http://natecooper.net/nate2 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love the beginning of this trailer. I hear the movie is good as well... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/18/2008/charade-trailer This article by the New York Times was on Digg's front page and by now must be common knowledge. The sacrifice of privacy our new president-elect must make will undoubtably be difficult especially since, as this article points out, Obama is as addicted to his smart phone as the rest ... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/18/2008/the-first-laptop-president Now: Three days from now: http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/18/2008/weather-envy Check out this park and landscape in Prague. I have mixed feelings about modernist architecture. It always looks amazing in photography but often is bleak and imposing from the ground level. More recent construction like this, however, re-writes the perspective on a human scale. It looks very functional, almost inviting. ... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/14/2008/modernist-lounging 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Los Angeles, CA ironic sans has a brilliant post featuring Google street views of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (the address for the White House in D.C.) from around the country. Suffice to say the address in each town does not always live up to it's famous counterpart. http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/12/2008/the-other-other-white-house I read with some interest i09's assessment of Clinton era Sci-Fi. Never really thought about it but the 90's did have some great Sci-Fi. The Obama election has to be hugely significant for people of my generation. Specifically those around 30 years of age. The first election I was able ... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/11/2008/change-has-come The passage of Prop 1a is a great opportunity and for me somewhat surprising given this is the first time I’ve voted in a major election outside of California. (As is of course the disappointing passage of Prop 8). The California High Speed Rail Blog has published an excellent list ... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/07/2008/good-job-california-now-get-to-work One of the funniest bits I've seen on there in a while. http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/04/2008/family-guy-visits-ground-zero This brief post from hrrrthrrr sort of sums up my reaction to my first vote (or first three) on the east coast. Here's how voting in Santa Cruz works (at least for my tenure there). You get a little sheet with a tear off on it and a felt tipped marker. ... http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/04/2008/vote-the-machine http://natecooper.net/nate2/11/04/2008/stockton-sucks