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Public Policy Debates: Drones and Spying, Where Do You Stand?

2013/12/08 by AniMal

If ever I was going to end up on someone’s watch list…..it’d be after last week. Several weeks ago I attended a public radio sponsored event–a debate about the merits of NSA spying on us. In fact, the title was Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe. A theater full of policy wonks, attorneys and … Read morePublic Policy Debates: Drones and Spying, Where Do You Stand?

FoTo FriDay 12/06/13

2013/12/07 by AniMal

More empty galleries on a day built for being inside. Save for the security fellow just around the corner. More shutdowns: I think we’d survive. Empty Historical Furnishings Gallery/Room(except the guard around the corner) Empty Chinese Pottery Gallery/Room

No Christmas Tree, No Christmas Tree…..

2013/12/04 by AniMal

I’ve had a Christmas tree as long as I can remember. I haven’t had many things as long as I can remember, except maybe my 4Runner, but a Christmas tree is one of them. In fact, most holiday seasons I have 2-3-4 of them. Real, plastic, wooden, paper. Home and office, apartment, home, single, married, … Read moreNo Christmas Tree, No Christmas Tree…..

2014/02/172013/12/04 by AniMal

At www.3d.si.edu a beta site for Smithsonian x3d can be found. Amazing photos of 3d work currently being completed by The Smithsonian. Including this Casa Supernova Remnant.

2014/02/172013/12/04 by AniMal

First audience question was not a softball—it was a three pronged lament on some of the perceived NatGeo sponsored exploring weaknesses: overpriced catalog items, lack of females in expeditions and lack of direct public interaction. Each panelist ( nite two females) gave complete counterpoints. Game: NatGeo panel.