In a previous post, I asked: Is a Twitter impostor really a criminal? Brevard County Republican Chairman Jason Steele decided to provide an answer to that and other questions raised in my post. Following an informal, off-the-record phone chat, he consented to an email interview.
The Florida statute by which [...]
As an early adopter, I’ve been using Twitter since early 2007, and in this time I’ve seen plenty of fake twitter accounts. Deception is no new phenomenon, even in this relatively new form of communication.
Politics is rife with deception. One doesn’t need to be a student of Machiavelli to realize that [...]
[On September 11, 2001, we watched, helpless, as terrorists used passenger planes as weapons against innocent civilians. It was a day of horrors, played out before us on every television screen. We knew little: No reckoning of the dead had been made. The criminals who planned and perpetrated this act were still unknown.
Speculation [...]
On occasion, I will mention a commercial product or a business, either here on my blog, or via my Twitter account. (Follow me on Twitter.) I might post a link, or I may mention a product or business. On these occasions, rest assured that I am not receiving payment or any [...]
I hate to abandon any project to which I’ve dedicated serious time and effort. I created sourstock.com as a way to showcase the talent and diversity of Florida’s online content providers. This is still a worthy cause, but the tools I chose to accomplish my goal are insufficient to [...]
In tonight’s presidential debate, we heard Sen. McCain refer to Sen. Obama as: "That one." Bile and venom lubricated his annunciation. Disdain radiated from McCain in palpable waves, crashing down on Obama with all the raging force of a gnat’s fart.
I’m sure Obama’s been called worse.
That McCain chooses to substitute a lesser [...]
Yesterday evening, I received an odd phone call. The caller ID information showed that it was from the Florida Democratic Party. When I answered, a gentleman asked for David Harper.
I replied, "Speaking."
He told me that he was calling on behalf of the Democratic Party. He continued, "Who are you supporting [...]
In December of 2007, one of Florida’s most popular blogs, Stuck on the Palmetto, closed up shop. I was sad to see it go.
The circumstances of this unfortunate loss are complex. One of the blog’s authors, Rick, felt that his anonymity was being threatened. An investigative journalist, Bob Norman, took offense [...]
Harry S Truman, August 8, 1950.
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and [...]
SpaceLaunchInfo.com hosts the Space Launch Viewing FAQ, which is the comprehensive guide for Shuttle watchers.
Space View Park in Titusville is the recommended viewing location for those who don't have tickets to watch the launch from KSC.
Get text messages for Launch Holds & Scrubs from a Upoc' [...]
Since installing an ATSC TV tuner in my home computer, I’ve been recording a lot of hi-def programs. I’m using DVR software that has great tools for file conversion, but even the best applications have limitations.
I needed a more versatile video converter utility. SUPER © looked like a candidate, so I decided [...]
Recently, I caught sight of Big Solitaires 3D, which features forty classic solitaire games. This open source software is available for Linux and Windows.
OpenGL 3D rendering technology adds a new dimension to the gaming experience. (Most modern graphics cards should support it.) Two default views are available in the menu. The camera [...]
random thoughts by archy, from archys life of mehitabel by Don Marquis.
one thing that
shows that
insects are
superior to men
is the fact that
insects run their
affairs without
political campaigns
elections and so forth
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Mitt inveighs against a retrograde step in civilization. Radical Islam and Jihadism are the focus of this campaign ad.
What are we to do about the rising caliphate in the Middle East, but to send an expedition against them, and compel them by force to [...]
John Stuart Mill
On Liberty - Chapter 4
[...] If civilization has got the better of barbarism when barbarism had the world to itself, it is too much to profess to be afraid lest barbarism, after having been fairly got under, should revive and conquer civilization. A civilization that [...]
If you are at all concerned with the health of the St. Johns and Ocklawaha rivers, the cover story of last week’s Folio Weekly should be on your reading list. Link here: This Sucks - Folio Weekly (large pdf file)
Draining millions of gallons per day from these slow [...]
Windover Weekend is a celebration of Titusville’s 7000-year-old archaeological site, (Florida’s first State Archaeological Landmark). This event is hosted by the Florida Public Archeology Network and Brevard Community College, Titusville.
