So, reading the BBC, and the record industry position on illegal file sharing. The long and short of it is, the record industry association is shocked that illegal file sharing isn’t decreasing. Though, given the economy and the expansion of broadband, I think they should probably just be happy it isn’t increasing exponentially. And then to further demonstrate that they… Read more »
Aiming to close down those wasteful big government socialist programs… This sort of thing can’t really be the goal though, can it?
I’m talking, of course, about the Whole Foods Boycott. Okay, that wasn’t obvious from the headline, but it is a wonderful example of things that make you go: well you aren’t wrong, per se. but you also aren’t making a lot of sense. I’ve not found a big organized site for the boycott. Though some background here. And of course… Read more »
I hardly think it takes explaining, but well it would seem the Police in the UK are missing something here. They can respond within minutes when someone threatens to do something about illegally parked cars (just threatens, doesn’t actually do anything) but cannot be bothered to do anything about his complaints for months? And lest we need to be clear… Read more »
An interesting tweet just now by Stephen Fry (If you don’t know who Stephen Fry is, I feel sorry for you) Know this, Republicans.Even the most right wing British politician wouldn’t think of dismantling our health service. I think this is an interesting point. Why? Because it means the Democrats are going about this entire healthcare thing all wrong. There… Read more »
I know I know, I babble on about this a lot… Still, I thought this article was really quite interesting. Specifically this point: During the same period, the Dutch have reduced their fatalities from 3200 to 800. If we calculate out the rate per 1000 people, the Dutch fatality rate is 40% of the American rate. This is remarkable, particularly… Read more »
Honestly, I’m not sure I get the point of doing this But it really makes me tempted to call the RNC number and ask to speak with Howard Dean.
I applaud David Pogue for actually deciding to do something about the asininity of the cellphone companies. But I feel like this Take Back The Beep is not really the right front to attack on. Though it is a front that is probably winnable and that’s probably why he picked it. But honestly, who the heck cares about cellphone voicemail?… Read more »
So, mostly just a bit of a straw poll. What do people think of modern Roundabouts? Read this for more about such things first. I’m inclined to think that, overall, they are good for car traffic. For cyclists, I think they pose a potential problem. Mostly though for novice cyclists I don’t think they would much phase an experienced rider…. Read more »
Those that know me know that the stupidity of American farm policy is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. (I recommend going to see Food Inc. if you haven’t, not only will that make you annoyed at farm policy but also the intense stupidity of the US legal system and the interpretation of DMCA (Hint, a dude using… Read more »