October 2009
20 posts
Why network neutrality is a big deal →
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Shared by deucer Scary.
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“On every book stall, in every magazine, you may find works telling people how to...”
– G.K. Chesterton. (from All Things Considered, 1909). (via squashed)
“You want my advice? Of course you do. Don’t aim for the middle. Make everything...”
– Director Brian Belefant (via Daring Fireball)
The truth about jobs that no one wants to tell →
Robert Reich (via azspot)
People who now obsess about government debt have it backwards. The problem isn’t the debt. The problem is just the opposite. It’s that at a time like this, when consumers and businesses and exports can’t do it, government has to spend more to get Americans back to work and recharge the economy. Then – after people are working and the economy is growing — we can pay...
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not;...”
– Calvin Coolidge (via Swiss Miss)
Re: iPhone app paging strategy
So, I’ve had my iPod touch for a week, and I’ve kind of timidly stepped out into the whole App Store world, focusing on “free” applications. I haven’t yet purchased any, and I’m thinking I will need to give myself an allowance, to keep from going overboard in the future.
In any case, I’ve been thinking recently about how I will organize my iPod home...
“So, sure, if you want to defund ACORN, go for it. ACORN has definitely done some...”
– Rachel Maddow & Scahill: “Defund-ACORN” Law Should Apply To Defense Contractors For Fraud & Murder - Democratic Underground (via curate) (via buffleheadcabin) (via robot-heart-politics)
Amen, amen I say. This is exactly what I’ve been thinking ever since the whole ACORN-gate thing... 