Tag: usa
A Word From the Wise – NYTimes.com
Friedman on the US rather than investing in our future, patching away at our education and infrastructure.
U.S. Declassifies Part of Secret Cybersecurity Plan – Wired.com
The Obama administration has declassified parts of the national cybersecurity plan.
Giving Up On Patents – ongoing
Software patents are a failure especially here in the US.
Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network – Official Google Blog
Google wants to be an ISP.
Be Careful What Your Bumper Sticker Says – Wired.com
Legal decision passed down, stating that the government has the legal ability to eject people from private property on the basis of their individual viewpoint.
The economic statistic of the decade – Reuters
The rate of US household borrowing pre and post credit bubble.
Democrats May Drop Medicare Expansion
Well ok then to quote Marco who sums it up better that I ever could. Democrats (in power): We want to pass this bill that makes a lot of sense. It would help a lot of people and it’s supported by the majority of the population. Republicans: No. You need to compromise. Democrats: OK. Well, […]
Science and Politics, Like Oil and Water
One of my personal biggest pet peeves with regards to the current political system in America, and for that matter a large and vast number of society is how few people actually use evidence to back up their position. Rather than presenting facts we are presented with ad homein attacks, personal stories and told what […]
This Republican Party Bothers Me
(I am a registered independent and my views align with the Libertarian, Republican, and Democratic Parties, yes, all at once. I consider myself a social libertarian, something I conjured up on my own to explain my views, which are too complex to explain here.) The Republican Party of the United States over the past several […]