I really encourage people to check this out. If you’re one of those who thinks that the government is trying to kill old people and down syndrome babies then this won’t help. But if you’re open to rational thoughts and perspectives, however different from your own, then you should at least take a look.
As hardware manufacturer I would feel a lot better about an OS that is both from a well-respected software company and was open-source.
(watch the video)
What? (via theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com)
Really depressed about the state of the healthcare debate. It’s rare that an issue will so directly affect me like this one and it’s being steamrolled for no practical reason - just political maneuvering.
Exactly.
Stupid People On TV
Here’s what I like about the internet. Whenever anyone in radio/tv news (pundits, anchors, talk show hosts, etc) say anything stupid the internet as a whole pounces. If the blowback is reasonable and logical, it sticks. If it makes no sense, there’s blowback to the blowback. It’s this crowd-sourced criticism that drives reasoned, pragmatic thinkers to the top of the media stack. The O’Reillys and Dobbs’ of the world declare their hatred for Media Matters and, more generally, “left-wing” blogs. But they and their ilk rarely actually question the content of the criticism - just that they’re being criticized “unfairly”.
Here’s the thing, guys. You get paid a lot of money. Your words reach a lot of people. Finally…FINALLY, these words are being scrutinized by people outside of your target market. They deserve to be and maybe, just maybe, you’ll think about the meaning of your words more than the effect they’ll have on your own bottom line.
When you think about it, the press now has its own press that’s analyzing and reporting on the “reporters”. We’ve come full circle and this is a very good thing.
The Truth About Amsterdam, RE: Bill O’Reilly loves Amsterdam (via roberwter)
