Month: September 2010

  • Filed Under: Passive-Aggressive Signage (Recycling Toilet System > Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, August 8, 2010)

    Recycling Toilet System > Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, August 8, 2010, originally uploaded by juggernautco. Notice the bottom two pieces of paper. If something is worth saying once, it's worth saying twice. This was in the bathroom of an awesome nature sanctuary in Cape Cod. Here's the complete set of nachur pik-chas.

  • New Restaurant/ Bar: George Street Pub at 2858 North Halsted Street

    Note: this is the latest of my investigations into the possibilities of new restaurants in Chicago. I've noticed in my blog-travels (and referral-lurking) that people pretty much go Cuckoo for new restaurant news. EveryBlock and its rich, early info (liquor licenses, business licenses, and building permits are pretty good indications of a new place opening…

  • The "Is photography a crime?" meme has got to stop

    This thread comes up once ever three months, somewhere. It’s an outrage searching for a reason. As a practical matter, there is very little interference between government officials and casual photographers. Whatever strum und drang there is can almost always be solved with calm, honest communication instead of getting yer backs up. Photoblog – Is…

  • Boulder fire: Awesome example of lightweight collaboration

    Someday we won’t consider any part of this a failure. Social media play key role in Boulder fire – Lost Remote. When the Boulder Sheriff’s emergency alert system failed, its emergency operations center asked that residents use Twitter and Facebook to help spread the word of mandatory evacuations, reports the Boulder Channel 1 Blog. The…

  • Better Watch List Data — Government Computer News

    Friendfeed for watchlists! New DHS program to automate transmission of watch list data — Government Computer News. DHS and the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), which maintains the consolidated database, are putting in place a program called DHS Watchlist Service (WLS). WLS will replace multiple data feeds from TSC to Homeland Security agencies that handle various missions…