Politics

The evil stupid rule.

Google continues to make changes to Google News that are of no real benefit. They do it in order to satisfy news sources and generate revenue. But the point of a service like Google News is *not* to benefit news sources but to benefit the readers who wish to choose […]

Google News is now irrelevant – Moving to Good Noows

Thu July 01, 2010 in General / Movies / Personal / Politics / sports tagged cable / eye candy / Facebook / google / myyahoo / news bites / news sources / Noows / RSS / sports / technology (updated 5044 days ago)

I was reading Slashdot this morning and ran across a link to a story about the Internet instability last week caused by minor bugs in two routers that propagated across the planet in something like 30 seconds. While the story itself is interesting (a good read if you’re into how […]

The Internet needs no bailout

Sun February 22, 2009 in Open Source / Politics / Security / Software Development tagged bailout / internet instability / open protocols / Open Source / proprietary solutions / renesys / routers / software implementation

Wow. This is interesting. I found a comparison of the whitehouse.gov’s robots.txt file from the Bush administration vs. Obama’s. Looks like the new administration is a little less paranoid. Well, at least at the start of the administration. Let’s hope it stays that way. Related posts No related posts.

A good sign: Obama’s robots.txt file

Thu January 22, 2009 in Politics tagged bush administration / obama / robots / whitehouse

I found an interesting story online about a producer at CNN who got canned for blogging – mostly about stuff that didn’t pull the corporate line. It’s interesting to read from my point of view because it mirrors (to an extent) the pitiful way in which Dell treated its employees […]

Big media (along with corporate stupidity) must die, die, die.

Thu February 21, 2008 in General / Personal / Politics / TV / Writing tagged dell / graphics

I've been hearing quite a bit about Michael Vick being charged with dogfighting. It's disgusting to think anyone would allow such a thing to happen. It's cruelty beyond belief. It's barbaric. For his actions, Michael Vick should be banned from the priviledge of playing sport for money. Permanently. Now I […]

Boycott the NFL (Vick) and NBA (Marbury): Dogfighting is ...

Wed August 22, 2007 in General / Personal / Politics / sports (updated 6091 days ago)

Watching the Democratic debate tonight, I listened when the candidates talked about how to cut the deficit. Several of the candidates talked about how to work on helping education. They also talked, of course, about the cost of the war. And I had a little thought. So I looked up […]

A simple calculation

Sun June 03, 2007 in Politics tagged Education

If you’re interested in the whole copyright law issue that seems to be the backbone (or spineless) matter for the DMCA, you gotta watch this little 10 minutes video. It’s called “A Fair(y) Use Tale”. It explains it all. With a chuckle. Just don’t try to follow the scenes. Just […]

What is fair use (or how I laughed at the ...

Mon May 21, 2007 in Art and Graphics / Education / Politics / TV / Video tagged Video (updated 6186 days ago)

I have a tool I wrote called MuseSig that appends random quotes to my email signature. I saw one today that I particularly like: Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. Nor, are they likely to end up with […]

A favorite quote from Benjamin Franklin

Thu February 22, 2007 in General / Politics / Writing tagged ximba (updated 6273 days ago)

See: Save the Internet : Fighting for Internet Freedom If you haven’t done so yet, you need to go to this site and sign the petitions. Remember that this is a non-partisan effort. You can also sign the petition at MoveOn.org. The Internet is one of the most equalizing aspects […]

Fighting for Internet Freedom: Moby, REM, Indigo Girls, Dixie ...

Fri May 19, 2006 in Politics tagged Video (updated 6552 days ago)

Kerry just conceded the election. I’ve lost hope for this country. Neo-conservative views abound, and all that will do is lead to the same problems they have in the Balkans, in the Middle East, and Africa. I’m ashamed of my country and am no longer proud to be called an […]

The end is nigh.

Wed November 03, 2004 in General / Politics tagged Lost

My daughter taught us a new slang term the other day: The Hoodlands. That’s the nickname the kids have given to the area we live in, known more commonly as The Woodlands which is a northern Houston suburb. I’m not clear on why the kids call it that, though my […]

Hiding in the Hoodlands

Sat October 30, 2004 in Politics tagged Video (updated 7118 days ago)

It’s hard to believe that there are any undecided voters left in the U.S. To not know who you believe would make the best president is to not be passionate about life itself. While I can’t side with Republican ideals, I do believe they are passionate about what they believe […]