Looks like congress needs to pay off some people in Hollywood..... H.R. 964 "The Spy Act"
InfoWorld GripeLine by Ed Foster | InfoWorld | Spy Act Only Protects Vendors and Their DRM | April 24, 2007 12:09 AM | By Ed Foster
Write Your Representative NOW...
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
PC Spyware Act (HR 964) Only Protects Vendors and Their DRM
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Deltona, FL - off-limits to sexual offenders
This is wrong on so many levels. If these people are THAT dangerous, then keep them locked up. If they can safely be released, then they have to be able to live somewhere. Some restrictions are necessary, but this is ridiculous. Beside, just not living near a park doesn't mean they can't visit the park (or does this law bar that too? It would not surprise me if it did!)
Warning: Deltona off-limits
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U.S. Knew of China’s Missile Test, but Kept Silent
Well, this makes me feel a little better.... at least we knew ahead of time.
U.S. Knew of China’s Missile Test, but Kept Silent - New York Times
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Liberal democracies, not activists and international law, protect human rights.
Interesting read... (and YES, the U.S., even under BUSH, is a LIBERAL democracy...)
OpinionJournal - Featured Article: Liberal democracies, not activists and international law, protect human rights.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
50% Good News in Russia - Or Else!
The world is definitely getting more dangerous...
but according to Bill Moyers, our "free" press isn't work either
50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio - New York Times
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Taiwan may plan missiles to strike China
Taiwan shows model missiles to strike China | International News | Reuters.com
The world will be lucky if this China/Taiwan issues doesn't escalate into a full war. The world needs to recognize that Taiwan is separate and has been for decades
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Moyers' Probe looks to blame the Press for Iraq War
'Devastating' Moyers Probe of Press and Iraq Coming
Bill Moyers is looking for someone to blame for the mistake of going to War. In hind sight it was a mistake, but to think the press could have found something to stop us from going to war is silly.
more later.. gotta run...
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No More Limbo, says Pope
Pope Approves Report on Teaching Limbo - Orlando Sentinel : Nation/World Pope Approves Report on Teaching Limbo - Orlando Sentinel : Nation/World
Catholics seem to come up with names and concepts for just about everything and most of it is not from the Bible. This seems to be backing off that some and admitting that we simply do not know what happens to infants when they die.
I honestly have a lot of respect for Catholics. And sometimes I crave the spiritual authority structure they have. And the role of a "priest" as apposed to a "minister" is something I've been thinking a lot about recently.
My only real issue with Catholic belief is their heavy use of ceremonies and rituals as something real and meaningful in and of themselves. This seems to back off that just a little.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Iran Exonerates Six Who Killed in Islam’s Name
Iran Exonerates Six Who Killed in Islam’s Name - New York Times
How can we co-exist with a society like this? How can we "talk" with them as everyone says we should, when we are so different? We should do nothing that gives this government any form of legitimacy.
We can't ignore this sort of behavior and hope it goes away just because it is on the other side of the world. Ideas are important, and their idea is that they can kill any of us and it not be a crime, but a duty. They do it to their own people, their own children, And they've done it to foreigners before and they will do it again unless we deal with them now.
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In China, Talk of Democracy Is Simply That
In China, Talk of Democracy Is Simply That - New York Times
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“They want democracy to belong to the party, not to belong to people who oppose the party,” said one retired party official who declined to be identified because top leaders sometimes punish people for discussing elite politics. “If the party can define what democracy is, then it will not be as dangerous.”
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Dilbert Blog: Copyright and the Infamous Underpants Analogy
Copyright violations are analogous to borrowing your neighbor’s underpants without asking, then laundering and returning them before he returns home.
Is Copyright Violation Stealing?
a follow up... The Dilbert Blog: The Infamous Underpants Analogy
a 3rd party review.... Pointy Haired Views on Copyright
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Monday, April 16, 2007
Should We Be Afraid of President McCain ?
Reason Magazine - Be Afraid of President McCain
It's 3am and I'm trying to stay awake... reading this probably wasn't my best idea of the night.
If I'm understanding this right, it says that McCain takes "National Duty" over "personal freedoms" and that we should be afraid of this. I think there needs to be a balance between the two and McCain errors on the side of Duty over Freedom, but that's no worse than erroring on the side of Freedom, and few if any of us get it perfectly balanced all the time.
So, after reading this, I'm not really "afraid" of President McCain.
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