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Richard III

By |2014-08-13T17:03:12-07:00August 13, 2014|osf, plays|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Richard III by William Shakespeare Rarely is an evening so thoroughly wrecked by the technology and crafts as is this production of Richard III.  The new sound system in the outdoor theater made Richard inaudible to me in Row AA, Seat 5, while people on both sides of me had no problem hearing.  Just weird. And a phenomenon widespread throughout the theater.  More importantly, though, the decision to mic the actors is a huge mistake.  The actors seemed to back off from expressing emotion as if overmodulation of the sound system required a muting of [...]

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Brendan Eich Had to Go

By |2014-04-03T16:42:56-07:00April 3, 2014|philippic|

Mozilla's press release announcing Brendan Eich as its CEO is gone Mozilla did good today in obtaining the resignation of its newly appointed CEO, Brendan Eich. Eich gave financial support to the anti-equality Prop 8 five years ago.  His belief that is okay to deny equal legal rights to gay and lesbian people makes him someone I would not want to work for or give my money to as a business. His continued blindness in 2014 to the issue of equal rights is what made his removal from Mozilla essential.  In a March 26th blog post about "Inclusiveness [...]

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My tweets

By |2014-03-25T12:02:00-07:00March 25, 2014|twitter, Uncategorized|

Mon, 14:55: Folks who ask me for computer help: this is NOT a Drill! If you're still running XP, upgrade or unplug by April 8. http://t.co/uSx7Cjy70T Mon, 18:22: Mondays are for date night and the best Manhattans in The City. (@ Eureka Restaurant & Lounge) on #Yelp http://t.co/xJ26beeAYc Mon, 18:24: Come before. 7 Sun- Thu for happy hour. (@ Eureka Restaurant & Lounge) on #Yelp http://t.co/HVhGSbLzdf

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My tweets

By |2014-02-27T12:02:00-08:00February 27, 2014|twitter, Uncategorized|

Wed, 17:05: Vote to make this nominee the BEST Romantic Restaurant. Eureka: http://t.co/Iy5JBQhRFh Wed, 17:06: Vote to make this nominee the BEST Waterfront Dining. Forbes Island: http://t.co/jX1J8qjt1f

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The Tempest

By |2014-03-29T12:23:48-07:00February 23, 2014|osf, plays, Uncategorized|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalThe Tempest by William Shakespeare Director Tony Taccone should be ashamed.  This Tempest not only lacked insight and sharpness, my group of friends was struggling at intermission to recall a more juvenile, poorly executed production.  Most of us went back to junior high school to match the feel of the opening night evening.  What a disappointment. The Tempest fails in the same way as last year's Lear.  In Lear, the true goodness of Cordelia was not communicated to the audience so the father's spurning of his rebellious teenage daughter seemed reasonable and not the [...]

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Giving Protest a Bad Name

By |2013-12-10T11:59:00-08:00December 10, 2013|philippic, Uncategorized|

photo: Gawker.comYesterday's protest against the Google bus is a very odd thing. Providing transportation to your employees without even asking for public funding strikes me as a very Good Citizen thing to do.  You're taking cars off the road and providing a benefit to your employees. What's not to like? What's not to applaud? Sure, the buses use MUNI bus stops. And, I have had words with a Google driver who sat texting in a bus zone after unloading passengers when a MUNI bus was approaching.  I agree that Google should carefully share the bus stops with the public busses. [...]

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