Using Tor and VPN to get around Internet Censorship – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education “Internet censorship can stand in the way of, not only political activism, but in many countries the accomplishment of many basic daily tasks in our personal and professional lives. “ (tags: tor vpn censorship)
Moving Virginia Backward | Bob McDonnell & Ken Cuccinelli funny eCards for Virginians (tags: ecards virginia) Friends for Mental Health helps families cope with mental illness. Membership friends group advantages, cost (tags: friends mentalhealth) Become a Friend definition of Loudon County Friends of Mental Health (tags: friends mentalhealth loudon) What if College Tenure Dies? – Room for [...]
Tagged ecards, mental health, tenure, virginiaSome political cartoons in wake of recently passed legislation.
Tagged health care, politcal cartoonsThe first of these is an article that appeared in the New York Times on March 17, 2010. The article discusses how we expose our identities and characteristics on social networking sites, how that information can be aggregated and interpreted, and reiterates the maxim that essentially nothing is private on the Internet. The second is [...]
Tagged dictatorship, Internet, privacy, social mediaI watched this video presentation by Peter Eigen, from TED, and then looked up the site for Transparency International. Inspiring and worth spending some time at the site to learn about dealign with corruption on a global scale. Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt | Video on TED.com “”Some of the world’s most baffling [...]
Tagged corruption, TED, transparency internationalObama’s announcement of his unfortunate decision to send troops to Afghanistan received some note-worthy political cartoons.
A surprise award prompted several good political cartoons. They follow.
Tagged obama, political cartoons, PoliticsPresident Obama will be making a brief speech/presentation to school children on Tuesday, Sept 8, 2009 at Noon. You would think that was a benign and laudatory act. WE do live in times where the rude, crude, and threatened have a strong voice. In Stafford County where I live, the School Board voted to show [...]
Tagged obama, political cartoons, schoolsOur Bombs – Air Strike Tracker The Air Strike Tracker chronicles every reported U.S. air strike that has affected civilians since September 11, 2001. The visual interface makes information about each incident from numerous sources highly accessible, often providing the ability to view online videos and other relevant media. You can browse incidents by location, [...]
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Political Cartoon on the Mark – January 28, 2011
BY STUART CARLSON