Michael J. Totten is one of those great people who blogs about politics and takes on everyone. His take on the Clarke “thing” summarizes my feelings pretty well.
I’m behind the curve on this one, but I suppose I should weigh in on the Richard Clarke “scandal.” Clarke’s ability to undermine his own self with his own words is astonishing. I’m sure he’s telling the truth in there somewhere.
I like this a lot; a site devoted to highlighting, pointing to, and getting out music that are being censored by a dying industry.
And if you go here, be sure to check out the Double Black album; it’s awesome!
From the Creative Commons website:
SoundShelf.com hosts free music of various genres and makes it all available under the EFF Open Audio License, or a Creative Commons license. This was taken directly from their FAQ:
2. When is free music legal?
Free music is legal when the artists want it to be. Until recently it was near impossible to know the artist’s feelings and intentions as all works were automatically copyrighted. Today with the emergence of the Creative Commons License and the EFF Open Audio License the artist’s desired intentions are expressed by the license that they choose to publish their works under.
I particulary liked this track No More by Neoismo, a group based out of Italy. It’s under an Attribution-ShareAlike license so you can even remix it!
Here’s a curious lawsuit. A Jewish couple is suing the IRS for rejecting their deduction of their children’s religious education. Apparently, members of the Church of Scientology are allowed to do just that under a secret agreement with the IRS.
This is the couple’s second lawsuit. In the course of the first set of suits, one of the judges offered this tidbit of legal advice:
“Why is Scientology training different from all other religious training?” Judge Barry D. Silverman wrote in his opinion, adding that the question would not be answered just then because the court was not faced with the question of whether “members of the Church of Scientology have become the I.R.S.’s chosen people.” Judge Silverman then recommended litigation to address whether the government is improperly favoring one religion.
Indeed. This could prove to be an interesting case as the CoS has LOADS of money. OF course, the couple’s lawyer is working pro bono, so it sounds as if his firm has an axe to grind as well.
A friend (and sometimes collegue) of mine, John Auchter, has finally opened up his website.
It’s… alive! Yes, the long fabled Auchtoon! website has finally made it past its two-and-a-half-year temporary home page:
Read, enjoy, waste a little time! Drop me a line and let me know what you think. And please feel free to forward the link to friends, family, and wealthy cartoon art aficionados.
Thanks!
John
John’s one of those people you’d look at and say, “Really? You’re a cartoonist?” (Just kidding John.)
Seriously, his stuff is great even if you don’t agree with him. Drop him a note of congratulations and buy a cartoon you friggen freeloaders! This one is my favorite so far.
So, if someone can develop a (powerful) computer that I can wear (say, small cell phone sized) with a secure wireless connection to a mic and speaker, and a monitor projected onto my retina (or beamed directly to the appropriate area of my brain), I’m all set.
Suddenly first-person shooters would take on a completely new dimension.
Case in point: The SCO saga. McBride accused Groklaw of being sponsored by IBM. Here’s the response by Pamela Jones, Groklaw’s author.
Can we just drop SCO into irrelevancy now, please?