Open Government

Oh, yells yeah: A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency. […] The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails. The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract… Continue reading Open Government

Let’s Try This Theme

OK, I’ve updated to a new theme. I’m going to give it a try for a while, to see if I like it. (I do like the liberal use of FamFamFam’s Silk icons, though!) We’ll see how I feel about it in a few days… but in the meantime, enjoy it!

So Much for my “Upgrade” Path

There’s been a major change in my plans to eventually “upgrade” to a 64-bit OS (probably the 64-bit version of Windows 7). Namely, the idea that it could be an “upgrade” at all. There apparently is no upgrade path from any Windows 32-bit edition to any Windows 64-bit edition. If you’re going to make the… Continue reading So Much for my “Upgrade” Path