NOT THE MARIETTA TIMES…
0500 by Jeff HessLocal News
Tight Turns
A new date for the county fair?
Lawrence kids must relocate
Flatbed’s load hits bridge in Belpre
Memorial Bridge to close for repairsTop Headlines Poll: Do you make online purchases?
25 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
FICTION TO OCCUPY THE TRUTH…
0715 by Jeff Hess- Everything Is Fiction saved 709 days ago.
- I’m Baratunde Thurston, and This Is How I Work saved 709 days ago.
- Cleveland Tea Party Patriots saved 708 days ago.
- ‘Occupy The Truth For Peace and Justice’ saved 708 days ago.
- The Top 10 Most Difficult Books saved 707 days ago.
- The Online Lunchpail saved 703 days ago.
- Presidential Campaign Turns Ugly saved 702 days ago.
- Occupy the Truth rally in Cleveland bemoans media bias saved 699 days ago.
- Fight for a Fair Economy saved 699 days ago.
- Occupy The Truth Rally Trolled By Occupy saved 699 days ago.
This is my exercise in shoveling out the blogpile…
24 July 2014
READING THIS COULD GET YOU WATCHLISTED…
0646 by Jeff Hess
The “March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance,” a 166-page document issued last year by the National Counterterrorism Center, spells out the government’s secret rules for putting individuals on its main terrorist database, as well as the no fly list and the selectee list, which triggers enhanced screening at airports and border crossings. The new guidelines allow individuals to be designated as representatives of terror organizations without any evidence they are actually connected to such organizations, and it gives a single White House official the unilateral authority to place “entire categories” of people the government is tracking onto the no fly and selectee lists. It broadens the authority of government officials to “nominate” people to the watchlists based on what is vaguely described as “fragmentary information.” It also allows for dead people to be watchlisted.
Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux writing in The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist for The//Intercept.
24 July 2014
RULE NO. 22: DRIVE-THROUGHS HAVE NO FOOD…
0600 by Jeff HessRule No. 22 – It’s Not Food if It Arrived Through the Window of Your Car.
From Food Rules, an eater’s manual by Michael Pollan
Found in my electronic chapbook. See also Eating Mindfully by Jan Chozen Bey.
24 July 2014
THE DEBATE INSIDE ISRAEL…
0538 by Jeff HessThe Israeli Broadcasting Authority has banned a radio advertisement from a human rights organisation which listed the names of some of the scores of children killed in Gaza since the conflict began 17 days ago.
B’Tselem’s appeal against the decision was rejected on Wednesday. It intends to petition Israel’s supreme court on Sunday in an effort to get the ban overturned.
The IBA said the ad’s content was “politically controversial”. The broadcast refers to child deaths in Gaza and reads out some of the victims’ names.
In its appeal, B’Tselem demanded to know what was controversial about the item. “Is it controversial that the children [aren’t] alive? That they’re children? That those are their names? These are facts that we wish to bring to the public’s knowledge.”
In a statement, the human rights group said: “So far more than 600 people have been killed in bombings in Gaza, more than 150 of them children. But apart from a brief report on the number of fatalities, the Israeli media refrains from covering them.” By Thursday morning, the death toll in Gaza had exceeded 700.
B’Tselem went on: “IBA says broadcasting the children’s names is politically controversial. But refusing to do so is in itself a far-reaching statement – it says the huge price being paid by civilians in Gaza, many of them children, must be censored.”
Harriet Sherwood writing in Israel bans radio advert listing names of children killed in Gaza for The Guardian.
That the internal debate over government actions in Israel is more heated than that outside of Israel is under reported. The current government of Israel no more represents the feelings of the Israelis than does President Barack Hussein Obama’s continuation of the Bush Obama Security Scheme does those of Americans.
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
NOT THE MARIETTA TIMES…
0500 by Jeff HessLocal News
Taxes generated by visitors on the rise in 2014
MMH blood bank to close
Harmar Days delights many
Around Town
Comic Con returns to MariettaTop Headlines Poll: Do you make online purchases?
