Category Archives: Politics

America’s Bullshit

Daily Kos: State of the Nation We’ve all been lied to, to the point of absurdity. These days, there is almost nothing true in what we are told. It saddens me, it humiliates me, and it angers me. I am … Continue reading

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AllofMP3 asking for it

“U.S. Consumers are Likely Legally Purchasing Music From AllofMP3.com” AllofMP3 wants US consumers to come back, although it is not clear how US consumers are supposed to pay for the music they download because earlier this year the International Federation … Continue reading

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Teachers Choose Money Over Truth

The producers of An Inconvenient Truth offered American classrooms up to 50,000 copies of their movie for free but they were rejected over fears that it would piss off Exxon-Mobil, one of the National Science Teachers Association biggest supporters. So … Continue reading

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Online Gamer? Vote FOR Net Neutrality

Tony Greenberg from Ramprate wrote an article on why he thinks online gamers will be the first to suffer if the ISPs are allowed to do what they want. This is yet another reason why supporting Net Neutrality is a … Continue reading

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P2P Privacy

APCmag writes about how to protect yourself when using P2P software. It recommends using Peerguardian or Protowall if you running Windows and MoBlock if you are using Linux.

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What is HD Radio?

All radio should be broadcast via this method, if only the FCC would get off their ass and make all radio like this instead of letting a company get the monopoly on everything. Only stations who buy new equipment from … Continue reading

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The Self-Immolation of a Anti-War Protestor

Malachi Ritscher earned notoriety after he committed suicide by self-immolation on the side of the Kennedy Expressway near downtown Chicago during the morning rush hour of Friday November 3, 2006, apparently as a protest against the Iraq war and more … Continue reading

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Congress Wants to Let the RIAA Hack your Computer

Could Hollywood hack your PC? If you join the EFF you can fight against anti-consumer, anti-American bills like this one that big business tries to push the Legislature. The ACLU is another good organization that defends the rights of Americans … Continue reading

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Buy an Ipod not a Zune

Red Hot Chili Peppers, QOTSA, T.I. Rock For Zune Yesterday, Microsoft agreed to share revenue from Zune sales with record labels and artists. Forcing the issue was Universal Music Group, which at deadline is the only label named in the … Continue reading

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Rumsfeld Resigns!

Bloomberg.com Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, unable to fulfill U.S. goals in Iraq and Afghanistan during his tenure, is stepping down and will be replaced by former CIA Director Robert M. Gates Wow what a day! We get a partisan government … Continue reading

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