Category: politics

I drank Google's beer, then left

It was the only right (ethical) choice that I had. You see I went down to google’s new york office tonight to see a colleague of mine speak on the future of the internet. I thought it was an open invite without any specific rules as to what I could do with the knowledge that […]

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Public access group challenges Smithsonian over copyrights

Public access group challenges Smithsonian over copyrights: Grabbing pictures of iconic Smithsonian Institution artifacts just got a whole lot easier. Before, if you wanted to get a picture of the Wright Brothers’ plane, you could go to the Smithsonian Images Web site and pay for a print or high-resolution image after clicking through several warnings […]

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Spy Chips

Spy Chips: This book will make you look at every store-bought item you own or debate owning with a curious skepticism that — after reading the book — won’t seem too unwarranted. It was published two years ago (a cheap paperback came out in the fall), but if you’ve yet to explore the fascinating, potentially […]

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Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency

Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency: The directive itself recognizes that each branch is already responsible for directing their own continuity of government procedures. If that’s the case than why does the President need to coordinate these procedures for all of the branches? This is nothing more than a power grab that centralizes […]

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You are the homegrown terrorist threat – Homeland Stupidity

You are the homegrown terrorist threat – Homeland Stupidity: defines terrorism as individuals or groups within the U.S. who engage in criminal activity to promote political or social changes. —– gahhh! all educators are terrorists…. i knew it.

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PistolWimp – Henry Rollins: How I Protest the War

PistolWimp – Henry Rollins: How I Protest the War: Henry Rollins: How I Protest the War ——– an anger that is so huge and so clear!

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Wiki Project Shut Down

Wiki Project Shut Down: is part of the reason why I was tremendously disappointed to read today that his students have lost contact with a group of students across the country when a parent from the out of state class complained. As I said when I left a comment on Ben’s blog, I was disappointed, […]

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Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?

Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?: Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook? —- well does it?

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Think Progress » Exclusive: Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered For VA Tech Students, But Not Troops

Think Progress » Exclusive: Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered For VA Tech Students, But Not Troops: But I find it ironic that the flags were flown at half-staff for the young men and women who were killed at VT yet it is never lowered for the death of a U.S. servicemember. —— i […]

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Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited: From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all —– it really doesn’t take much…

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