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New Scheme
So this past two weeks has been good for scheme creation brain storming and I’ve gotten up to three good ones so far. Part of me blames DragonCon, which was a lot of fun this year, and part of me … Continue reading
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Tagged cockblocker, con, decide, life achievement, schemes, top gear used
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Now you can pay rent on…
Everything! That’s right boys and girls, because of the way many products are being sold in today’s fast paced digital age, not only do you not own several things that you think you do, but as time goes forward you … Continue reading
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Tagged DMCA, lease, license, own, products, rant, software, terms of use
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Good for you…
District court of appeals. In a stunning ruling, or at least stunning to me, the 3th circuit district court of appeals decided basically that even though a law might be written crappily it still needs to work the way it … Continue reading
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Tagged cell phone, congress, distrcit court of appeals, federal, rant
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The Supreme Court…
…by law does not have the power of judicial review. I say this as a strict interpreter of the Constitution. Judicial review was established by John Marshall, the ultimate supreme court chief justice, in the way that George Washington was … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, privacy, Rants, supreme court, tracer, tracking
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Life Finds a Way…
around the oil. Apparently there are now thriving colonies of oil eating bacteria living in the deep, dark, cold waters of the Gulf of Mexico. These tiny little guys apparently like to eat oil, and what’s more, don’t lead to … Continue reading
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Tagged bacteria, environment, life, oil spill
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The AIG Thing…
Just saying that and you know what I’m talking about, unless you were living in a cave at the time that Congress decided to give several companies the Second Biggest chunk of money ever thrown at the economy. (Bush did … Continue reading
Some natural disasters…
Just aren’t news. Or at least aren’t news worthy on anything but the AP and NPR. Currently I’m speaking about the massive amount of flooding that is going on in Pakistan due to torrential rainfall. Lots of people displaced, dead, … Continue reading
Hold that thought…
or wedding perhaps. The Ninth District Appeals court has put a stay on the Prop 8 strike down that had occurred only a short time ago. This, however, is not a sign that the court will rule in favor of … Continue reading
China now 2nd biggest economy…
In the World. Due to lack of growth on the part of the Japanese economy, and coupled with the Chinese policy of abusing it’s workers and paying zero attention to international copyright agreements, the Chinese economy has now outstripped every … Continue reading
Been away a while…
Sorry for the lack of content in the past week and a half but I have been bogged down in teh-real-life. Thankfully I have been able to wrestle back some free time from the gaping maw that is my job … Continue reading
