SoapboxPerhaps not vocal in sharing them in conversation,
I certainly do have opinions on a variety of topics. Consider this
the editorial section of the web site.
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INS Detention of Muslims in Los Angeles
December 20, 2002
Under the guise of performing a "registration", the INS has detained
men from the Middle East who are awaiting processing of applications
for permanent residence in the US. This is an open letter to
Senator Edward Kennedy decrying the circumstances and the conditions
these detainees are enduring.
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Pat's Rule on Basketball Fouls
March 22, 2002
With March Madness here, it's time for me to voice a perpetual
gripe about the use of fouling to gain possession of the ball,
and my own solution.
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Red light cameras and privacy on the streets
March 18, 2002
Some people believe there is no violation of privacy by
taking a photo of a car and its license plate in a public
place. The danger to privacy isn't the photo, its something
so abstract that many people have given it no thought.
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Massachusetts Politics: Virginia Buckingham's Departure Package
November 8, 2001
Never heard of an employee getting a year's salary because they
decided to resign? Welcome to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Face It: We Know Where You Are
July 17, 2001
Facial recognition technology that's now being deployed is a serious
threat to the individual privacy of each American.
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Unreasonable Standards Applied to Napster: Nothing's Perfect
July 13, 2001
Judge Marilyn Patel's ruling requiring Napster to shut down
until it can guarantee 100% compliance is too high a standard.
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International Flavor at Baseball All-Star Game: Truncated
July 11, 2001
Another episode in the continuing saga of the US entertainment
machine treating the rest of the world as if it doesn't exist.
- Can MetLife Be Any More Intrusive?
July 7, 2001
My comments on crass commercialism displayed by Metropolitan
Life during Boston's 4th of July fireworks.
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