March 02, 2009
I'm was very happy to learn that former DNC Chair Howard Dean is returning to the progressive grassroots organization that he formed as part of his presidential campaign -- DFA. Originally known as Dean for America when Dean was a candidate, the organization morphed into Democracy for America in 200...
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March 01, 2009
For those not on LiveJournal or who don’t follow comics news, an interesting event happened early this weekend that has a big ripple effect in the ongoing war between content creators, content distributors, and content consumers. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is when you give it a se...
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February 25, 2009
I mentioned in my previous post that this past weekend I attended the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE). The keynote speech was given by Bradley Kuhn of the Software Freedom Law Center. Kuhn’s talk centered around the proliferation of “software as a service” applications, or w...
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February 15, 2009
Word reached me through the grapevine that Facebook has altered its terms of service (that legalese you don’t read when you sign up) to essentially grant itself a perpetual and all-encompassing right to use any content you upload to the site for all time, even when you delete your account: You...
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December 31, 2008
It’s tough to look at the last year and imagine that 2008 was good by any standard. The war in Iraq continued (though it is finally, slowly, beginning to end). And the bombings in Gaza and Mumbai alike reminded us that there are many conflicts in the world that demand our attention and respons...
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Look Southwest Tonight (Click on image for larger version) Tonight, just after sunset, a grand celestial show will commence. It will look like the sky map above: A delightful display of planets and the moon will occur on New Year's Eve for anyone wishing to step outside and look up just after sunset...
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December 29, 2008
“Blood for blood. It has to stop sometime.” – Gaius Baltar Although I am Jewish, I tend to shy away from discussing political issues regarding Israel, because I don’t trust myself to look at any situation therein with any semblance of objectivity. I remember getting hoodwinke...
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December 22, 2008
Because of the passage of Proposition 8--which candidate Obama did but little to resist and belatedly--November 4, 2009 was bittersweet for literally 10,000s of LGBT Obamaniacs who'd given countless hours and dollars to Obama 2008. "Well," many LGBT supporters of Obama said to each oth...
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December 21, 2008
Are you with us? Pass it on. From Open Left: 2 Million Pink Triangles--Loving Correction For Obama To Stop Beating Up His Base (+) by: Paul Rosenberg Sat Dec 20, 2008 at 14:30 Imagine 100,000 times this: greeting Barack Obama and Rick Warren as Warren delivers the invocation at Obama's inaguration...
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December 19, 2008
Rick Warren wants it bad - I'm a NICE-guy right wing religious leader! And Obama's ready to give it?
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Rick Warren to say the prayer at the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009. Warren is a leader of the religious right. He is: anti-gay, anti-science (believes in "Creationism"), opposed to reproductive freedoms, a biblical literal...
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