Greenpeace, Apple Spoof

Greenpeace
Not sure that Apple is any worse than anyone else…but…

Apple at it again

 Edit: This post is based on FUD, it has turned out to be false.
What is up with the people in Cupertino? Now they claim they own the right to the word Podcast, see here. So what do they do? They sue more of their fan base. Is this how they [...]

American Gulags Hold 14000

AP is reporting that there are 14000 disappeared held within a global network of American prisons. Held without charges, held away from the Red Cross…gulag conditions.
I question the legitimacy of the current regime. Will the Constitution be restored?
If I am starting to question the constitutional right of the current regime to govern, imagine [...]

Keith O’s 911 Editorial

Most of the hubbub over the 5th anniversary of the “events of nine eleven” have faded away. If you missed Keith Olberman’s (sp) observance, you really ought to watch it…also linked below is the transcript.
The 8:45 video on youtube (embedding didn’t seem to work…???)
Transcript @ MSNBC

The reference to the twilight zone is spot on…Rod [...]

Microsoft Zune: Is it the iPod Killer?

Microsoft Zune – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So MS is going to release its music player (in conjunction with Toshiba) in time for the xmas season. Many are those who predict a flop. However, if Jobs and company don’t take this seriously, they are missing the boat. Let’s back up…
MS always puts out crappy 1.0 products, [...]

Has My Government Declared War On Me?

CNN.com – Air Force chief: Test weapons on testy U.S. mobs – Sep 12, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday.
Quite the disturbing report over at CNN.  As the government gets [...]

Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read

Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
The above link points to the “banned books” section of google books. Many are downloadable as pdf…I found a Tolstoy that I have not read…major find…something by Tolstoy that has been translated, and is new to me. Nice surprise…”keep indexing, google”.

Losin’ Our Edge

Have you ever read Hegel’s “Philosophy of History”?  While it is dated (think racist, jingoistic) this book still has much to offer.  It has been at least 5 years since I read the book, but today’s news got me to thinking about it.
The basic premise of Hegel’s book is that History is not just a [...]

A Solemn Labor Day to You

Bush vows to keep workers competitive – Yahoo! News
I just got home from work on this Labor Day…I had to work as a favor to our customers.  They can come in without taking a day off work and traffic is virtually non-existent on holiday morns.  Since our customers pay our office bills (not to mention [...]