About Gary Burge
I am an experieced 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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Category Archives: Politics
Iran Protest Poster
Using obamacon.met, I created this Iran Protest Poster. The original photograph of the man making the victory sign is by Farhad Rajabili.
The Whole World is Watching You
I’ve seen this before…in 1968 in Chicago, during the Democratic Convention when Chicago Mayor Richard Daley ordered Chicago police to break up anti-war demonstrations. Police beat hundreds of protestors. There is no way to embed BBC videos, but here is the link: protest video. A culture that beats its children is doomed to failure.
Zipcode Maps
I’ve been working with a client on a political activism website, sort of a “Facebook for Voters”. One feature of the website is mashups with political webservices such as those provided by Project Vote Smart to show candidates and incumbants for whom the website visitor can vote. An obvious requirement is to know where the [...]
Buchanan: McCain Flies Jet Under Golden Gate Bridge
Republican columnist Patrick Buchanan says John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin is a gamble that will likely win him the election and “shape the future of the United States”. (see McCain Pick is Paying Off Big Time). In fact, Buchanan said McCain’s selection of Palin was “comparable to the 72-year-old ex-fighter pilot knocking back two [...]
Zero
I wanted to watch Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech tonight. I tuned in my browser to CNN’s excellent convention coverage. I listened and watched for an hour as the rhetoric became more and more harsh. I wanted to give Gov. Palen the same opportunity to talk to me as the Democrats had last week. But the [...]
Obama on the “Logic” of Public Health Insurance