Tag Archives: usa

Mind boggling

This is just so stupid. MPAA shows how to videorecord a TV set from timothy vollmer on Vimeo. The description from Vimeo: At the DMCA 1201 hearings at the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress, representatives from the MPAA … Continue reading

Lawrence Lessig is trying to change the congress

By creating a donors strike organized from his site Change Congress. Change congress is calling a donor strike! Special interests pump millions of dollars into elections, giving them more influence over our political system than the rest of us. Can … Continue reading

More Colbert

I’ll be heading for carnival in Rio tomorrow, and getting back to connectivity on wednesday evening, so things will temporarily be a bit quiet here. Check back in the middle of next week. The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Obama … Continue reading

MAD fold ins

From the 1960s to the present. In an interactive format.  See them over at the NYTimes site

That was unexpected

But what a way to start out. I’m impressed. USA 2.0? (Ok, that might be a tad worn, but still…) The new president effectively reversed a post-9/11 Bush administration policy making it easier for government agencies to deny requests for … Continue reading