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Category Archives: politics
A Small Old-Fashioned American Hero
Its been awhile since I’ve written on the RIAA and ip, but a great story on how ISP’s are resisting the RIAA’s insane plan came across /. this mornin. We can also cast Jerry Scroggin as the everyman hero in … Continue reading
Gay Marriage vs. Civil Unions
Kristen had a nice post on Huckabee’s recent appearance on the Daily Show. I wrote this as a response there, but wanted to publish it here as well. I do so a bit hesitantly, knowing what a charged topic this … Continue reading
EFF vs USA (with a little Kant)
In “Preventing-1984-in-2008” news, the Bush administration and the EFF will be squaring off today. At stake: whether ISPs should be legally accountable for illegally (or “homeland security legally”) passing information to the NSA. Panopticonic issues withstanding, I think this is … Continue reading
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Sure its too easy, but its still funny
I normally don’t waste time with Bush bashing, its sort of like challenging a sixth grader to a steel cage match, but this shit is too funny.
Obama goes to work
As I recently mentioned, I primarily voted for Obama based on his stance toward net neutrality. Obama has decided to appoint our nation’s first Chief Technology Officer. User Voice, a social aggregator, has set up an interesting forum to discuss … Continue reading
Posted in digital-media, internet, ip, net-neutrality, politics, technology, web2.0, writing-tech
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Calling for Five Minutes of Your Time
I just read a disturbing story on how libraries are being pressured away from cooperating with open source project: a concise post, written by Aaron Swartz over at Raw Thought. If you don’t have the time to read the article, … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, books, computers-and-writing, digital-media, ip, politics, productive mess, technology, web2.0
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe…
Way back in the Fall of 07, I decided to vote for Obama based on his policies concerning media and technology, specifically the internet. Obama was the only candidate who opposed private regulation of information–comparing the internet to a public … Continue reading
O.k., now you can say it
The early yesterday, I posted a comment over at mxrk applying the logic of the baseball gods to a premature discussion of victory. Here’s those rules: Do not say the words no hitter after the 4th inning. Do not use … Continue reading
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When Economics Become Espionage
I just came across this story in /. on a new Chinese policy demanding that corporations importing electronics into China provide the government with all source code for their products. The story, of which I’ve heard nothing in our country, … Continue reading
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New Course on Rhetorical Theory [Fake]
I usually leave the political comedy commentary up to others, but I had to share this. Via the Blogora (via 23/6): Biden Debate Training That was a direct quote.