Jan 18 2012
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are two bills currently mingling in the United States House of Representatives. It would take too much time and effort for me to explain how ludicrous it is that we have misinformed politicians writing litigation for an internet that they apparently do …
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Mar 25 2009
That’s the rumor. After all, it’s the thing to do, right? Look at other mammoth companies that used to provide a service for free but now charge for their services: MySpace, YouTube, Google, Xanga, Wikipedia, Hulu … Oh, wait! All those services are still free. They’re add supported, so they will always remain free. Even …
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Nov 05 2008
It looks like we will finally have a new President come January, and quite a bit of change to come with that! I’m baffled by how many people seem to have fallen victim to the silly catch phrase “Yes We Can!” or Obama’s claim to “bring change to our nation.” Listen, any President will bring change. Claim something …
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Oct 23 2008
You know those Facebook personalities that float around, haunting the world’s best social networking site. Everybody knows them. They’re unavoidable. Well, here’s a list of the most common and annoying ones that I’ve found. If you find that you fit one of these stereotypes, please, do all of your friends a favor. Stop doing that thing. …
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