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Archive for August, 2008

29 Aug

Censorship from the NWI Times?

I’ve been a longtime user of the Northwest Indiana Times forums and have never caused a problem there, but suddenly every last one of my threads and posts are being deleted. These are harmless threads as tame as asking when a new restaurant is going to open, while threads and posts from trolls remain. [...]

14 Aug

I was a Steve Wilkos audience member

(Meh, I went for a friend. But the experience of being at a TV show taping was neat.)
I was never a talk show viewer, but my friend really loves Steve Wilkos and so we went to see a taping yesterday. (He used to work on, and guest hosted, the Jerry Springer show.) It was fun, [...]

07 Aug

ACLU fights airline “security”

Subject: Check-in: Your bags and your rights.
If you travel outside the United States this summer, you can kiss your right to privacy, and perhaps your laptop, digital camera and cell phone, goodbye.
Did you know…
1. Border security can seize your laptop, cell phone or camera with no suspicion or explanation.
2. Many airports use scanners that conduct [...]

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