John Biggs // I write for the New York Times, CrunchGear, TechCrunch.com, InSync, USA Weekend, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Money and a number of other outlets on technology and wristwatches. I am the former editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.com. I live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
It's been a long time since I was in high school, but I still remember what it was like to be young, and chafing under what seemed like arbitrary and capricious rules set down by school authorities.
So in solidarity with the students of Danvers High, and on my own initiative, I took about five seconds and sent an email to Principal Thomas Murray ( murray@danvers.org ), Assistant Principal Mark Strout ( strout@danvers.org ), Assistant Principal Cornelia Varoudakis ( cvaroudakis@danvers.org ), and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lisa Dana ( dana@danvers.org ). All of these addresses are publicly available on the Danvers High School website.
My subject line said (in full), "meep." The body said (in full), "Meep."
Yesterday I received a reply email from Assistant Principal Mark Strout, which said (in full) "Your E-mail has been forwarded to the Danvers Police Department."
Nonsense like Lady Gaga traipsing around in a fetishy, Manga/Fifth Element/Alien/Matrix mashup will not change the world, it won’t cure your Aunt’s cancer, and it won’t find you a job at NASA. It won’t even teach you the basics of synchronized line dancing.
