This is a seriously bad bill. Wired News: Anti-Copy Bill Slams Coders. Legal experts said on Friday that the CBDTPA regulates nearly any program, in source or object code, that runs on a PC or anything else with a microprocessor. That’s not just Windows media players and their brethren, as you might expect. [Tomalak’s Realm]
I like holidays. Memorial Day and the Fourth of July have long been my favorite holidays because they represent a time for reflection for those that either gave their lives in the service of our country – or in memory of the principles on which our country was founded.
Each Memorial Day, I try to take some time to remember those who have served our nation. It was easier to do in High School as a Boy Scout, because we spent the weekend prior to Memorial Day placing flags on the graves of every veteran in Fountain County, Indiana. It was like a lesson in history and sacrifice as you read the government issued footstones that outline the service of each individual veteran.
To alot of people, Memorial Day is a day for BBQ and kicking off the rites of summer. It would be time better spent as citizens if we visited a cemetary and gave our thanks to those who went before us.
The Wrong Way to Remember Sept. 11. Relieving people of work does not necessarily move their thoughts in a desired direction. [New York Times: Opinion]
Oh that’s hilarious. Random: Kentucky Judge Orders Abstinence for Kentucky Man. A man who owes more than $250,000 to nearly a dozen women in child support has opted for abstinence instead of a prison sentence. [Morons Dot Org]
Kill them. Detainees learn of tribunals for first time. Military trials for 300 prisoners will be used to determine links to Taliban and al-Qaeda. Washington [USA Today : Front Page]
I am tired of being sick. Headache, sinus full, runny nose. UGH
Funny. News.com. Google forced to remove anti-Scientology links. I don’t agreee with the Germans on many things (although I lived there). But, I agree with the Germans when it comes to Scientology (by saying this I am being listed in some Scientology database in the sky). Germany treats Scientology like a cult and they outlaw it under the same laws that prevent distribution of Neo-Nazi propoganda. Scientology is a cult of the worst sort: one that can afford to hire lawyers, manage propoganda, intimidate opposition, and train absolute leaders. They work within the system. Very Nazi. Avoid it. Outlaw it. Denounce it. Besides, anyone who starts a cult based on the thinking of a writer of bad science fiction, should get a life. [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]
Good take on Zero Tolerance. Zero Tolerance and the War on Terrorism. Zero tolerance was the fad of the 90s to clean up our schools and restore discipline. Its no-nonsense approach to dealing with policy violators was supposed to make students think twice about breaking any rule. Not only has it been a failure, it has been disastrous. Indeed, zero-tolerance policies have not made our schools safe or whatever other sound-byte rhetoric was espoused in its favor. It has instead created a rash of neverending media spectacles where innocents are unjustly punished for minor infractions. [kuro5hin.org]