Monthly Archives: September 2008

Being naughty for the substitute

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Liz Henry

“Our substitute teacher showed me a way to say something isn’t equal,” Moomin told me today as he did his homework. “See?” and with vast satisfaction he wrote ≠ on his worksheet. When I asked him how the sub was, … Continue reading →

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Sockpuppets and astroturfing in disruptive political blogs

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Liz Henry

In case any one misses it, I’d like to point out that blogs like hillaryis44 and pumapac are full of sockpuppets. I gave a two hour long talk at SXSWi on the ethics of false identity on the net. It … Continue reading →

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How not to be a Generic Politician

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Liz Henry

I just got this email from my senator. Talk about Generic-Off. How pathetic. Could the Senator’s office at least go to the effort of having *different templates on different issues*? Or even some actual information content in the email? Like … Continue reading →

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When disaster relief becomes a police state dragnet

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Liz Henry

I don’t have time to be a serious investigative journalist, so here’s a little rant. I noticed in Katrina relief work that Homeland Security was swooping down on even small shelters and on people aggregating peoplefinding data. They took the … Continue reading →

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María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira: Las ondines

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Liz Henry

I promised a poem or translation this week, to balance out the political posts. Here’s a couple of my translations of poems by Uruguayan poet María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira. They were published posthumously in 1924, though I am fairly sure … Continue reading →

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Lose your house, lose your vote

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Liz Henry

The Republican Party in Michigan plans to bring lists foreclosure notices to polling places on Election Day, to disenfranchise people who may have lost their homes. This is evil and should be illegal. It is a tactic to gum up … Continue reading →

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First day of fourth grade

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Liz Henry

first day of fourth gradeOriginally uploaded by Liz Henry “Mom, I like Mr. Rockclimber. He’s nice. But I am a little bit *suspicious*.” “Oh really, how come, did he crash into your car or something?”*** “No. What? Actually, he did … Continue reading →

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