Bruce Perens: “We believe that there should be a fair, competitive market for computer software, both proprietary and Open Source.” [Scripting News] i hate to tell people this, but there is no such thing as a fair and competitive market in capitalism. once capital is accumulated the system becomes unfair immediately. this is not to […]

A political theme emerges: class war. Democrats say Bush proposals favor the rich over 'regular people.' [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] this should be fairly clear to all concern unless you believe in trickle down economics… i know that when i was a kid, when the rich got richer, for some reason my tips […]

All I want for Christmas is my two… new breasts?. Michele's breasts are in your hands! Southern Cali college girl Michele bemoans her “itty-bitty boobies” and asks the world to decide whether she should surgically acquire a set of bodacious ta-tas by donating to her online implant fund. So far the fund has swelled to […]

DIGITAL GAMES INDUSTRIES: DEVELOPMENTS, IMPACT AND DIRECTION 19th-20th Sept 2003 ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Call For Papers One of the major distinguishing features of modern capitalism is its restlessness. New activities emerge from within to compete with older, more established, rivals displacing them in the process […]

If I had a billion dollars I'd pay each of you $10,000 to read this page carefully, think about it, and then get started building a directory for each of three subjects you're passionate about and knowledgable of. All the technology is there. The formats is open and brain-dead simple. And the philosophy is right […]

Open Orders. “Just do it. I don't care how.” 'In a significant transformation…U.S. Special Operations Command…and its satellite units around the world, can now plan and execute their own hunt-and-destroy missions.' An “Open Order” is a very, very dangerous thing. A real life License to Kill, issued to thousands of men. [MetaFilter] yes very dangerous, […]

Defining Broadband in Only One Direction. Wall Street Journal: After Internet's Big Bust, Broadband Shift Went On. Much of the new content being developed for broadband… [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] well, to a certain extent this is true, but then some people, and I'm not naming names until money is in hand, are seaking to change […]

Silva Rhetoricae. Silva Rhetoricae: the Forest of Rhetoric. Don't know what an erotema is? Just why are you so stupid? Can't tell an apoplanesis from an aposiopesis? Then Gideon O. Burton's excellent guide to classical and renaissance rhetoric may be for you. [MetaFilter] this will be handy

Not quite a video iPod. It's not quite a video iPod, since it lacks a screen for actually watching video, but the Cinema Disk from Deltron, looks like it might be a decent compromise for anyone who wants to watch the movies and videos stored on their computer on something other than a computer monitor. […]

Not quite a video iPod. It's not quite a video iPod, since it lacks a screen for actually watching video, but the Cinema Disk from Deltron, looks like it might be a decent compromise for anyone who wants to watch the movies and videos stored on their computer on something other than a computer monitor. […]