Back in May, I wrote a story about potential predators on MySpace, inspired by a Wired news story on the subject.
Well, Wired has done a follow-up, actually catching a convicted sex offender by running a program off-site. MySpace officials say that they — with direct access to the servers and databases — can’t do the same thing.
The mind reels.
As I said previously, I’m watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and ‘Till Death in the new TV season.
Well, maybe not for much longer, alas.
Election time is stressful for me; I’ve already put in for a vacation for Thanksgiving week. (I’d hoped that The Burning Crusade might be released then, so I could fully geek out and decompress, but I suspect it won’t be released that week after all.)
Every election cycle, I turn into Public Enemy #1 with at least a portion of the readers. This week, I had a supporter of one of the incumbent school board members come into the office and express his extreme displeasure at length and in no uncertain terms, and I have a feeling that next week, supporters of the teachers union candidates might offer a similar point of view.
It’s been worse, of course: In 2004, the supporters of two different city council candidates demanded that I be fired.
Everyone tells me that, if everyone’s mad at me for my political coverage, I’m probably doing a good job, and they might be right. But it sure doesn’t feel that way. And yes, it’s the job I signed up for; there’s no draft for reporters, far from it.
Thank goodness elections only take place on even years.
Just saying that I’m going will likely jinx this again, but Monday, I’m going to see a taping of William Shatner’s new game show, “Show Me the Money.”
That’s right: William Shatner. Game show. “Show Me the Money.”
You know you’re jealous.
- Something came up: The chamber of commerce is having a candidates’ forum Monday.
Kris sent me an ad for this product:
The Jarvis Model BS-1 — brain sucker removal system for removing all the material in brain cavity.
•Avoids contaminating heads and saves cheek meat.
•Permits de-boning of heads on tables, without cross contamination.
•Eliminates placing corks in heads – avoiding any brain seepage.
•Lightweight handpiece for optimum operator comfort and handling.
•All stainless steel construction for maximum hygiene.
I think someone’s hinting at what she’d like for Christmas this year …
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