Daily Archives: July 31, 2002

Speaking of alternate means of publishing

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Press has a story about a different form of do-it-yourself publishing called print-on-demand, or POD, which has attracted a number of wannabe authors in Houston. It may be another form of “vanity publishing”, as newspaper book editors are wont … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blogging and journalism: Incompatible?

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Ginger points to this story about a Houston Chronicle reporter who ran a blog on the side under a pseudonym. He was eventually outed and ordered to shut his site down by the Chron‘s new managing editor, Jeff Cohen. For … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In case you hadn’t noticed

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

That new git-tuff-on-corporate-crime bill that Dubya signed and is shamelessly claiming cedit for despite opposing it every step of the way? It was supposed to contain full protection for corporate whistle-blowers, the people who will call attention to the future … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stupid employee tricks

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I promised yesterday that I’d write about some of the more interesting things I’ve seen on the job. Sit back and relax as I tell you about the Horny Employee and the Network Printer. About a year and a half … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Count me out

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

God grant my City Council the courage to change the things they can, the serenity to accept the things they can’t, and the wisdom to know the difference. So what’s on the agenda for our City Council these days? The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry ad followup

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday I wrote about an ad that Governor Goodhair is running which attempts to link Democratic candidate Tony Sanchez to drug money. Today, the federal judge in the case that Perry’s ad cites specifically repudiated Perry’s charges. A senior federal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bork in a dress

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Via Joe Conanson comes this FindLaw column that lays out further the case against Priscilla Owen, Judicial Activist. Cragg Hines stays on it as well. Continue reading →

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Buckner, Rose, and Coulter

Posted on July 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

An interesting piece in Salon today by Keith Olbermann about understanding the consequences of one’s actions. Here’s the part that got me: It will never occur to [Ann] Coulter that in the vast crowd of us who appeared on television … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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