Vox’s posts tagged identity

On being quoted in the Guardian...

2008-10-07T12:23:02Z

On Saturday this article came out in the Guardian, quoting lil' old me on the subject of image and identity in the workplace. Read it, you'll find my two cents' worth just before the end. Last but not least, y'see? So I may not be a media mogu...

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Let's redesign the Google logo!

2008-10-04T02:53:27Z

A Pastor stood up once and spoke in my Church, and he said there are three international words that he can use in any country to any congregation. The first one is Hallelujah, the second is Amen, and the last one is Coca-Cola! One thing we know is...

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Vice Presidential Debates

2008-10-02T19:21:55Z

Today I wanted to talk about the comparative treatment of Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in the media. I wanted to make the case that Gwen Ifill has a clear ethical conflict because she stands to profit from the victory of Barack Obama. I was going to...

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i-D on identity.

2008-09-28T23:51:27Z

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Happy Birthday SkyWalker (and me)

2008-09-17T21:08:25Z

SkyWalker turned 4 years old today. I can't quite believe it has been that long. We went to preschool and although I still got the clinging to me hug and the request that I not leave and the sad face, there was no crying. The Princess and I went b...

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EYES ON THE PRIZE, MY FRIEND.

2008-09-05T21:08:05Z

“When you have a sense of your own identity and a vision of where you want to go in your life, you then have the basis for reaching out to the world and going after your dreams for a better life.” —Stedman Graham (b. 1951); speaker, author, ...

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Perception

2008-09-01T19:00:06Z

I can't seem to find my baby. Somehow between last week and today she has disappeared. And in her place is a little girl. She walks everywhere she can. She shakes her head no when she doesn't want something. She's starting to use some signs (she a...

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Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia Depicted Negatively

2008-08-22T03:20:16Z

One of the strengths of cultural anthropologists (as opposed to political scientists or mass media researchers) conducting research in the emerging field of media anthropology is that through their deep relationship with a particular place, partic...

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Project Mulberry

2008-08-19T02:21:37Z

Project Mulberry. Park, Linda Sue. Yearling. 2007. Julia Song and her best friend Patrick are members of Wiggle, a junior farmer's club at school. Together they want to win the state's ribbon for a animal husbandry, but farm animals are in short...

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Becoming the Small Fish

2008-08-15T23:38:23Z

My college theatre department was a very small pond. In a lot of ways, it was like a small, repertory theatre. There was a small group of "regulars" who ended up with parts in just about every production. One of those "regulars" was a freshman...

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Tom Harkins offers ID protection tips to Newsday readers

2008-08-14T19:00:18Z

Sunday's edition of Newsday included a front page article for consumers on how they can protect themselves from identity theft. The article includes advice on what to do to keep your wallet, mail, phone, computer, credit, banking, etc. safe and ou...

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The Banks should do something about this

2008-08-13T20:40:21Z

Why are Financial Institutions not doing more to protect our identities? It seems every day I read About personal information being lost. American National Bank in Colorado recognized the problem and is doing something about it. Identity theft is...

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What are Banks doing for Anti-Phishing?

2008-08-06T21:58:00Z

We have all heard about phishing websites where hackers try to get you to reveal personal information, or emails when it says, for conformation please give us...etc. Here at Secure Identity Systems we are offering banks and financial institution...

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Reuters TV talks to Tom Harkins about largest credit card hack ever exposed

2008-08-13T02:20:59Z

Tom Harkins, CSO of Secure Identity Systems, spoke with Reuters TV to discuss the major identity theft ring that was the focus of much news this week. The theft is being deemed the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever exposed. Eleven peo...

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Looser (not)

2008-07-25T04:41:00Z

if there is a word i hate with passion its Looser ( Urban Dictionary) finally someone put a positive spin on it. i wana see this. and so do you. *Choose not a life of imitation* line from Can's stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers

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interesting weekend

2008-07-21T07:09:33Z

this weekend was unusual and more busy that my usual ones..i did not sleep and flake out in front of the tube, like my usual modus operandi. went out with my office gang and enjoyed watching the most boring movie created in the last year..well th...

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Who you are

2008-07-20T19:48:55Z

"What you are is a question only you can answer." ~ Lois McMaster Bujold

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The Unemployment Diaries

2008-07-19T17:06:54Z

So here I am. Unemployed and subletting a one bedroom from a ditzy art student who's gone to live with her boyfriend, in a neighborhood where my only choice for coffee is 7-11 but my only choice for groceries is Whole Foods. The apartment is deco...

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Protagonist

2008-07-14T00:10:07Z

The documentary, Protagonist takes a creative approach to the pursuit of a better understanding of Greek tragedy and contemporary human tragedy. The official website describes the movie in the following words. PROTAGONIST explores extremism th...

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First Blog...

2008-07-09T18:44:58Z

It certainly seems that I am quite late to the game; the blog world that it is. In thinking of why would I write a blog - more so, why would anyone on this green earth want to read my blog - I can think of only 3 reasons. 1. You are completely b...

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