Month: December 2005

Case Study: Monopolies Suck

The Internet is built on what Computer Scientists like to call the “end-to-end” principle. Everything important is at the “edges” of the network and is treated equally. It doesn’t matter whether...

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Kansas Through the Looking Glass

The following satirical story [i.e., a work of FICTION, folks] by CJ Janovy is republished here with permission of the author. Entitled Good Night, and Good God, it was first published at Pitch.com, a Kansas City, MO alternative...

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Got Backbone?

Just how is someone’s political backbone measured? With the national mainstream media, we get this yardstick-in-lockstep: pundits and commentators spouting that President Bush and Vice President Cheney are persons of great...

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Baby Got PAC

[promoted by BooMan] The following is a post co-signed by a bunch of folks working on the Chuck Pennacchio campaign, but I also wanted to share it with the Booman community as well as we all want more transparency and better...

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PATRIOT Act: Time for action is NOW

The Congressional session resumed yesterday, and the most important issue on tap is the reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act. Specifically, the version that will be voted on this week in both house and the senate is the conference...

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