Via Slashdot, I saw a story about Richard Stallman convincing Cuba to adopt Linux. Linux companies and Linux advocates have been struggling against a reputation as mere software Communism – good thing Open Source Software’s strongest “advocate” (RMS) has gone…
…Or so a certain New York state senator apparently believes, as NYC residents apparently can’t be trusted to cross the street while listening to an iPod without getting all squishified ala the Frogger cabinet in that one Seinfeld episode. Sounds…
John Street, political philosopher and student of history claimed last week that the Iraq war is a contributing factor in the frustrating increase in gun violence and homicides on the streets of the city. That’s nice, John. It couldn’t possibly…
I agree with WIRED: earth to Safety Nazis – life is “distracting”; get over it already!
I’ve had time to mull over the implications of my previous post on technological solutions to what ails journalism and have come to the conclusion that a solution based on high technology would ultimately fail for the same reason that…
Tycho over at Penny Arcade pointed out a trailer for a forthcoming scaremongering “vidjyo games is the DEVvill!” “documentary” called (are you ready for this?) “Moral Kombat”. Utterly irresponsible and disgusting, in the span of two short minutes this trailer…
The diarists over at RedState have pointed out that Dianne Feinstein Hates You And Everyone You Care About, or, in other words, The Federal Law Making Pseudoephedrine An OTC Drug Is Cosmically Stupid. To wit: I don’t know what I…
Cathy Young, commenting on a New York Times piece concerning the rise of “fat studies” (like “women’s studies”, “gay studies”, etc.) on campus, notes the idiocy of such a pursuit in devastating fashion: Maybe the next frontier in the academic…
I’ve been trying to process the election for the last two days and have come to the following simple conclusion: man, that sucked. I’ve tried to be sanguine and have succeeded at points, but the more the Dems open their…
Glenn Reynolds and Radley Balko took issue this week with the Senate’s recent passage of a measure designed to curtail Internet gambling by American citizens. Reynolds and Balko object to the bill (well, technically, a rider on another bill) from…
