Category Archives: privacy

He’s makin’ a list.

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Al
Posted in anonymity, breach confidentiality, crime, legal, privacy, you | Leave a comment

Egglands best eggs for MY SON THE CHEF

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Al

This live owl cam is captivating.  Unfortunately, the google contextual ads are a bit creepy. Update August 6, 2010: Molly laid a new clutch! Watch her live.

Posted in birds, privacy | Leave a comment

chatroulette

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Al

chatroulette Originally uploaded by bluehole This WTF moment brought to you by Chatroulette Map.

Posted in dumbass, privacy, tech | Leave a comment

Codename

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Al

rperlman calling whitenight.  come in whitenight.

Posted in coverup, foetry, poetry, privacy | Leave a comment

My Childhood Home

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Al

google street view has my childhood home, which certainly wasn’t in any major city. strangely, they skipped our house/block here in Portland. View Larger Map

Posted in anonymity, family, google street view, home, place, privacy | Leave a comment

A Short Trip and Now Saturday

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Al

K and I flew to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wednesday and returned yesterday.  Our presentations at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA corresponded with their record-breaking -29 F temperature.  That’s negative twenty-nine, as in 61 degrees below freezing.  I had smallish … Continue reading →

Posted in anonymity, contest, dining, foetry, library, poetry, privacy, south africa, teaching, tech, travel | Leave a comment

It’s Somewhat Official

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Al

I have my first out-of-state speaking gig.  The dates and permissions are in place, and I just need to sign the contract.  I’ll be doing two presentations for a library: one a talk about what it was like to get … Continue reading →

Posted in anonymity, foetry, library, privacy, teaching, tech | Leave a comment

The Bradley Effect

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Al

I’ve been afraid of the Bradley Effect ever since I first heard of Obama.  I just never knew it had a name.  I can assure you that I will be voting for Obama.  I mean, really . . .who can … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, library, politics, president, privacy | Leave a comment

Share Your DNA with the World

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Al

or have a criminal place it at a crime scene.  Seriously. Harvard is recruiting volunteers for a massive genome project.  I already think Harvard is pretty crooked, so the thought of them getting hold of my DNA is pretty creepy.  … Continue reading →

Posted in anonymity, crime, ethics, legal, privacy | Leave a comment