I’m thinking that negotiating a secret treaty that will strip rights from internet users to pacify movie studios is a pretty good way to make sure that it’s eventually rejected by the American people.
Archive for the ‘internet’ Category
If the law is a secret, do you have to obey it?
Posted in copyright, dissent, economics, ethics, first sale doctrine, free speech, internet, media, politics, technology on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now for something completely different
Posted in advertising, internet, science, tagged chia pet, Obama on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BBgadgets points out this lovely Obama chia pet.
Alternate Title: 65% of Internet Users Have Never Searched For Their Own Name
Posted in education, internet, media, privacy, public domain, technology, tagged pew research on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously. There is essentially no other way to interpret this data from Pew Research, which emphasizes the number of people who haven’t yet realized that their photos are somewhere on the web. Much more revealing than the photo statistic is the one about “Home Address.” If you have ever had a phone line or a [...]
Rental Properties
Posted in dissent, economics, ethics, internet, property, tax, tagged bankruptcy, housing, mortgage fraud, san diego on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a problem:
As home prices plummet, growing numbers of borrowers are winding up owing more on their homes than the homes are worth, raising concerns that a new group of homeowners — those who can afford to pay their mortgages but have decided not to — are starting to walk away from their homes.
It [...]
Dear Hillary Supporters: Are You Ready For Four More Years?
Posted in constitution, dissent, ethics, free speech, hypocrisy, internet, politics, tagged Bill, Gennifer Flowers, Hillary on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Four more years of libel in the national media? Four more years of baseless attacks on your candidate’s credibility and integrity? Four more years of stories about her husband’s infidelity? Four more years of this?
Gennifer Flowers, who accused then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton of having a twelve-year relationship with her in 1992, announced Monday she is [...]
