Supreme Court Ruling on School Strip Searches – And What It Means
Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that schools cannot strip search students, with Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter. In the case, a 13 year old was accused of having ibuprofen by an ex-friend. [...]
continue readingProposition 8: How Wording Made All the Difference
Posted on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
In an upsetting – but expected ruling – the CA Supreme Court voted to uphold Proposition 8, which reads:
Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Wording like this would have [...]
Plan B for 17 year olds: Risky?
Posted on Friday, May 1st, 2009
Mike Galanos wrote an opinion piece for the CNN asserting that Plan B is risky for 17 year olds. His argument, however, doesn’t hold water. Let’s take a look at it, bit by [...]
continue readingIn Defense of Outsourcing
Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve started outsourcing. A lot. Most of the outsourcing goes to an (awesome) assistant in the Philippines, who does everything from online research to document editing. She’s great, [...]
continue readingStrip Search at School: Was it assault?
Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
I often debate as to whether this blog should be strictly tech-based, but then I read these articles that, well, get to me. To change the statistic that 25% of women are sexually assaulted, [...]
continue reading"Gayle" is Not Hate Speech
Posted on Friday, December 12th, 2008
I’m banned for hate speech on WyldRyde. Yup. My name, you see, has the word “gay” in it, and thus “gayle” is hate speech.
This happens fairly often as it turns out. I’ve [...]
A Googly Peek into Racism
Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Racism is rampant. Maybe this election has made people less racist, maybe it hasn’t. At the very least, I hope that it has made people realize that, yes, racism is still very [...]
continue readingDrink for the Cure / Bid for the Cure – Charity Auction
Posted on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
I usually don’t cross-post Seattle Anti-Freeze events, but this one’s for a good cause…
Drink for the Cure / Bid for the Cure – Charity AuctionOct 1, 2008 at 8pm (Location TBD – Belltown / Downtown)
Every [...]
Skip School – Get an Ankle Bracelet
Posted on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Creepy. From the New York Times:
The authorities will be able to track San Antonio students with a history of skipping school using ankle bracelets with Global Positioning System monitoring. Linda Penn, a justice of the [...]
Time Calls Rape Case "Sexy and Surreal"
Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
McKinney, charged with kidnapping and rape over thirty years ago, has recently emerged. Time Magazine tells us that in the winter of 1977, McKinney and a friend kidnapped a Mormon missionary by the name [...]
continue reading