March 2010
31 posts
Holy Moses, Batman!
Just saw Larry David from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in Lincoln Center going into the 96 St 1 train station!
Journalists' Yahoo Accounts Hacked →
And now journalists from around the world are being targeted for speaking critically of the Chinese Gov’t by surreptious hackers…hard to believe this is not the work of the Chinese Gov’t.
Political Viruses →
Google and McAfe announced that spyware had been used to attack political opposition to a mining project in Vietnam, which is sponsored by both the Vietnamese gov’t and China. The proposed mining would destroy the environment and displace an ethnic minority in the region. The question Is is the environmental policy any different than the US’s and how much Internet sabotage do we take...
The Environment Loses Again →
The White House announced yesterday that it would open up parts of the American coast for oil drilling as a compromise to help bring about environmental and climate legislation and reduce our dependence on foriegn oil.
Seems a little backwards to protect the environment by cutting into it, and why not reduce dependence by researching other sources of fuel?
“Ain’t it like most people.
I’m no different.
We love to talk on...”
– “Ten Thousand Words” by The Avett Brothers
Radio Mogadishu →
It amazes me what people need to do around the world to exercise free speech. Why are so willing to restrict others’ and give ours away?
Opposition Party's Boycotting the Election in... →
For all our talk of “Democracy” when does the US get involved?
Damn, You Mean I Can't Patent My DNA? →
A recent court ruling states that DNA cannot be patented. Call me crazy, but this seems like a no brainer to me. Of course, I have basically no knowledge of the biotechnical field; however, I guess we’ll try to get a copyright for anything to get a profit. What’s next, copyrighting the genes that give people good hair?
Chatroulette: It's Mayhem →
Basically speed dating the weirdest people you’ve ever met from the comfort of your computer.
http://chatroulette.com/
Amnesty International's Report on Executions →
Here’s a NY Times article discussing Amnesty International’s report on state executions world-wide. Not surprisingly, the majority of US executions occurred in Texas, but what is absolutely dumbfounding is the fact that China is reponsible for 3/4s of the world’s 2,300+ execution.
Of course, you could argue that they also have the world’s largest population; however, the...
