The Obama Campaign was successful in using social media to inform, gain, and mobilize voters. Awhile back I collected a bunch of the ongoing...
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Analog (non tech)
My BestBuy is Better Than Yours
I like BestBuy. I don’t like shopping (food, clothing etc.) but I love going into BestBuy. I equate it to the HomeDepot experience but for the geek in me. When I walk in I feel like there are limitless possibilities on the things I could buy that would improve my life/productivity/entertainment. Sometimes when I...
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You Own This: Pieces of American History
“Migrant Mother,” by Dorothea Lange, is the most famous photo in the Library of Congress. This 1936 portrait of Florence Thompson and her children symbolizes both economic hardship and the strength to survive. The Library is honored to preserve Lange's original camera negative and makes the digitized photo freely available.
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PSA on Cyclist Awareness
A friend of mine sent me this commercial about cyclist awareness. How many times does the white team pass the ball….The campaign is hails from the UK, and can be found here. This is the best of them in my opinion.
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A Little Break from Cyberspace (well most of it)
In 6 days it will have been a month since I wrote a post to brown-paper. Not that nothing has been going on it was just good to step a way for a bit. The time without this radiation machine sitting on my legs has allowed the hair to grow back to it’s full...
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“American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” in Action
Information on the changes to the COBRA program for the unemployed. These benefits come as part of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act". If you know anyone who has lost recently lost their job and must pay for insurance, they should read this.
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