24 July 2014
THE OPRAH SNOWDEN EFFECT…
0429 by Jeff Hess
In the mid-’90s, Oprah Winfrey added a book-club component to her show that sought out new and interesting authors for her viewers to read and then share. Far beyond any selection by any book-of-the-month, being chosen by Oprah sent book sales into orbit. The Oprah Effect quickly became the Holy Grail for publishers until, after an author declined selection, Oprah switched to classics.
Now, it appears, in the world of privacy and computer security, a nod from Edward Snowden is gold.
This morning I found the email below waiting in my inbox.
FR: SpiderOak Team
TO: Jeff Hess
RE: Edward Snowden’s effect on SpiderOakHello Jeff,
Welcome! We are excited to have you part of SpiderOak’s ‘Zero-Knowledge’ community. As more and more people become aware of our approach to user privacy and its implications for our digital lives, we can’t help but feel we are creating more than a business. We are actually creating a movement.
As it turns out, many people were listening when Edward Snowden mentioned SpiderOak. As a result, we’re seeing the highest rate of signups in our history. This has caused a dramatic increase in server load and customer inquiries. It’s been all hands on deck, around the clock to deliver the kind of service and response we feel is appropriate for such an occasion. By way of managing expectation, we plan to be fully adjusted within the week.
Currently, our customer support email response time is about 48-72 hours. Our storage network is running slower than normal and we are increasing capacity over the next few days.
We are sorry for any inconvenience or trouble you may have, but we are grateful for your patience, understanding, and support.
We look forward to providing you the best SpiderOak experience possible.
With ‘Zero-Knowledge’,
Your SpiderOak Team
I am one of those readers who kicked DropBox to the curb when I learned that the company had added Condoleezza Rice to its board. How stupid was that? I signed up with SpiderOak as soon as I read the story.
I do wonder if Dropbox will take any action to recover its lost market share.
23 July 2014
STOP FUCKING AROUND TO OVEN DIALS…
0715 by Jeff Hess- First-Time Startup Entrepreneurs: Stop Fucking Around saved 711 days ago.
- A Green New Deal for America saved 711 days ago.
- A Sustainable Diet Plan saved 711 days ago.
- Open Letter to RNC Chair Reince Priebus saved 711 days ago.
- Statements by Lord Baden-Powell saved 711 days ago.
- The genius of WorkFlowy saved 711 days ago.
- Deleted Bloom County comics saved 711 days ago.
- The Rhetoric of Singleness saved 711 days ago.
- Raw Kale Salad, With Hat Tips to Brooklyn and Caesar saved 710 days ago.
- Ignore Your Oven Dial saved 710 days ago.
This is my exercise in shoveling out the blogpile…
23 July 2014
RULE NO. 21: FARM GROWN, NOT MAN MADE…
0600 by Jeff HessRule No. 21 – If It Came From A Plant, Eat It; If It Was Made in a Plant, Don’t.
From Food Rules, an eater’s manual by Michael Pollan
Found in my electronic chapbook. See also Eating Mindfully by Jan Chozen Bey.
23 July 2014
NOT THE MARIETTA TIMES…
0500 by Jeff HessLocal News
Summer snags
Judge grants early prison release
Prison time for violent crime
Teens experience forest work
Real world problems formulated for new curriculumTop Headlines Poll: Do you make online purchases?
22 July 2014
AVOIDING THE PROBLEMS WITH BOYCOTTS…
1651 by Jeff Hess
Boycotts are always problematic, but they can be effective.
Putting our money behind our personal convictions helped to bring down South Africa’s apartheid regime. But when does joining a consumer boycott of products or services produced by a specific company or originating in a given region of the world make sense?
It’s a question that seems to arise more and more frequently, involving a growing number of products. Even before the latest flareup of fighting in Gaza, some friends chastised others for buying Israeli-grown fruit and Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters slammed Scarlett Johansson for appearing in ads for SodaStream, which makes its carbonation devices on the West Bank. (The storm of criticism cost Johansson her role as a humanitarian ambassador for Oxfam.)
Suzanne McGee blogging for The Guardian in Top tips for making your consumer boycott effective.
To achieve the most effectiveness, McGee recommends:
- Be Focused
- Pick a big issue – and choose your target carefully
- Be vigilant and attentive and
- Be patient
As someone who still has his Shell “Discredit” card from the ’80s, I could not agree more with McGee’s fourth point.
