HELIOLITH

If you sell technology that has the ability to serve a given function, it is a little weird to disable or ‘nerf’ that function.
For example, if I buy a dvd over the internet from Spain –which I did a few years back– I expected it to work out-of-the-box (it was one by Alejandro […]

I happened upon this attractive blog today: Orthodox Anarchist via a link on Boingboing referencing an exchange of legal letters. It’s easy to loathe the zeal with which business sometimes persecutes criticism, especially when the perspective they represent is narrow-minded and humorless. Dan “Mobius” Sieradski (author of Jewschool.com and Orthodoxanarchist.com) writes,
The […]

*(If you live in Duval County, Florida). Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the serious risks associated with common over-the-counter pesticides. It seems that society has regressed from the environmental consciousness catalyzed in 1962 when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring. Roundup is common enough to be a household name, and household insecticides […]

In researching the ACLU’s position on Proposition 69, I discovered this gem of resistance. In Missouri, attorneys for 16 year old Brad Mathewson are suing the school that has prohibited him from wearing 2 different gay-friendly shirts. One that simply says “FHS gay/straight alliance” and another with a rainbow and […]

Add another shovel-full of dirt to the grave of liberty in the USA. Okay seriously, I’m an undying optimist, but Orwell’s totalitarian dystopia is realizing itself with remarkable speed. Although I recently learned that as much as 45% of the public still rejects the theory of evolution, I can’t stop marvelling at our […]

You would think the Secret Service would be busy handling more serious business. Boing Boing reports today that they’re hassling kids for choosing to play the classic Dylan tune “Masters of War.”
Parents and students say they are outraged and offended by a proposed band name and song scheduled for a high school talent show […]

“They told the world that the VCR was to copyright what the boston strangler is to the woman home alone, and predicted that it would be the death of copyright. (source). This is not a new theme. Every time a new technology comes along, those with a vested interest in the old technology first […]