Category: Politics

TorrentFreak – Why Is It Rocket Science That Laws Should Apply Online Too?
Why indeed?
April 2, 2011
Bad Astronomy – Next up for Congress: repeal the law of gravity
I’ve been trying thing of something to put here but can’t.
March 24, 2011
NYTimes.com – The Austerity Delusion
We have to avoid being like Europe so we’ll do what Europe did but it’ll turn out differently for us.
March 24, 2011
NYTimes.com – Whatever Nuclear Power’s Threat, No Easy Alternatives
Not typically known but true, especially when taking into account the pollutants that coal plants emit.
March 20, 2011
BBC News – New net rules set to make cookies crumble
That’s not a fun change to make, especially because if people choose to reject cookies, they’ll want to know why the site acts so differently.
March 8, 2011
NYTimes.com – Brigitte Gabriel Draws Crowds in U.S. With Anti-Islam Message
Fear much like sex sells, for better or worse.
March 8, 2011
Freedom to Tinker – Seals on NJ voting machines, March 2009
So security seals protecting those voting machines, useless.
March 8, 2011
NYTimes.com – White House Issues Report on Women in America
And you wonder if feminism is still needed or if women are treated equally?
March 6, 2011
Scientific American Blogs – Observations: Can we get off oil now?
The argument of drill here, drill now, doesn’t really mean much.
March 6, 2011
ZDNet – Students suspended, expelled over Facebook posts
The school shouldn’t have a right to dictate what students due in the privacy of their online accounts or in their free time.
March 6, 2011