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- Forbes rewrites the history of open source
- Forbes rewrites the history of open sourceI guess it was a political articleYou just convinced me that the purpose of this article in Forbes being written was to score political points. Which makes its rewriting of history doubly-disgusting.Libertarian?I'm pretty sure the GPL is normally associated with socialism, not libertarianism. Libertarians...
- Tags: open source, Forbes, libertarian, software
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- 57.6% of Libertarians spend more time watching cable stations than broadcast networks
- 57.6% of Libertarians spend more time watching cable stations than broadcast networksWhat a stupid studySomebody need to waste time and money, so their limited brain came up with the idea of looking at the tv viewing habits of libertarians. So what kind of "scientific" information you can get by...
- Tags: Network technology, cable, cable station, Libertarian, cable channel, network
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- 37.6% of Libertarians and 26.9% of Democrats blog
- 37.6% of Libertarians and 26.9% of Democrats blogmalevolent Miss Gnomerwho has time to read all these interags ? Why is it called a blog instead of a bore ? If Kurt Vonnegut or Linus Torvalds(WWW-illiterate), or Madelaine Albright wrote a blog I might waste the pixels to read it. Did...
- Tags: Blogging, blog, Libertarian
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- On Web standards, Libertarian candidates win
- On Web standards, Libertarian candidates winMessage has been deleted.
- Tags: Libertarian, Web Standards
- Discussion threads 2006-10-26
- Are you a pro- "Open Internet?" Libertarian or Republican? Better read this
- Are you a pro- "Open Internet?" Libertarian or Republican? Better read thisGood PointsYou make some good points, but in all reality, you're blowing it a little out of proportion. You call for all libertarian/republican/conservative voters to change their vote because of one issue? People who vote based on...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Open Internet, Internet, Libertarian
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- Hate spyware? Of course you do: so why are you a Libertarian?
- Hate spyware? Of course you do: so why are you a Libertarian?Libertarians - absent coreOh good, a place to point out again the absence of any "there" in libertarianism. It is reactive and opportunistic, absent of any core philosophy. Rep. Paul, from the state that gave us Emperor...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Collateral Damage, Libertarian, government, spyware
- Discussion threads 2005-05-25
- Hate spyware? Of course you do: so why are you a Libertarian?
- A lot of techies I've known have been Libertarians. They would define their ideology as freedom in the boardroom, the boudoir, as well as online.I've always attributed the Libertarian-technologist Nexus to the undeniable fact that the machinations of government work too slow for technologists. Writing code and alpha'ing release 4.08...
- Tags: Libertarian
- Blog posts 2005-05-25
- Spamming for office
- Spamming for officeM$ Security Holes Promote Spam!The Linux Users Group that my friend Bernie runs in his parents' basement did a study that found 0% of Linux computers are infected with trojans, and 95.4% of M$ Windows XP Xtra Problems computers are in fact infected with trojans.Did you know that...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, trojan horse, spam, Linux, trojan program, Microsoft Corp., spamming, Libertarian
- Discussion threads 2004-05-17
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- Should political postings stay or go? A survey.
- I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...
- Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love
- I had a strange Twitter back-and-forth with "Amanda Chapel," the pseudonymous authors of a PR blog called "Strumpette," about the nature of the hacker ethic. I personally don't think the hacker ethic is very effective as a counterpoint to the system of intellectual property it decries, because hackers seem intent...
- Tags: Hacker, Twitter, Amanda Chapel, Hacking, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromise
- Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromiseThis was not a compromise...it was a SELL-OUT.RE: Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromiseHardly a compromise. And hardly adequate. You admit it yourself -- seven years with no attack, and just because the White House didn't invite you personally to...
- Tags: Republic, 9/11 commission
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- XP era ends: Will Vista step up?
- The Windows XP era ends June 30 and soon hardware vendors will be shipping you all Vista all the time in most cases. The save XP effort failed. The whining should cease. And now it's time for Vista to sink or swim. Ina Fried has a good...
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Health care debate not really about costs
- Health care debate not really about costsThis is where you lostall your credibility and turned into nothing more than a propagandist:"And they are paying for this lack of coverage, sometimes, with their lives."People die every day in your socialist utopia nations while waiting for needed health services. In the good...
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, government, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- Got science?
- Got science?Great article!I'd love to believe that a political regime change (that we'll hopefully see in November) can bring us some progress in this area. Hopefully not more business as usual if the Dems can be believed. We'll see.Chris DawsonLeading Nuclear Research is now done in...India.Remember when the...
- Tags: Nuclear Research, ozone, Thomas Jefferson
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?
- A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...
- Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphereLots of profit......jobs and innovation in jeopardy? Too bad we didn't jeopardize Sub-Prime lending when we had a chance. Same kind of profit potential here for the telcos IMO.Drop ComcastThere are lots of ISP's out there.AT&T Yahoo comes to mind.Could Comcast's big usership...
- Tags: INTERNET, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., Comcast-charged atmosphere, Net Neutrality, net neutrality bill
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Microsoft lands Democratic National Convention, ties Google in convention race
- Microsoft and Google duke it out on multiple fronts: Search, applications, the Web and now political conventions. Microsoft said Monday that it will be the official software and "HD Web content provider" for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. For those of you keeping score at home, Google announced...
- Tags: Software, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Convention, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Burden of uninsured now closing non-profit hospitals
- Burden of uninsured now closing non-profit hospitalsYou mean spread the deaths out evenly?from what I see, you are saying that those who wish to work hard should have the same substandard healthcare as those that do not wish to work at all? Strange indeedRE: Burden of uninsured now closing non-profit...
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Taxes, health care, non-profit hospital, hospital, insurance, tax, government
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- Retail+displays+transform+transactions+and+markets
- Retail+displays+transform+transactions+and+marketsSoon I shouldn't look down...... in order to avoid seeing ads. I wonder how many accidents will be caused by people looking away to avoid advertising and so overlooking important information, like an oncoming automobile. Even if laws are necessary, avoidance shouldn't be dangerous.Also, you do realize that...
- Tags: advertisement, McDonald's Corp., food, McDonalds
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- RIAA chief calls for infringement filters on PCs: not with MY PC, you don't!!
- The Internet and free-speech advocacy group Public Knowledge has posted a video clip from the State of the Net Conference put on by the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus. During the clip, RIAA president Cary Sherman appears to be calling for...
- Tags: PC, RIAA, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
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