There is additional analysis of the situation that I first mentioned in this post. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is of the opinion that the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice is worse than that of Bush. Here is an excerpt from the EFF’s take on the situation: Previously, the Bush Administration has argued that...
Politics
My take, or questions, about the confusing world of politics.
Obama Administration (DOJ): Not a good precedent on wiretapping
Please read this analysis on Salon. I hope that the administration responds and clarifies some of their language if the analysis does not reflect their intent. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/06/obama/index.html: Every defining attribute of Bush’s radical secrecy powers — every one — is found here, and in exactly the same tone and with the exact same mindset....
ArsTechnica: Cell phone unlocking legal (for three years)
ArsTechnica: Cell phone unlocking legal (for three years) Every three years, the Copyright Office develops a list of approved exemptions to the DMCA’s anti-circumvention protections. This is the third time through the process, and the government has approved the largest number of exemptions to date—though they’re still incredibly narrow. Exemptions are allowed for 1)...
Daily Show, John Stewart on Foley and FOX
Here is John Stewart’s reaction to FOX News’ “mistake” labeling Foley as a Democrat.
FOX News Labels Foley a Democrat
There are many versions of this video on Youtube. I linked to the one that has the full version of the story. Look at the graphic under the image of Mark Foley and you will see that he is labeled D-FL. Mark Foley is not a Democrat. As far as I am aware at...
MiamiHerald.com | 09/18/2006 | Securing sensitive data
MiamiHerald.com | 09/18/2006 | Securing sensitive data Recently, The Miami Herald brought to light the threat of identity theft facing Floridians because of the prevalence and accessibility of personal information online Public records easy targets for ID thieves, Aug. 27. This follows the announcement by the Transportation Department that two computers containing sensitive data...
Liberal, Conservative — Who cares? Let us try to follow common sense
Note to the American people, the words liberal and conservative are useless. These words are thrown around instead of intelligently debating the issues at hand. We need to express exactly what actions a government official has taken that we feel are clearly wrong, or what a news personality said that we feel distorts the...
Bill Clinton fires Back
Video clips of Bill Clinton’s interview with Fox News as presented by The Daily Show.
MSNBC.com: Media ownership study ordered destroyed – Politics
MSNBC.com: Media ownership study ordered destroyed – Politics WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission ordered its staff to destroy all copies of a draft study that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage, a former lawyer at the agency says. The report, written in 2004, came to light during...
YouTube Video: Venezuela’s Chavez says Bush planned 9/11 attacks
YouTube Video: Venezuela’s Chavez says Bush planned 9/11 attacks Let me just say that I highly doubt this. The video is embedded after the jump.