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Microsoft Won't Sue Linux Users, Company Exec Says
Old Softy is starting to wise up."Despite its claim to own 42 patents used in the creation of the Linux kernel and hundreds more embedded in other free software programs, Microsoft does not plan to take a page from The SCO Group and sue users of the open source operating...US Defense Dept. Blocking Soldiers from MySpace, YouTube
The US military is denying soldiers in Iraq access to sites like YouTube under the shaky auspice that it puts too much drag on the department's networks.This overlooks the fact that the Internet is an outgrowth of...
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Microsoft takes on the free world
Microsoft has long been feeling the pinch from web hippies designing software under GNU licenses and making it available free to all, no strings attached, but donations welcome.In its latest move, Microsoft is... 680 views | 2 comments | 2 recommendations
Limbaugh’s “Barack the Magic Negro,” blatantly racist
If you haven't heard this audio clip yet, you need to. Limbaugh's blatant racism is despicable. Anyone who hears this--conservative or liberal--without feeling a sense of profound shame and outrage has no sense of...965 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Secular Parenting Book Deliberately Kept Off Shelves
It's no surprise when a story like this comes to light. But it's always aggravating to be reminded how knee-jerk American culture has become when confronted with ideas outside the dubious 'norm.'I urge people to follow the link and check out the book in the story--Parenting...565 views | 1 comment | 10 recommendations
Citizen Journalism--The Last Bastion of Skepticism
In a virtuosic display of journalism on April 25th, Bill Moyers aired a 90-minute special on PBS titled, "Buying the War," in which the Main Stream Media was gutted with an awesome, well-controlled, thoroughly... Frozen Ground Beef Patties Recalled As Five Kids Sick With E. Coli
"After five children in Napa County (USA) became infected with E. coli after eating hamburgers at Little League baseball snack shacks, authorities have recalled approximately 100,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties in five states. The patties were produced in April-May...Nigerian Ruling Party Wins Presidency
The question is this: Will the country hold together in spite of the voting flaws? Will the win be honored? If it is, will the country steer clear of increasingly corrupt votes and despotism, rectify the mistakes of the past in the future, or only fall further down the rabbit...Violence and fraud dash hopes of democratic transition in Nigeria
"An attempt to blow up the electoral headquarters with a petrol tanker, attacks by thugs, missing ballot papers and low turnout undermined Nigeria's presidential election on Saturday.An abortive truck bomb attack on electoral headquarters, rampaging thugs and stolen ballots...498 views | 1 comment | 10 recommendations
Nigerians Vote, Nervously Await Results
"A European Union observer team said it was very concerned by the late start of voting and missing ballot papers for legislative elections in many areas, and missing serial numbers on many of the ballot papers that did turn up."Kenya: New Rules Could Harm Microfinance
I'm a big proponent of the microfinance movement. However, when commercial lenders start tampering with the framework I think it's bad news for the poorest of the poor.Disclaimer: I'm not a macroeconomics major. However, when commercial banks begin restricting microlenders, I...792 views | 1 comment | 10 recommendations
Crimes of Silence, The Ignominy of Marijuana
The inhumanity of drug laws in the United States are a disgrace. Particularly when it comes to marijuana, a substance with a toxic limit that is virtually unreachable in its inhalable form.When our most disabled,... Video Game Violence, Does It Cause More?
This article was originally published in Blast Magazine, but I retain all rights to this work. In light of recent events at Virginia Tech, I've decided to re-publish it here due to relevancy and timeliness of the subject matter. In the coming investigation, issues and news... The Limits of Freedom
America is sick. From the obesity epidemic to a prevailing animosity towards intellectualism, our culture is hemorrhaging on mindless consumption fueled by blind faith.
When a significant enough portion of the population buys books like, "The Secret," in such quantity... 