A documentary film, Windover - Secrets of the Bog People, will be shown on Friday, October 19th, 7:00 p.m., in Bldg. [...]
Windover Weekend is a celebration of Titusville’s 7000-year-old archaeological site, (Florida’s first State Archaeological Landmark). This event is hosted by the Florida Public Archeology Network and Brevard Community College, Titusville.
On Saturday, October 20th, noted Windover archaeologists, Dr. Glen H Doran and Dr. Rachel K. Wentz will present Windover Lectures, at the [...]
Seems simple enough, at first. When a UF student acts the jackass, cops taser him. But no interaction between law enforcement and the public is ever that simple.
Meyer achieved his 15 minutes of fame. His words have become part of the pop-culture: Don’t Tase Me, [...]
Today, NP-Complete twice popped into my attention-space. How strange that my near-random clicks would lead me to think on problems in non-deterministic polynomial time.
First, I noticed it in an article that detailed the difficulties encountered in creating a semantic web, i.e. the web in a form that computers [...]
The landmark 34th Street Wall, in Gainesville, is the subject of The Concrete Blog: Messages on the Wall. Spanning decades and containing hundreds of photos, this digital collection is a searchable index of this unique canvas for street art. Visitors to The Concrete Blog are invited to add their photographs [...]
Watch as Adam Koford, of St. Cloud, transforms the random scribbles of a child into fantastically creative cartoons.
Adam is a gifted cartoonist who demonstrates a sublime sense of humor. Be sure to visit his blog, HOBOTOPIA, and marvel at his grin-inspiring talent. [...]
Past generations of Floridians had great pride in the infrastructure of their communities.
B&W postcard of the old bridge over the Indian River, in Titusville.
The best solitaire game of all time is Solo. With more than eighty included games, a tourney option and a game maker that allows users to design their own solitaire games, Solo is a freeware classic that deserves to be remembered.
It's an old game that I used to run on Windows [...]
Some believe playing cards is a vice. There's enough evidence that I'm forced to agree, to an extent.
Putting that aside, cards can be innocent and light-hearted fun. A game can sharpen the mind and provide a welcome stress relief. If it can be said that playing cards hold any virtue, it is in the [...]
For the next few days, I'll publish a list of links to Florida blogs that mention the keyword "tornado". More than 650 rss feeds are being tapped for this search. Sites which publish a full feed will always be completely indexed, but sites which publish only summary feeds must [...]
Growers in the Indian River region once relied upon sour orange rootstock to support their grafted fruit.
Citrus Rootstock Usage in the Indian River Region - "Sour orange rootstock is considered unsurpassed for maintaining fruit quality, and also is widely believed to provide superior postharvest handling qualities."
When I was young, [...]
George Orwell: Politics and the English Language
[...] A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am I trying to say? What words will express it? What image or idiom will make it clearer? Is this image fresh enough to [...]
From steam to diesel:
Titusville Station.
(End of the line, back in the days of the Barefoot Mailman.)
From steam to diesel:
Titusville Station.
(End of the line, back in the days of the Barefoot Mailman.)
[...]
If you look into Florida's past, you are bound to find some very ugly images. What follows is one such image:
Honey come down - We all are waiting for you in Florida.
The postcard depicts a black child, treed by alligators. The [...]
If you look into Florida's past, you are bound to find some very ugly images. What follows is one such image:
Honey come down - We all are waiting for you in Florida.
The postcard depicts a black child, treed by alligators. The [...]
Don't say I never gave you anything.
The box of oranges I promised you from Florida.
Posted by Dave.
[...]What happens when you mix bees, flammable liquids, and idiots? Oh Dear Lord! BEEEES!
Where in Florida do you suppose this is? I feel sorry for the neighbors.
[...]What happens when you mix bees, flammable liquids, and idiots? Oh Dear Lord! BEEEES!
Where in Florida do you suppose this is? I feel sorry for the neighbors.
Posted by Dave.
[...]Captured in this series of antique postcards, here is what Titusville's main avenue looked like in past decades.
Captured in this series of antique postcards, here is what Titusville's main avenue looked like in past decades.
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