This news story from 2006 alerted me to a war I didn’t know anybody was fighting: the liberation of Karen State from Myanmar. The KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army) and KNU (Karen National Union) have been fighting for independence since the British left Burma (Myanmar) in 1948. What do you get a 51-year old rebel [...]

Posted January 4, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Dispatches. Tags: Burma, independence, Karen National Liberation Army, Karen National Union, KNL, KNLA, liberation, movement, Myanmar, revolution. Be the first one.

Michael Pratt asked me recently:
Do you still use your treadmill desk? Do you continue to find it beneficial? I love the idea of these things, but worry a little that I might tire of it in practice, or that it might be difficult to work at it for long periods.
It may seem a perfect opportunity [...]

Posted September 18, 2008 by Casey
Categories: Technology, Warren. Tags: computer desk, desk, exercise, health, movement, treadmill, treadmill desk, walking, walking desk. 2 Comments.

currugated_film’s photo of graffitti in Oaxaca. The caption at Flickr notes that the text to the right says “the solution is in your hands, the rocks are on the ground.”
graffiti, movement, populist, rocks, solution

Posted October 21, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Photoblog, Politics & Controversy. Tags: graffiti, movement, populist, rocks, solution. Be the first one.

I used to have a stand-up desk at work. Then that got replaced by a pair of standup workstations above a more normal desk. Then I moved offices and switched roles from sysadmin to programmer and got the most normal desk ever.
Then, in January 2005, I heard an NPR story about Dr. Jim Levine’s study [...]

Posted January 30, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Warren. Tags: computer desk, desk, Dr. James Levine, Dr. Jim Levine, Dr. Joe Stirt, exercise, health, movement, treadmill, treadmill desk, walking, walking desk. 23 Comments.