1:44 pm<\/i>-Waiting for a login. It’s Friday!. I like dressing down, but I’d rather be at home. Fortunately I now have it set up to where I can be productive-I have to remote in to a server in Chicago to vnc remote to the Linux box on a laptop here. That way database access isn’t glacial. I’d like to direct vnc into the Linux box, but I can’t. I had lunch with the team and a candidate for a functional role. At Applebee’s. Fun. She’s from Miami too! Got 2 bugs fixed. Last night was quiet-tidied up, cooked a bit, clothes and dishes. Got beer for tonight. M had a hard time staying asleep until I gave him some valerian. Usual up today, but granola instead of the cooking so I ate before leaving. Easy drive in. I love looking at the desktop slideshow.<\/p>\n
I’ve been trying to come up with something to say about recent events in these here United States. It’s tough, because while people are protesting, getting arrested, getting beaten, maced and pepper sprayed, the majority of people aren’t. And some don’t care. And liberal talk seems of 2 minds. Conservative radio speaks for the 0.01%, so they’re predictable, as are the actions of the police. But some lib radio people don’t understand that the Occupy movement isn’t just about expressing dissatisfaction with the nasty state of income disparity, unequal taxation, corporate politics, etc. It’s also a cool experiment in direct democracy, where decisions are made in the group, rather than from the top down. People are working together and getting things done. So what if they don’t have a bunch of demands and talking points? That will come. It’s only been 60 days. Having said that, it’s actually pretty straightforward-“Get the money out of politics”. Everything sort of follows from that.<\/p>\n