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Why Software Should Be Free - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:15:15 -0700

What's stupid about this article is that it sees the world as being totally polar. Because you can successfully make an argument for the healthy existence of free software does NOT mean that all software should be free. To use the author's own analogy, it is no coincidence that in the world today our roads are a hybrid of free and toll roads. It's an organic pattern. To further the analogy, notice how important, expensive roads tend to be the ones with tolls. I should also note that the road analogy is totally broken. There are really absolutely NO free roads. All roads are paid for by taxpayers, whether it's at the tollbooth or on in their income tax is irrelevant. So, unless you are willing to fund a totally free software industry with taxpayer dollars you are SOL my friend.

http://banishcare.com/content/fakers-and-how-i-faked-my-to-the-top

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:30:58 -0700

Almost everyone you meet that claims to be a "wine expert" is faking it, and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing.

http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/Pictures/evolution_study_new.jpg

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:43:10 -0700

While the information portrayed in this graph is interesting and relevant, it's a horrible presentation of said graph. I might point out that EVERY country above the US is much less populated than the US. Why is this important, you ask? The more people you cram in any given space the more idiots tend to prevail. Let the record show that the minority in the US still outranks almost every country above it by miles. My point is that we may not evolutionary "gravity" but we have the "mass" in spades. And why is THIS important, you ask? Regardless of ratios, the US is still the nexus for evolutionary science which largely proceeds without regard to popular opinion.

Your attempts to smear the US as being cut from the broad cloth of "creationists" is disingenuous and myopic.

Bailout CEOs who refuse pay cuts unpatriotic-Frank| Industries| Financial Services &Real Estate| Reuters

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:33:35 -0700

Unpatriotic? Try treasonous. They should count themselves fortunate if they simply get fired when the government takes an equity position in these companies that have acted criminally irresponsible in the last few years. Of course, their severance package probably pays them more than their contracts, so it's pretty much a lose/lose for the US. Nice to know none of these Wall Street insider assholes give a shit.

GOP delegates hotel tryst goes bad when he wakes up with $120,000 missing - TwinCities.com

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:24:21 -0700

Especially funny when you see the actual interview.

Clearly prostitutes support Obama.

Obama Advisor Franklin Raines Ignored Fannie Mae Accounting Warnings As Early As 2002 - Political Forum

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:31:57 -0700

Fuck children that bicker about politics like they're arguing over the superiority of this sports team or that. The American political system has devolved into a parking lot brawl after a football game. It's disgusting and I sadly have to report that we've got everything that's coming to us for this shit-hole that we've wrought.

harlem.org

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:06:34 -0700

Rarely do the members of a Renaissance movement think to get together as all these jazz luminaries did. While this photo is certainly not new, it is presented in a very informative and interesting way that it's worth another look.

Gabriel Schwartz - &Less Taxes, More War& | Link TV

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:54:05 -0700

I'm thumbing this up so that others can see this total moron. I sincerely hope that this guy doesn't speak for the majority...or ANY...of the conservative base.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/QUOMAG/M135~Finish-Each-Day-Ralph-Waldo-Emerson-Posters.jpg

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:21:23 -0700

Sometimes an inspired quote transcends its less than inspired delivery.

THRUKs blog - StumbleUpon

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:47:24 -0700

I think some of what it is that causes so much bile to be heaped on people like THRUK here (and I would like to humbly apply myself to his ilk) is that mushminded people often assume that intellectualism is somehow passive or peaceful, when in my mind the exact opposite is true.