Dangerous Ideas

I recently received this mailing from RAWA and thought I’d share:

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Here’s a great holiday recipe: Take one kernel hacker, one red dress, and the Honeywell H316 Kitchen Computer. Mix well, then roll out with a rolling pin. Take picutres and put on the Web. Serves millions!

Check out this photo essay of my friend Val and the Kitchen Computer at the Computer History Museum!

I had hoped to have my blog up by the time my friends and fellow members of CJWP arrived in Hong Kong, but I’ve only managed to get it up now that they’re on their way back. Not that I could add much to what they (and others who went with the Bay Area WT-NO contingent) have already written about the Hong Kong WTO meeting. The posts there are great. A lot of CJWPers have friend and relatives in Hong Kong, so it’s interesting to hear not just activist accounts, but also see how Hong Kong residents feel about this.