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Entries Tagged as 'Technology'

Broadcasting

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

“Headphones Are Stethoscopes” is the name of my weekly show on WCWM 90.9FM, the local college radio station at William & Mary, where I am a law student. We’re located a mere block away from Colonial Williamsburg, and I like to imagine that all the blacksmiths and butter-churners listen to me on their anachronistic boomboxes.
Usually, [...]

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Tags: Anachronistic Technology · Music · Technology

Consumer

March 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Based on my experience driving cross-country on ethanol, I was contacted by Nature.com to have a conversation for their Climate Change Podcast about alternative energy. I played the role of the token “conscientious consumer.” Check out the podcast (mp3), and listen up to hear the dulcet tones of my voice around the 17:45 mark (feel [...]

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Tags: Politics · Technology · Travel

A Guest Lecture at FreeDarko.com

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

My favorite NBA blog is, as I’ve explained before, FreeDarko.com.
When a short comedy film that I had not seen in about five years percolated into my Facebook newsfeed, I felt compelled to send along the link to the editors of Free Darko along with the descritpion: ingmar bergman + mike dunleavy = free darko?!!!?
At this [...]

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Tags: Sports · Technology

Introducing… All Day Buffet

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

“Change” seems to be an early contender for word-of-the-year.
With that in mind, I’d like to share the work of alldaybuffet, a non-profit organization that one of my best buddies from college started up in NYC. Alldaybuffet introduces itself like so:
“Pleased to meet you, we’re alldaybuffet. A social awareness brand for the cool kids. Our purpose [...]

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Tags: Stuff · Technology

Push Polling in Iowa

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s another piece I just posted over at Huffington Post titled “Victims Of Push Polling Speak Out And Organize.”
It’s a follow-up to the previous post on political telemarketing, “Cell Phone-only Voters Frustrate Campaigns.”

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Tags: Law School · Politics · Technology · Travel

Huffington Post: Cell Phone Voters

December 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I wrote something for the Huffington Post about political telemarketing. Check it out if you’ve got a second, and feel free to leave a comment over there.
I wrote a paper about telemarketing this semester, so I guess I covered something that was still marinating in my mind.
Oh, and check out my travel colleague’s pieces too!
Road [...]

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Tags: Law School · Politics · Technology · Travel

Paper Planes

November 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot research for term papers. In the off-chance that anybody perusing this blog has any interest in them, or could offer some recommended reading, I thought it might be helpful to post the topics.
As a member of the Environmental Law & Policy Review, I am writing a note about homeowners [...]

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Tags: Anachronistic Technology · Law School · Technology · Washington, DC

I Tumblr For Ya

November 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have begun posting quick links to the random stuff I find in the Internet ethers over on a Tumblr blog. Basically, it’s a digital scrapbook of interesting links I’ve stumbled across while digging around the Internerd.
Check it out here, or whenever you read my blog, you’ll find the latest links to Tumblr posts over [...]

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Tags: Technology

Eavesdrop it Like it’s Hot

July 17th, 2007 · No Comments

I wrote a piece for Campus Progress about why not having an iPhone might be a blessing in disguise. This way, the NSA won’t be wiretapping your phone! Check it out, and feel free to leave comments over there.
But on the real, Steve Jobs, if you wanna hook me up with a free iPhone, I [...]

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Tags: Law School · Technology

Digital Typewriter

May 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

In midst of exams. Current assignment is a 2,500 word take home test. Writing about Constitutional Law.
My printer ran out of ink because I’ve spit out too many drafts. I have considered using my typewriter. I just printed out a test page. I think I type faster when wearing the powerglove. It’s so [...]

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Tags: Anachronistic Technology · Law School · Photography · Technology