http://iconoclasm.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Iconoclasm en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:06:52 GMT 2010-01-02T07:06:52Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464273&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace This is a response to the comment stream on Boing-Boing to my " Chickens Come Home to Roost " post last published on Iconoclasm. @#19 My point is that Enron was able to be a wolf in sheep's . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464273&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-10-01T05:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449983&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace When Enron melted down, many attributed it to dishonesty, but I and many others saw it as the inevitable consequence of a financial and accounting system that was still rooted in the tangibles of an industrial . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449983&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-09-16T01:13:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276913&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Over and over again, in this election season, I hear the presidential primary and presidential campaigns reduced to the cult of personality.  Will McCain keep us in Iraq?  Will Hillary be business . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:57:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276913&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-03-06T07:57:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276871&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace I received an email today with this dispatch from the ILWU: ILWU Dockers to stop work on May * *Day in West Coast ports, to express their opposition to the war in Iraq * * * *In a resolution . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:58:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276871&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-03-06T05:58:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276266&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace DailyKOS published an article that's getting a little play today, alleging that the Clinton campaign published an attack ad that intentionally colorized Obama's skin to darker, reminiscent . . . Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:44:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276266&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-03-05T18:44:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271526&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Do we really have to choose just one reason that the population of US prisons and jails has increased over 50% in the last four years, from 1.47 million in 2003 , to 2.3 million in 2007 ? Pew . . . Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:14:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271526&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-03-02T06:14:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268046&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Having recently put my endorsement behind Larry Lessig 's run for the House (still in the Draft Lessig stage), let me say that I am adamantly repelled by another run by Ralph Nader.  I don't . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:29:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268046&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-02-25T20:29:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263677&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Larry Lessig is considering a run for Congress in California, and I want him to run. And so do a lot of people, including many far from his Stanford home. He's got a Facebook group.  . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:09:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263677&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-02-21T04:09:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220313&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Last night, Barack Obama claimed his victory in the Iowa caucuses, not for himself, but for the people. For the people who supported him, and for the people (Democrat, Independent, Republican, and third . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:49:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220313&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2008-01-04T17:49:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977157393&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace I don't know if you saw CSI:NY last night , but it was a total travesty of information law. The episode portrayed a series of Second Life players involved in a series of assassinations, which CBS . . . Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:56:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977157393&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-25T06:56:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156441&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace In the area around San Diego, an area about twice the size of the city of New Orleans has burned since Sunday .  But folks there -- even the over 20,000 people evacuated to Qualcomm Stadium -- are . . . Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:41:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156441&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-24T10:41:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153167&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Yesterday at Carnegie Hall, J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, beloved headmaster of Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter books, is gay. Entertainment Weekly reports : Responding to . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:47:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153167&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-20T20:47:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152299&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Have you read an article on the Village Voice web site since 1/1/2004?  Then the Feds may be investigating you.  Two executives of Village Voice Media have been arrested for violating grand . . . Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:25:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152299&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-19T20:25:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146611&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace The language is all there in Gay City News, if you have eyes to read it, but for most of the GLBT community, nothing but the exclusion of transgendered protections from Barney Frank's version of the . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146611&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-14T00:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139104&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace The NYTimes reports that the Internet has been completely cut in Burma (Myanmar).  I remember about 15 years ago, when I was one of three engineers running the UNC/Chapel Hill backbone and drop . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:43:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139104&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-10-06T06:43:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106664&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace For me, the drain started with two boilerplate email invites I got from CC Chapman, a co-conspirator in social media.  CC often has his finger on cool new things online, so I immediately clicked . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:43:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106664&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-09-04T21:43:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090095&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Time published an article this week by John Cloud entitled Are We Failing Our Geniuses. In the article he follows a young woman with high intelligence from her held-back life in Texas to a pioneering . . . Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:43:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090095&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-08-18T18:43:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071523&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace As we read that Amnesty International and the Catholic Church are feuding over the issue of supporting abortions for women subject to rape and incest, a friend of mine in Oregon sent out this quote and . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:56:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071523&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-07-31T00:56:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977046762&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace The Bush administration proved today that it is firm in the assertion of the privileges of the Imperial presidency.  While signing statements have castrated the institution of legislation in this . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:26:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977046762&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-07-03T21:26:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977042395&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace An article in Salon this week examines the gay community in MMOs, including the issue of gay marriage in virtual gaming space in Second Life, Lord of the Rings Online, WOW and other games. My name is . . . Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:17:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977042395&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-06-28T19:17:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977032072&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Liberal sources have been circulating a google video of Bush at the G8 apparently drinking a beer.  Bush, a recovering alcoholic who is a teetotaler, says he has not taken a drink since he was 40. . . . Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:44:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977032072&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-06-17T18:44:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977022186&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace It's always a little tricky to report on a news event you've just participated in, but Amnesty International's Irrepressible campaign against Internet censorship just had a conference today . . . Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:46:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977022186&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-06-06T20:46:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020026&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace The world held its breath in 2002 when Daniel Pearl was held by terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan.  The American journalist, accused by terrorists of being a CIA operative, was held for nine days and . . . Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:00:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020026&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-06-04T20:00:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018441&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace [letter sent by email to the editors of Editor & Publisher]  Your capsule of the story on the ISB  is, in my opinion, a classic example of a reporter hiding behind the skirts of the first . . . Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018441&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-06-03T00:47:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977012817&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace A new article in the Spring 2007 edition of Parameters, the US War College quarterly, identifies Qtubism as the root of islamo-fascist terrorism.  I've written about this before but it bears . . . Tue, 29 May 2007 06:37:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977012817&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-05-29T06:37:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977011819&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace This is actually a reprint of a blog article I wrote probably in 2001 or 2002, which I just found buried in the files on my computer.  It's still relevant today, although some of the references . . . Mon, 28 May 2007 08:31:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977011819&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-05-28T08:31:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977007943&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace The Progressive notes that on May 9th, George Bush declared absolute emergency powers for the president:  With scarcely a mention in the mainstream media, President Bush has ordered up a plan for . . . Thu, 24 May 2007 17:04:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977007943&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-05-24T17:04:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998135&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Something is killing thousands upon thousands of seabirds and sea mammals (warning -- these are not easy videos to watch) in southern California.  The state has quarantined shellfish a month early.  . . . Tue, 15 May 2007 05:46:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998135&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-05-15T05:46:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972096&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace This week, the Turkish election crisis went to streets as at least 700,000 Turks supported their secular principles of Turkish rule for about a century. In a turn around from western assumptions, the . . . Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:22:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972096&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-04-30T23:22:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972716&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace My friend Ron sent me email to an article in Livejournal discussing the dismissal of a manager at MIT for lying about having a degree. My response was too long for Livejournal's comment limit, so . . . Tue, 01 May 2007 19:40:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972716&grpId=3659174697244969&nav=Groupspace Shava Nerad 2007-05-01T19:40:30Z