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File under: History repeats itself. Re; net neutrality
It was 1879, and investor Charles A. Sumner sat at his desk, frustration pouring onto the page throug...
Yearly Archives: 2009
No Good Deed Goes Unbullied by the Union
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There's time for unions to go good and then there's this jerk.
For his Eagle Scout badge, Kevin Anderson, a 17-year-old junioar at Southern Lehigh High School, spent 250 hours over several weeks clearing a path at his local park so peo...
America's Health is America's Business
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Whoa whoa whoa...What is this logic you speak of?Sick people cost businesses time and money you say?A $7 trillion hit to the GDP over 20 years if we do nothing?
Imagine what the American Trucking Association would say if the interstate...
Obama Wants More Scientists, Engineers But Will They Have Jobs?
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If we have more engineers and scientists, there will be awesome things invented. Was that so hard?The world needs better water management, better energy sources, better infrastructure, it goes on!"They may not have jobs" is about the s...
Ninja Cat Technique Revealed
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Gotta love the ninja cat!
(Live Leak link)
In the original Ninja Cat video, the cat only moves when you’re not looking. In this new video, the camera is stationery so we can see how he moves only when...
Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble [Science]
I'm not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff]
Apple’s Mistake – I don’t think Apple realizes how badly … (Paul Graham)
Paul Graham:
Apple's Mistake — I don't think Apple realizes how badly the App Store approval process is broken. Or rather, I don't think they realize how much it matters that it's broken. The way Apple runs the App Store has harmed their reputation with programmers more than anything else they've ever done.
Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages | McClatchy
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Clap... Clap... Clap...Way to go Texas legislature. Way to go.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay mar...
Train track inspector almost gets hit twice
This fellow has a good story to share. (Via Cynical-C)
Previously:Pedestrian nearly drops briefcase
Inebriated woman falls in front of oncoming train - Boing Boing
Videos of near misses with trains - Boing Boing
Tiger Woods and the Destruction of Personal Privacy
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Tiger's right: "But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don’t share ...