http://www.metafilter.com/tags/burbclaves Posts tagged with 'burbclaves' at MetaFilter. Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:44:45 -0800 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:44:45 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/42600/Bridges%2DBoundaries%2Dand%2DBurbs On the way to work today, I heard an advertisement for "<a href="http://www.isinvestments.com/docs/MilwaukeeRidge42205.mov">the nation's first ever sex-offender-free subdivision</a>" (link to mov). Milwaukee Ridge, the brainchild of <a href="http://www.isinvestments.com/">I&amp;S Investments</a>, will be located on the outskirts of Lubbock, Texas, and offer "the best features of a family-friendly lifestyle," including "<a href="http://www.nbc4i.com/family/4572696/detail.html">background checks on adults buying homes and juveniles expected to live in the homes</a>." I can't help but think of Stephenson's <a href="http://www.metaweb.com/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Burbclaves">burbclaves</a>. When, if ever, does the definition of a private community become a public concern? tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.42600 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:44:45 -0800 america burbclaves community home lifestyle milwaukee texas rush