Exploring the Infinite
http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/censorship/_index.html From the page: “This study has found that censorship of the Internet is commonplace in most regions of the world. It is clear that in most countries over the past two years there has been an acceleration of efforts to either close down or inhibit the Internet”
http://www.keithwhite.us/alabamaer.html This was tagged as humor by someone on SU. I don’t think it’s funny, but I sure think it’s interesting… maybe that’s because I currently live in Flint Michigan and racial tension in this city is getting worse and worse. Hmmm, really causes you to think about shit. The Hippocratic Oath may be stronger than any religion, but this
“…Chaos is beautiful. Now many times we are afraid because we want order. We can’t deal with the confusion and disorder. We want form. We want rules. Yes, throughout human history there have been people—religious leaders, political leaders—who will give you order. They will give you rules and commandments… …The aim of human life is to know thyself. Think for
Via The Consumerist From the page: “Our law enforcement resources are seriously misaligned. If you add up all the various kinds of property crimes in this country, everything from theft, to fraud, to burglary, bank-robbing, all of it, it costs the country $16 billion a year. But intellectual property crime runs to hundreds of billions [of dollars] a year.”
Below is a movie in two parts, Johnny Got His Gun, based on the book by the same title by Dalton Trumbo. The book was previously banned in the US, but it is definitely a mandatory read (or watch) in this day and age. This classic movie is a chilling, haunting, yet thought-provoking tale of a young man who goes
http://www.djpauledge.com/wewillnotbesilenced/index_secondmovie.html?tt=1.1 At first I thought it was going to be a religious rant, but toward the end, I felt like the overall message was one that could apply to anyone, no matter what their religious faith might be. I think the speaker might have forgotten that the God of the Bible is a God who actively encouraged war, not peace.
ABC News: College Kids Using Hallucinogenic Drug Bought Right off the Store It's an article talking about salvia, a plant that originates from Mexico. It is a hallucinogenic that has somehow “fallen through the legislative cracks and into the hands of college kids”… it's also a popular landscaping and gardening plant. So now everyone's up in arms about how this
http://www.cannabis.net/potsup/index.html Just legalize it already. Damn.
http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/riaa-sues-stroke-victim-in-michigan.html I guess if little old ladies and prepubescent girls are subject to the long arm of the RIAA, logically, so would stroke victims.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/riaa-boycott-kicking-things-off-240773.php Gizmodo has declared the month of March, Boycott the RIAA month.
http://www.minorml.org/flint_compassionate_care_coaliti.htm All you Flint voters get out there and vote tomorrow.
http://charon.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2004/8/19/126782.html Deconstructing Ton Loc’s “Funky Cold Medina”: An Analytical Perspective of Post-Industrial Revolution Sexual Politics
http://www.digital-karma.org/culture/literature/ten-most-harmful-books-of-the-19th-and-20th-centuries The Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
via Union of Concerned Scientists From the site: “In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information. To document this abuse, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created the A to Z Guide to Political Interference
http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topcontribs.asp?cycle=2006 Where does all that campaign money come from? Why, Corporate America, of course. http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topcontribs.asp?cycle=2006