Democrats United
Democrats United: Who’s in? “ (Via Michael Bérubé Online.) —— can’t we just buy a nice middle american country and move there and make our own utopia? it would be cheaper and easier…..
Read Morewell at least public citizen is doing good work still
bush secrecy (Via .) this outlines the secrecy measures that the current administration is implementing to stop citizens from knowing what the government is doing….. in a representative democracy or republic, government needs to be accountable to its citizens and to do that, it must be transparent.
Read MoreAmateurs and professionals
Amateurs and professionals: “The distinction between professionals and amateurs is one that’s so familiar today as to seem perfectly natural. Professionals are serious, amateurs are dilettantes; professionals know what they’re doing, and have credentials and training, amateurs don’t; professionals get paid, amateurs are hobbyists. Of course, in a few fields there are exceptions to the […]
Read MoreOpen source’s next frontier
Open source’s next frontier: “ Open-source software, increasingly popular with budget-conscious companies, is beginning to expand into a new area: The lucrative infrastructure-software market dominated by industry giants such as Microsoft. http://news.com.com/Open+sources+next+frontier/2100-7344_3-5460334.html?tag=nefd.pop “ (Via Information Policy.) —– it has never been clear, other than in the sense of ‘if you buy ibm, no one will […]
Read MoreOpen source's next frontier
Open source’s next frontier: “ Open-source software, increasingly popular with budget-conscious companies, is beginning to expand into a new area: The lucrative infrastructure-software market dominated by industry giants such as Microsoft. http://news.com.com/Open+sources+next+frontier/2100-7344_3-5460334.html?tag=nefd.pop “ (Via Information Policy.) —– it has never been clear, other than in the sense of ‘if you buy ibm, no one will […]
Read MoreBloglines Broken (Not Anymore)
Bloglines Broken (Not Anymore): “ Like many others, I use Bloglines RSS Reader to both read RSS feeds and provide a blogroll for my blog. Well, the mobile version is now having errors, with seemingly someone forgetting to close a tag: An error occured: Traceback (innermost last): File “cgi.c”, line 1391, in cgi_display() File “csparse.c”, […]
Read MoreThe great Social Security swindle
The great Social Security swindle: “”You’re thinking of this place all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money’s not here. Your money’s in Joe’s house . . .(to one of the men) . . . right next to yours. And in the Kennedy house, and Mrs. Macklin’s house, and […]
Read MoreU.S. Forces Using Chemical Weapons On Civilians In Fallujah
U.S. Forces Using Chemical Weapons On Civilians In Fallujah: “ ‘Unusual Weapons’ Used in Fallujah By Dahr Jamail for Common Dreams. The U.S. military has used poison gas and other non-conventional weapons against civilians in Fallujah, eyewitnesses report.. ”Poisonous gases have been used in Fallujah,” 35-year-old trader from Fallujah Abu Hammad told IPS. ”They used […]
Read Moreagainst derrida.
Butterflies and Wheels Article: “” (Via .) ——– i’m no fan of derrida, never have been. But here is my issue, Leiter says that Derrida strikes out in American philosophy, etc.(traditional analytic philosophy) This might be true, but from my perspective…. most of what passes for philosophy from leiter’s geographically defined schools generally should not […]
Read Moremanaging iraq
The New Yorker: “” —– there is nothing a bit of kindness can’t kill
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