Daily Archives: February 11, 2009

Wilshire Village update

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Swamplot has more on the Wilshire Village Apartments situation; apparently, there’s some question as to the legality of the eviction notices that the residents received. Meanwhile, Hair Balls satisfies my curiosity with some interior photos of the place. It does … Continue reading →

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Wilshire Village update

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Swamplot has more on the Wilshire Village Apartments situation; apparently, there’s some question as to the legality of the eviction notices that the residents received. Meanwhile, Hair Balls satisfies my curiosity with some interior photos of the place. It does … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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If you’re going to reform it, reform it right

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I agree with State Supreme Court Justice Wallace Jefferson that the way we elect judges in Texas needs reform. I just don’t think he’s proposing a real fix for the problem he’s identified. Texas remains one of only seven states … Continue reading →

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If you’re going to reform it, reform it right

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

I agree with State Supreme Court Justice Wallace Jefferson that the way we elect judges in Texas needs reform. I just don’t think he’s proposing a real fix for the problem he’s identified. Texas remains one of only seven states … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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District H candidate forum in Shady Acres

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

The following came to me via Facebook: The Shady Acres Civic Club is hosting a Candidate Forum for District H. We would like to have an opportunity for community members to meet and hear candidates\’ vision for our neighborhood. We … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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District H candidate forum in Shady Acres

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The following came to me via Facebook: The Shady Acres Civic Club is hosting a Candidate Forum for District H. We would like to have an opportunity for community members to meet and hear candidates\’ vision for our neighborhood. We … Continue reading →

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More transportation conversation

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Some good comments and followup to my earlier post about traffic in the inner core. I want to address Cory’s questions regarding BRT. The short answer is that I have no particular objection to BRT – it’s a perfectly fine … Continue reading →

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More transportation conversation

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Some good comments and followup to my earlier post about traffic in the inner core. I want to address Cory’s questions regarding BRT. The short answer is that I have no particular objection to BRT – it’s a perfectly fine … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Close enough for computer work

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Very cool. Engineers have long lived by a simple, seemingly obvious rule when designing new computers: The machines have to deliver correct answers. If asked to compute two plus two, a computer should answer four. But what if computers didn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Close enough for computer work

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Very cool. Engineers have long lived by a simple, seemingly obvious rule when designing new computers: The machines have to deliver correct answers. If asked to compute two plus two, a computer should answer four. But what if computers didn’t … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 9

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Blog roundup time for the Texas Progressive Alliance again. You know the drill. (Meant to post this yesterday but forgot. Oops!)

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 9

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Blog roundup time for the Texas Progressive Alliance again. You know the drill. (Meant to post this yesterday but forgot. Oops!) Continue reading →

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