Ignite Seattle 8 8 02007

Brian Dorsey
Originally uploaded by Randy Stewart

Ignite Seattle! was fun last night.

Highlights to check out once Brian Zug uploads to bliptv...

• An embarrassment of riches - the story of Noonhat - Brian Dorsey


• Make Art Not Content - Scotto Moore


• Hacking Chocolate - Shawn Murphy

Protect America Act

How, during a total fiasco like the Gonzales congressional hearings, do we let the "Protect America Act" get passed?

How many years will it take to get our rights back? Or enough that reasonable paranoia levels fall into the background noise?

Fear, greed, and corruption are dissolving our "union" at a rapid pace. Most of us will be fine, but make no mistake, ever day we move closer to fending for ourselves; eventually it will be a coincidence that we are living in the physical boundaries of "The United States of America".

Pay your taxes and keep your head down. Let Halliburton make their Q3 goals.

Even the most rabid flag wavers will have dropped all nationalistic pride and will have become "The Yankee Tribe" or the "World of Warcraft Tribe" over the "Proud American" crowd.

Domestic ex-pats are less affected, we've already learned the lessons of 9/11, Iraq, and Katrina.

Stoneway Bike Lane Protest Ride

The protest ride yesterday was a lot of fun. A lot of bikers showed up and everybody was friendly. It is a shame that the city caved in to developer's whims, but it's not to late to make a better Fremont happen. Check out SeattleLikesBikes for the details.

I have a few more photos from yesterday, shot with my new telephoto lens. It was hard to get a good perspective on the ride, because everybody was split up among cars in little pockets. It anarchy had broken out, it would have been easier to get a good photo.