Posted by on 09 Feb 2009 by
Rena in
Citizenship & Empowerment,
Geekery
This morning I got a phone call from an activist friend because her Internet service provider was not letting her send out emails to 200 addresses at a time from within her own personal email account.
Um, yeah they do that, because, as far as they are concerned you are spamming! They really don’t care if you have a coffee-stained… Read the rest
Posted by on 06 Feb 2009 by
Rena in
Geekery,
war
Well, it’s good to know that the phishers are keeping up with world events.
I think.
Hi,
I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to
you before now. My name is Sgt. Denzel Woods of the 1st Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq,
which is
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Posted by on 21 Jan 2009 by
Rena in
Just life,
Netroots,
Oklahoma
Wow, very cool. It really is an honor, just to be considered… of course I’d like to win it too!
Voting open to Okie bloggers. Please take time to visit and read all the nominees. It’s great that we have so many compelling voices, that the Internet allows us to share them with each other so readily, and that… Read the rest
Posted by on 15 Dec 2008 by
Rena in
Geekery,
Just life
Sites I have bookmarked for those times when I need to distract or hearten myself, such as days when, say, the whole world laughs at the American President for getting shoes lobbed at his head during a surprise visit to the country he invaded and destroyed.
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Posted by on 27 Nov 2008 by
Rena in
Geekery,
Just life,
Netroots
I started blogging on Thanksgiving weekend in 2003. I was inspired by an Oklahoma blog I started reading shortly after moving to the state in January. That blog: JMBzine and its owner is now a friend and colleague of mine in several social service and political projects.
Of course, I have blogged very sporatically, and using at least five… Read the rest
Posted by on 20 Sep 2008 by
Rena in
Netroots,
Politics and Government
Transcript in this Daily Kos diary, along with the day-long discussion about getting it on the air in swing states. Truthandhope.org has been helping such grassroots video work get the production assistance and funding to be seen nationally, and they are hoping to do the same for this one (per comments in the links diary).
Naturally, tv… Read the rest
Posted by on 19 Sep 2008 by
Rena in
Geekery,
Netroots,
Politics and Government
I get most of my news about the upcoming election from blogs (as I get most of my news in general). Here are the ones I follow most closely for information and analysis of the campaigns, media coverage and polls. (No particular order, but my top recommendations for those with limited time are indicated with *.)
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Posted by on 08 Sep 2008 by
Rena in
Oklahoma
Yesterday evening I Twittered as I browsed through some Oklahoma sites:
- peacearena: Continuing the Sunday stroll through online Oklahoma: Chaz moves Dustbury.com to WordPress! http://www.dustbury.com/
- peacearena: Lots of crazy anti-Obama posts on OKC Craigslist/pol http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pol/
- peacearena: Work on rebuilding the Rock Cafe on Rt. 66 is coming along. Hurrah! http://tinyurl.com/59whek
I’ve decided to do this regularly.… Read the rest
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