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N.O. faces new threat

By alex | Published: 6/29/2006
The transvestites, Ogle said, appear to be drug-addicted and fearless in their lust for designer shoes, jackets and jewelry. Now here’s a gang problem you don’t see every day: Transvestite gang pesters Magazine Street. You would think that if you were going to be running from store owners, UPS delivery folks, and the police, high […]
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Big Brother Eyes

By alex | Published: 6/28/2006
You may notice some weirdness around here while I monkey with the blog, making it (as always) simpler. My original plan was a picture of my eyes like this (click for full size): But my design critic / spouse rejected it as “super creepy,” so I’m back to the drawing board. Turns out, she may […]
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Help: China Expert

By alex | Published: 6/28/2006
A friend is representing a Falun Gong practitioner who is seeking asylum in the United States. They are looking for a qualified China expert (one who could be qualified as an expert in US courts) who would be willing to testify as to the conditions in China at present. Ideally, this is someone in New […]
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Hyperlinked Society: Navigating Nodes of Influence

By alex | Published: 6/9/2006
This session looked a bit at how people interact with various hyperlinks: especially ethical and social issues. Ezter Hargittai shows some great video of people searching for information and getting caught up in sponsored links that they did not realize were sponsored links. What sort of users don’t understand the nature of sponsored links? Lee […]
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