Another thing for my semi-privacy policy to-do list. I'm not naive enough to think privacy is at all possible these days, and the government definitely can identify almost all of us using facial recognition. I'd just as soon though, that not every Tom, Dick, and Larry is able to identify me and my family. If you haven't seen it yet, Facebook's new facial-recognition software … [Read more...] about Opt out of Facebook’s facial-recognition – here’s how
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Nintendo Wii 2 Touchscreen Controller Confirmed [REPORT]
Nintendo already announced it will roll out the next Wii gaming console at the E3 2011 conference in L.A. this week, and now a reliable source confirms much-rumored details of the new Wii’s unique controller, depicted in the graphic mockup above. [From Nintendo Wii 2 Touchscreen Controller Confirmed [REPORT]] I was just about to post about a "new Wii to be announced at E3 in … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wii 2 Touchscreen Controller Confirmed [REPORT]
San Francisco to ban circumcisions?
First, if I were to go on to say that San Francisco is about to outlaw female circumcision, what would your opinion be? Actually, the City by the Bay, as reported by SFGate.com, has received enough signatures on a petition to add a no male circumcision initiative to the November ballot. The proposal would ban male circumcision, with no religious exemptions. Violators would … [Read more...] about San Francisco to ban circumcisions?
Friends Ross has a new baby daughter
I guess that means they're all grown up now. It's a girl for David Schwimmer! The actor-director's wife, photographer Zoe Buckman, delivered their daughter Cleo Buckman Schwimmer on Sunday, May 8 in New York, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. Schwimmer, 44, wed the London-born Buckman, 25, last June after dating since 2007.[From David Schwimmer Welcomes a Daughter : … [Read more...] about Friends Ross has a new baby daughter
New dad anxiety in ‘Knickerbocker’ at the Public Theater NY
Sounds like another in a long list of plays and movies that infantalize men as fathers and caregivers. The anxieties may be real, and the situations humorous, but it seems like we've seen and heard all this before. It makes you wonder if there's any way to make the simple job of being a "good" mom or dad seem more noble than just a domestic cliché. ‘Knickerbocker’ at the … [Read more...] about New dad anxiety in ‘Knickerbocker’ at the Public Theater NY