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Flame has written a satirical post about the different methods used to try and prevent unauthorised use of copyright movies and the distribution of illegal porn [1]. He has also written an amusing rant about how offended he was by the false advertising of an erotic movie [2]. I think that both these issues need […] This afternoon I was in a Safeway/Woolworths store (an Australian supermarket chain) and the lady on the checkout asked to inspect my backpack on the way out. The conversation went as follows: Checkout Lady: Can I inspect your bag? Me: Sure. – I put my backpack on the counter CL: Could you open it for […] There is currently a lot of discussion about how to protect “marriage“, such discussion is based on the issue of whether Gay Marriage should be prohibited to protect Straight Marriage. Some straight people believe that their own marriage would be better if homosexuals were allowed to get married, some have even declared that they won’t […] Amaya writes about the fact that the political process in many countries is extremely flawed and is failing their citizens [1] (although she doesn’t actually express it in that way). She asks how a revolution can be done right. If we look at the historical record, after the French Revolution came the Reign of Terror […] In a discussion which covered some of the differences between Linux and Windows, a Windows using friend asked me if I felt compassion for Windows users. I feel some compassion for people who have bad working environments. While using an operating system that has poor support for the business tasks does decrease the quality of […] TED has a post about the design of the new OLPC [1]. I never liked the previous OLPCs [2], for my use a machine needs a better keyboard than the tiny rubber thing that they had. I understand why they designed it that way, for use in places where it would be an expensive asset […] |
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