March 2007

Day 573: OpenSource Mapping Tools On The Web

March 24, 2007

Or what Maitri has been putzing with when not working, reading or blogging. FYI, this post is not an exercise in geekery; it involves free visual mapping tools that anyone at any level of computer expertise can get around, learning a new skill and helping your community and you understand your particular space and its [...]

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Day 572: New Gentilly Warriors Blog

March 23, 2007

My colleague and friend, Denise McConduit is a local children’s writer and also authors the Times-Picayune’s new Gentilly Warriors column. She was recently forwarded a note by Norm Whitley, Gentilly resident and UNO faculty member, on an armed robbery that took place at 4731 Music St. New Orleans, LA* with the comment, “Wouldn’t it be [...]

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March 23, 2007

Can someone please point me to the actual congressional text and context in which one congressman said, “Katrina returnees will have to do community service for their reimbursements” and another piped up, “Would you have asked the same of 9/11 survivors?” There is so much going on in LegislativeLand and my head that I can’t [...]

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Day 570: Jindal & New Orleans Public Housing

March 21, 2007

Bayou Buzz reports: Congressman Bobby Jindal has authored a motion to a bill that deals with the controversial “right to return” issue that could have interesting political significance and even legal implications as his race for Governor ramps up. Specifically, his motion denies the right of return to public housing for individuals who “have been [...]

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Day 570: Of Chickens And Malaise

March 21, 2007

CDC – Current Influenza Activity What are the most common symptoms of the latest cold virus in New Orleans, and how long does this blasted thing last? This is my fourth day of being Woozy McCough’n’Splat and, aside from the well-rested body, the head still feels like a balloon filled with helium and phlegm. Between [...]

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Day 570: Metzgar On Blanco

March 21, 2007

Emily Metzgar credits Governor Kathleen Blanco for her graceful exit from re-election. As someone who purposely refrained from casting a vote in the Blanco-Jindal election, this is the proudest I’ve been of our governor. Update: Proud papa Oyster also weighs in. Tweet

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Day 569: NOLA Bloggers Make/In The News

March 20, 2007

* Adrastos: “WWLTV.com is reporting that the purpose of Governor Meemaw’s hastily scheduled speech slated for 6 PM tonight will be to announce that she is NOT running for re-election.” Can it be true? Will Blanco step away from a re-election bid? And make room for … Mitch Landrieu … or … *dream* John Breaux? [...]

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Day 569: RIAA Rumblings

March 20, 2007

David Byrne To Music Labels: Less Makeup, More Content In a SXSW speech entitled Record Companies Who Needs Them?, David Byrne “offered a slide show that predicated digital sales would outstrip CD sales by 2012″ and stated that “the royalty rate is essentially the same with an iTunes sale.” “There’s no manufacturing or distribution costs,” Byrne [...]

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Day 569: Retractions All Around

March 20, 2007

Some good … Allstate to reinstate policies Customers will now be reinstated retroactively to the day their coverage was terminated, and Allstate is required to reimburse customers if they were forced to buy other insurance while they were waiting to be reinstated. … People who received cancellation notices from Allstate should send to the company [...]

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Day 569: Strange Loop

March 20, 2007

Wired interviews Indiana’s own Douglas Hofstadter on his upcoming book I Am a Strange Loop. This time I’m only trying to figure out “What am I?” … Thirty years ago, I didn’t distinguish between modeling the human mind and making smarter machines. After I realized this crucial difference, I focused exclusively on using computer models [...]

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