Daily Archives: October 11, 2005

Offline and loving it

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Dwight writes about the “hardcore offline” – folks who don’t use the Internet, either from never trying it or from trying it and not liking it. There’s an interview here with the scoop, and his post and comments have some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 5 Comments

A look at the law

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron takes a closer look at the law used to indict Tom DeLay on criminal conspiracy charges. Tired of absentee ballot fraud in his races for the Texas House and in his wife’s first race for Dallas mayor, then-Rep. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | Comments Off on A look at the law

Rep. Kevin Brady arrested for DUI

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Speaking of US Rep. Kevin Brady, it looks like he had a bit too much fun at Homecoming Weekend. U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, a Republican from The Woodlands, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday night in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 1 Comment

FEMA fouling up in East Texas

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The people of East Texas are not happy with the assistance they have gotten from FEMA since Hurricane Rita devastated their cities. Widespread confusion and inconsistency over who is entitled to grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is inspiring … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 5 Comments

Prop 2: It’s about letting people protect their assets

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I had the pleasure of meeting Tammi Wallace of the Houston Equal Rights Alliance at an anti-Prop 2 meetup a couple of weeks ago. She gave what I thought was an excellent and broadly appealing talk about why Proposition 2 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2005 | 2 Comments