Monthly Archives: June 2009

Art is the “Right Livelihood”

By Gary Burge | Published: June 26, 2009
As a full-time web developer, with a long eye on becoming a full-time artist, a post on the CreativeLedge blog by an acquaintance, Bob Barancik, made me stop and think a moment. In the post, “The Right Livelihood, Right Now!“, Bob and his co-authors say that the creative professions are better suited to withstand recession [...]
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Man Accused of “Mermaid Harassment”

By Gary Burge | Published: June 26, 2009
Sexual harassment is a serious subject, one to never be made light of. But… I could not help but grin at the headline “Weeki Wachee manager fired, accused of harassing mermaid” that appeared this morning on our Tampa ABC affiliate’s website. From the post: “The state’s investigation began in March after a banquet coordinator, Nancy [...]
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“Buzz Aldrin is So Gangsta”

By Gary Burge | Published: June 26, 2009
“I have two passions: space exploration and hip hop“, says Buzz Aldrin, the pilot of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module on NASA’s first mission to the moon and on July 20, 1969, became the second human to stand on the moon (Neil Armstrong was the first). This video shows Buzz recording “Rocket Experience” with Snoop [...]
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Neda: “The innocent look in her eyes”

By Gary Burge | Published: June 25, 2009
A moving — and chilling BBC interview with Arash Hejazi, the doctor who tried to save Neda Soltan’s life. He is the younger man shown kneeling at her side in the videos of her death on the streets of Tehran. Dr. Hajazi, who said he did not know Neda and was walking from his nearby [...]
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Google Voice Going Public

By Gary Burge | Published: June 25, 2009
The Google Voice team announced a few minutes ago that they have begun sending invitations to people wanting to signup for the phone dispatching and voice mail service. “Invites for Google Voice are going out, and our list is huge, so it will take a while to get though them all. Be patient. Thanks!”— @googlevoice [...]
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Obama on the “Logic” of Public Health Insurance

By Gary Burge | Published: June 23, 2009
QUESTION: Won’t that drive private insurers out of business? THE PRESIDENT: Why would it drive private insurers out of business? If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care, if they tell us that they’re offering a good deal, then why is it that the government — which they say can’t [...]
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  • About Gary Burge

    I am a graying web programmer, techno-activist, romantic idealist, who never quite left the sixties, even though I became quite successful in the Internet space.

    My business philosphy is different now than when I toiled in the bigco world. About a decade ago I experienced a life-altering epiphany: I was sacrificing my personal life and health to feed a corporate monster.

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