Daily Archives: May 18, 2006

Welcome to Houston. Need some directions?

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

According to a Mapquest survey, Houston is tough to navigate. Houston’s grid is jumbled and inconsistent. In the Heights, streets are numbered, but without reason numbers turn to letters. In downtown, street names change without clear definition. Gray and Alabama … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WiFi chatting and bidding

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Mayor White had his chat about the city’s WiFi plans last night. Mayor White, who is in no danger of setting speed records, nonetheless gamely manned the laptop and personally answered dozens of questions from some of the 650 people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The TPBBEPPM

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the Texas Push-Button Bureaucracy-Eliminating Paper-Pusher Massacre, also known as the great Texas Health and Human Services Commission privatization scam. The article the describes it does a nice job on the history and current status of this fiasco. Link via … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Second fundraiser showing of “The Big Buy” in Houston

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I mentioned before that there will be a fundraiser showing of The Big Buy this Friday at 7 PM at the Angelika Theater downtown. That showing is sold out, so there will be a second one immediately following, at 9 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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