Comments on: Chapter 10 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/ An annotated version of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Fri, 07 May 2010 01:01:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-298 MsBlairRose Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:39 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-298 According to "Earth-Easy," the benefits of LED lightbulbs include that they are "long lasting, durable, cool, mercury free, more efficient, and cost-effective" They also provide "light for remote areas." For more information, visit http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm#led According to “Earth-Easy,” the benefits of LED lightbulbs include that they are “long lasting, durable, cool, mercury free, more efficient, and cost-effective” They also provide “light for remote areas.” For more information, visit http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm#led

]]> By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-297 MsBlairRose Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:53:49 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-297 For more details on Ocean Beach, visit the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy: http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/ocean-beach.html For more details on Ocean Beach, visit the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy: http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/ocean-beach.html

]]> By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-296 MsBlairRose Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:52:23 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-296 Ocean Beach is indeed "way out past Golden Gate Park." Here's a map for your reference: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&ie=UTF-8&q=ocean+beach+san+francisco+ca&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=14730513978262927510&li=lmd Ocean Beach is indeed “way out past Golden Gate Park.” Here’s a map for your reference: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&ie=UTF-8&q=ocean+beach+san+francisco+ca&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=14730513978262927510&li=lmd

]]> By: SJBolling http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-252 SJBolling Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:39:42 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-252 <a href="http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/20/2019/5VG4D00Z/sutro-baths-san-francisco.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/20/2019/5VG4D00Z/sutro-baths-san-francisco.jpg" border="0"</a>

]]> By: vale307 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-247 vale307 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:52:50 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-247 Some (shameful) statistics from: http://www.mediastudy.com/articles/incarceration.html According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, African Americans make up 13% of illicit drug users in the United States. However, according to the Sentencing Project, a policy research institute funded in part by the Department of Justice, African Americans constitute 35% of all arrests for drug possession, 55% of all drug possession convictions and a whopping 74% of people sentenced to jail for drug possession. White people, by comparison, make up 74% of illicit drug users but roughly account for only one fifth of those serving jail time for drug possession. Put simply, this means that if a white man in Amherst and a Black man in Buffalo both personally consume illicit drugs, the Black man is over 20 times more likley to wind up in jail." Some (shameful) statistics from: http://www.mediastudy.com/articles/incarceration.html

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, African Americans make up 13% of illicit drug users in the United States. However, according to the Sentencing Project, a policy research institute funded in part by the Department of Justice, African Americans constitute 35% of all arrests for drug possession, 55% of all drug possession convictions and a whopping 74% of people sentenced to jail for drug possession. White people, by comparison, make up 74% of illicit drug users but roughly account for only one fifth of those serving jail time for drug possession. Put simply, this means that if a white man in Amherst and a Black man in Buffalo both personally consume illicit drugs, the Black man is over 20 times more likley to wind up in jail.”

]]> By: Lee Howard http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-234 Lee Howard Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:45:06 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-234 Bird-window collisions are more likely to occur from sunrise to 1 p.m., and about a quarter of all bird species have been reported to have rammed into windows. There are no studies about birds that might fly into a window over and over again, but one major study indicated that clear windows and reflective windows are most likely to lead to bird strikes. See http://www.windowcollisions.info/public/klem_collisions_1989.pdf Bird-window collisions are more likely to occur from sunrise to 1 p.m., and about a quarter of all bird species have been reported to have rammed into windows. There are no studies about birds that might fly into a window over and over again, but one major study indicated that clear windows and reflective windows are most likely to lead to bird strikes. See http://www.windowcollisions.info/public/klem_collisions_1989.pdf

]]> By: tiptoe http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-233 tiptoe Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:28:24 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-233 Anchor Steam Beer is brewed in San Francisco by the Anchor Brewing Company. “Steam” became a generic name for beer made on the West Coast under primitive conditions more than a century ago. No one knows for sure why. For information, go to http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/ Anchor Steam Beer is brewed in San Francisco by the Anchor Brewing Company. “Steam” became a generic name for beer made on the West Coast under primitive conditions more than a century ago. No one knows for sure why. For information, go to http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/

]]> By: tiptoe http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-232 tiptoe Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:27:39 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-232 Anchor Steam Beer is brewed in San Francisco by the Anchor Brewing Company. "Steam" became a generic name for beer made on the West Coast under primitive conditions more than a century ago. No one knows for sure why. For information, go to http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/ Anchor Steam Beer is brewed in San Francisco by the Anchor Brewing Company. “Steam” became a generic name for beer made on the West Coast under primitive conditions more than a century ago. No one knows for sure why. For information, go to http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/

]]> By: tiptoe http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-231 tiptoe Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:23:28 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-231 Hash brownies are not made from hashish, but from marijuana, according to several sources, including the Urban Dictionary. For details, go to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hash%20brownies Hash brownies are not made from hashish, but from marijuana, according to several sources, including the Urban Dictionary. For details, go to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hash%20brownies

]]> By: tiptoe http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-10/#comment-230 tiptoe Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:04:15 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=30#comment-230 Seal Rocks, as it is rightfully called, does just out of the sea on the north side of Ocean Beach near San Francisco. The rocky island gets its name from the sea lions that used to congregate there. For more, including a photo, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_Rocks_(San_Francisco,_California) Seal Rocks, as it is rightfully called, does just out of the sea on the north side of Ocean Beach near San Francisco. The rocky island gets its name from the sea lions that used to congregate there. For more, including a photo, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_Rocks_(San_Francisco,_California)

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