In geekest sympathy

The post about Bill’s misfortune (and my memory of disasters past) rekindled in me the determination to see the kind of emotional support network that geeks need to deal with the kind of profound loss that sometimes, sadly, comes with our territory. Something...

Domain doom

It could all have been worse. As a postscript to my cautionary tale, one more lesson: be sure the contact information your registrar has is up to date. Exhibit A, Bill Tieleman: A firm in Kenya poached my website – they have thousands of them now – by...

UN Dispatch: 10 Stories

Help spread the word about 10 Stories the world should hear more about, by way of UN Dispatch: Uganda: child soldiers at center of mounting humanitarian crisis Central African Republic: a silent crisis crying out for help AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa: a looming...

The Eye closes

It’s a fond if relieved farewell to Public Eye Online. As often as I was delighted to read of the misdoings of various Liberal miscreants, I cringed at the stuff Sean Holman printed about my team. (Although “Look, the NDP is canvassing!” probably...
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