Comments for Chronicles of Dissent"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government" -- E. AbbeyComment on Some losses feel unbearable by Rosamond Gianutsos- September 11, 2008 Six years ago on Sept 10, 2002 JGG caught my attention, saying, "I just want to wish you a happy anniversary. Tomorrow, we just aren't going to feel like it." Of course, he was right. Sept. 11, 2008 would have been our 43rd. And feelings well up today for this larger than life person with whom I was fortunate to share my best days, months and years. I would like to take this occasion to thank those of you who have shared your thoughts and tributes. For many of you, our paths still cross. ..http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=797#comment-36990 Comment on Data Dysprotection: breaches reported last week by BlueBerry Pick'n- September 1, 2008 how many datapoints does the corporategovernment US Spy Machine require to create a complete data record of citizens & 'persons of interest' Um... & all those idiots who keep signing up for DNA cataloguing... you really have to wonder if anybody really is taking their Privacy Rights seriously. Then you watch the way the US & international Press covered the militarized beat-down of Privacy & Human Rights peaceful protesters outside the US Democratic National Convention's AT&T-sponsored PR...http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=1061#comment-36895 Comment on Some losses feel unbearable by dissent- September 1, 2008 John's ability to make connections among ideas and research never ceased to astonish me, Mike. Less than a month before he died, I was over at his home and he was offering me books from his library. He held up one book and I hesitated, not seeing the relevance, perhaps, to my interest in the basal ganglia as they pertain to a certain movement disorder of particular interest to me. John looked at me with disappointment. "Don't you see the connection" he asked. I felt like replying, "John,.http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=797#comment-36892 Comment on Some losses feel unbearable by Michael Hutchinson- September 1, 2008 Something has recently come up, the realistic possibility of a definitive treatment for Parkinson's Disease. It's the kind of thing dreamed about 20 years ago when decisions had to be made between a career in Radiology and one in Neurology. John had an absolutely pivotal, 200 millisecond, role in this story. Since many things have been said about his compassion and wit, I offer it here as an example of his astonishingly quick insight. Ten years ago, in early 1998, I had recently diagnosed a..http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=797#comment-36891 |