Then there’s my personal little take, The Little Walmart Toothpaste Buycottt, now nearing its 9th anniversary.
22 July 2014
FICTION AWARDS TO GOVERNMENT MAKEOVER…
0715 by Jeff Hess- Five Fiction Awards for Writers Under Five saved 716 days ago.
- John Hodgman and His Cousin, One ‘Josh.’ saved 716 days ago.
- Chris Hayes on elite failure saved 716 days ago.
- You’re Doing It Wrong: Popcorn saved 715 days ago.
- The Terrible Tragedy of the Healthy Eater saved 715 days ago.
- Roosevelt After the Inauguration saved 715 days ago.
- Chicago Called Most Corrupt City In Nation saved 714 days ago.
- Reading Law saved 712 days ago.
- Obsolete Law—The Solutions saved 712 days ago.
- Reform Is Not Enough saved 712 days ago.
This is my exercise in shoveling out the blogpile…
22 July 2014
RULE NO. 20: NO SURGICAL-THEATRE FOODS…
0600 by Jeff HessRule No. 20 – Don’t Ingest Foods Made in Places Where Everyone Is Required to Wear a Surgical Cap.
From Food Rules, an eater’s manual by Michael Pollan
Found in my electronic chapbook. See also Eating Mindfully by Jan Chozen Bey.
22 July 2014
NOT THE MARIETTA TIMES…
0500 by Jeff HessLocal News
Farming troubles
Heroin dealers could face homicide charge
Harmar streets reopen to traffic
Plane crash victims include Vienna man, his daughter
Farmers market adds food pantry boothTop Headlines Poll: Should heroin dealers in overdose cases be charged with homicide?
Previously…Not The Marietta Times, Not The (Sunday) Marietta Times, Marietta Ohio, Parkersburg News And Sentinel, Marietta A.M.
21 July 2014
WHICH STATE, WHICH COMMUNITY, BENEFITS?
0933 by Jeff Hess
I’m all for collecting the sales taxes from online sales, but the sticking point is not who pays the tax, but rather which states (and ultimately which communities) benefit from collecting the tax.
Consider this scenario: I live in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which collects an 8 percent sales tax on all non-food purchases. I have a credit card issued by my bank in Wilmington, Delaware, that I used to purchase a new fishing rod while I am vacationing in Colorado for a fishing trip that I am going to take in Montana. I use my Delaware bank credit card to order the fishing rod from a company in California and have it shipped to a friend’s house in Wyoming where I will stop on my way to Montana.
Now, which state—Ohio, Delaware, Colorado, California, Wyoming or Montana—gets to collect the tax? Until we establish some kind of digital/Internet home, we won’t be able to successfully tax cyberspace.
21 July 2014
NOT THE MARIETTA TIMES…
0830 by Jeff HessLocal News
Oldest home in Belpre
Horse show raises funds for HSOV
Small plane crash leaves three dead
Gallons of ice cream devoured
Adding a little richness to lifeTop Headlines Poll: What was your favorite part of the annual Broughton Ice Cream Social?
21 July 2014
BULL SHIT TO TRAINING YOUR WRITER…
0715 by Jeff Hess- Harry Frankfurt on “Bullshit” saved 720 days ago.
- Top Personal Development Blogs saved 719 days ago.
- Jill Stein and the Need for Third Parties saved 719 days ago.
- Visualizing a Plenitude Economy saved 719 days ago.
- WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM saved 719 days ago.
- Are you past oriented or future oriented. saved 719 days ago.
- Local Eagle Scout Returns Medal In Protest Of Anti-Gay Policy saved 718 days ago.
- The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do. saved 717 days ago.
- The Oxford Book of Irish Verse saved 716 days ago.
- The Care and Training of the Writer in Your Life. saved 716 days ago.
This is my exercise in shoveling out the blogpile…
21 July 2014
RULE NO. 19: AVOID ROBO-CHEF FOODS…
0600 by Jeff HessRule No. 19 – Eat Only Foods That Have Been Cooked by Humans.
From Food Rules, an eater’s manual by Michael Pollan
Found in my electronic chapbook. See also Eating Mindfully by Jan Chozen Bey.
