.” Can’t a guy stand on his fire escape in the nude swinging an 8 foot fluorescent bulb without getting tasered by the po-po?
David :: Sep.25.2008 :: assholes, liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
Charges against that biker the cop beat up, dropped.
Don’t think I’m out of the loop even though I’m closer to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan than I am to Los Angeles.
Via Gawker (They really have an awful title – very confusing)
David :: Sep.06.2008 :: assholes, liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
Unbelievable…
As some of you may know, I have been up in arms over these millimeter wave scan machines. My main concern (aside from the incredible invasion of privacy) is that children would be subjected to this disgusting technology. The key component that is supposed to shield a passenger’s modesty was that the monitors would be in a remote location…
David :: Aug.31.2008 :: liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
I’ve broken through the Great Firewall of China!
Ok, there’s a reason I haven’t been posting…I’m behind the Great Firewall of China.
In China, there are heavy blocks in place to avoid the free transfer of ideas via the net. In a country as free as China, this is shocking. Absolutely shocking. But, I haven’t been in China the entire time. In fact, I was in a far freer land than China – North Korea.
That’s right, children – North Fucking Korea.
I’ve kept a written diary of my days in North Korea the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and will try to transcribe it fairly quickly. I tried to be brief, yet comprehensive.
Anyway, back to the title topic – I did a bit of research about getting around the GFoC and found that you can use a proxy server or a VPN – neither of which I’m incredibly familiar with. Anyway, I signed up for a service called WiTopia (which I found from an article by an ex-CNN staffer) and it was pretty damn easy to set up and get online, so far, free of restrictions.
Freedom baby!
David :: Aug.30.2008 :: assholes, liberty, power trippin', technology, travel :: No Comments »
US tracking citizen movement across borders
As if this is a surprise…
David :: Aug.20.2008 :: liberty, power trippin', travel :: No Comments »
SF MoMa joins the anti-photography brigade…
Saw this story via Boing Boing…Apparently, a photographer was forcibly ejected from the San Fran MoMa for taking a photograph with a DSLR from the 2nd Fl. of the SF MoMa. While we only have Mr. Hawk’s side of the story, it sure as shit sounds like this Simon Blint really is just an asshole. All of this after the museum changed their policy re: photography and explicitly allows photographs of its atrium.
(Image © Thomas Hawk)
David :: Aug.09.2008 :: Photography, assholes, liberty, power trippin', technology :: No Comments »