Month: March 2006
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The Danger of the Fetish of Nostalgia
Here’s a look from the NYT at what can happen when a memorial to the dead becomes a showcase of the ruling class: People destroyed the memorial to the gassing of the Kurds. So it came as a shock when hundreds of stone-throwing protesters took to the streets here Thursday on the anniversary, beating back…
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More Boots at CTA Alerts
Last week I booted monay2007 for the fateful "what’s up people" callout. She’s in good stead with her other groups (TRUE CHAT, Teen Singles, etc.), however, so I don’t feel bad. We just weren’t for her. More perplexing was today, when I had to boot a couple people who got into an "eat me/ bite…
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120 S. Halsted
Permit #: 100089279 Applicant: Albrecht Enterprises Owner: Greektown Partners Permit Description: Demolition of a 3-story brick building. Status (if applicable): Released 6/13/06
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Distributed Boing Boing
So the wildly popular Boing Boing website is being blocked by SmartFilter. This guy Mark Christian came up with a script that gets past the filter and masks the origin of the content so people can get to it. Brilliant. Disruptive. Radical. We need more of this– bad software, bad policy, and bad ideas can…
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4 E. Huron
Permit #: 100101509 Applicant: American Demolition Owner: W. E. O’Neil / Brook-Ridge development Permit Description: Demolition of a 3-1/2 story brick building. Status (if applicable): Released 6/13/06