October 2008
54 posts
WatchRe: Software Licenses, BSD vs. GPL
None Pizza, Beef Left. →
HILARIOUS.
'Digital Dark Age' may doom some data →
Oh god this is so true. I’m reminded of so many types of files that are now obsolete: wordperfect, dbase4, arj, arc… and all those floppy disks that just went “bad.”
Fearful Elephants Would Sooner Starve Than Cross... →
Cox Unveils Wireless Plans to Keep Telcos on the... →
I can has wireless broadband from a cable company?! Someday.
Revision3 Makes Layoffs, as Does Smashface →
Revision3’s new take on advertising (pre-roll announcements, mid-show advertisments) has been really annoying but I’m surprised that they had to make such deep cuts.
I have stopped watching Diggnation after watching the level of product placement and advertising become almost offensive.
EpicFU started getting on my nerves with the mid-show advertising, which I hope will no longer...
DMCA: Ten Years of Unintended Consequences →
Technology could have evolved so much faster without the DMCA.
District Court Holds that Running Hash Values on... →
Accessing a computer to hash files requires a search warrant.
So When Will Banks Give Loans? →
Chase plans to use $25B in federal funding to buy other banks, instead of making more loans like the federal government said they money was to be used for.
No Idea and Imprint present: THE FEST 7 Comp... →
One year, I’ll make it out to see THE FEST… in the meantime, I’ll settle for a free comp download.
Watch Out - Undead TVs! →
After the transition to digital tv next year, don’t throw away your old tv!
What the McCain-Obama "Debates" Should Have Been... →
This is a great op-ed piece on the Nader-Baldwin debate that took place on October 23, 2008. Although I am disappointed that Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney were unable to participate, I wholeheartedly support any debate that is open to any serious candidate for President. Real debates allow the general population to make a more informed choice on election day as well as bring up issues that are...
AIG Has Used Much of Its $123 Billion Bailout Loan →
It appears that the largest government bailout in history may not be enough to keep AIG from closing shop.
Greenspan shocked at failure of free markets →
At least Greenspan admitted that he was wrong to believe the markets would police themselves. I still don’t understand why many believe deregulation is going a good thing when regulations were enacted for very good reasons in the first place.
ARE YOU LIVING IN THE CONSTITUTION FREE ZONE? →
2/3 of the US population lives within 100 miles of the border where the federal government claims they can stop and search anyone anytime.
Socialists: Obama no socialist →
Let me echo this, Barack Obama is NOT a socialist. He is indeed a moderate Democrat. He is not a socialist. Lesson over.
Canseco regrets naming names in his book about... →
The only people that like narcs are pigs.
AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska funded Palin kids' travel →
I expect to hear more about Palin’s loose ethics as election day comes closer. The citizens of Alaska should feel swindled, I know that I would.
WatchUnderstanding Real America in Wasilla
CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos →
George W. Bush, himself, authorized the use of torture. We should not allow this to go unnoticed or even unpunished.
WatchFlying Pig
Stricter regulation of business sought, Americans... →
I for one have been demanding regulation and oversight for years; our current economic situation could have been avoided.
Wal-Mart closes unionized Canada center →
What is Wal-Mart so afraid of? Oh yeah, that’s right- unions might demand equal wages for women, put an end to forced off the clock labor and maybe even adequate healthcare.
The LCV's 2008 National Environmental Scorecard →
How do your representatives rate on environmental issues?
EEF Challenges Telco Immunity in Court →
Retroactive Telecom Immunity is Unconstitutional! Thank you EFF for fighting for our rights.
Did PBS bury controversial torture documentary... →
Re: The Answer, It sure looks like it.
Ohio Will Hold a One-Candidate Congressional... →
Excuse me but a one-candidate election is not something that happens in a functional democracy. Fail!
WatchThe Remnants (preview)
AT&T Turns to Retail Channels for U-Verse →
Dear AT&T,
I can’t say thanks enough for price gouging me on wireless service, really, thanks. I am writing to tell you how impressed I am with your ability to spend my hard earned money on so many important things. When I actually leave my house, I want to see your products at more places I frequent. I for one exclusively shop at Wal-Mart for broadband and can’t wait to see...
Exposing the Bi-Partisan Myth of Clean Coal →
There is no such thing as clean coal, it simply doesn’t exist. There is no excuse for us to not push for renewable energy instead.
The Beginning of the End of Cigarettes for Sale in... →
I support San Francisco’s move to make it illegal for pharmacies to sell cigarettes. I find it odd that these companies sell an idea of health while selling cancer in packs of twenty. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said, “Pharmacies should be places where people go to get better, not where people go to get cancer.” I completely agree.
Protesting nuns branded terrorists →
Just look at what we have become. American citizens that commit crimes are being branded terrorists and handed stiffer sentences then they normally would have received. Clearly, anti-terrorism laws are being used domestically to quiet dissent.
Supreme Court opens term with cigarette marketing... →
While the FTC should have gone further to protect consumers, ultimately it’s the tobacco companies that mislead consumers into believing light and ultra-light cigarettes were less harmful. Studies have shown that light cigarettes can contain as much, if not more, nicotine than regular “full flavor” products. The tobacco companies knew about this and purposely mislead the FTC...
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down →
Mother’s cookies were my favorite growing up.
WatchRVScene 2008
The Steakhouse Incident →
