The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform
It’s bad enough that the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law. Even worse is the way they did it – with a big assist Congress and the White House.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-wall-street-killed-financial-reform-20120510
Yes it is a long …
I was reading this article:
Surveillance State democracy
As the FBI seeks full access to all forms of Internet communication, it is not voters who need to be convinced
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/06/surveillance_state_democracy/
when I was reminded of one of my favorite books …
Oracle and the End of Programming As We Know It
If Oracle prevails in its claim that APIs can be copyrighted, nearly every aspect of programming will be changed for the worse.
http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/232901227
This is a really big deal and …
Obama Justice and medical marijuana
The President’s justification for his crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries has to be heard to be believed
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/26/obama_justice_and_medical_marijuana/
I keep hearing this talk about Obama being the most progressive/liberal President in recent memory (whatever the …
It is a slow news day and in an effort to keep my regular reader(s) regular I decided to finally write down some of my thoughts on how I would implement patent reform. Note that there is zero chance of …
Rethinking the War on Drugs
Prohibition and legalization aren’t our only choices when it comes to drugs. Proven programs can greatly reduce the harm caused by hard-core users—and reduce our prison population, too.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303425504577353754196169014.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
WTF is up with this WordPress …
Federal judge complicity
The Supreme Court is asked to decide if governnment [sic; don’t they do any spell checking?] officials can be held accountable for torturing a US citizen
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/23/federal_judge_complicity/
I am starting to lose steam on reporting about our …
Petraeus and the signature of U.S. terror
The CIA pressures Obama to step up indiscriminate attacks in Yemen
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/19/petraeus_and_the_signature_of_u_s_terror/singleton/
Just to be sure we won’t ever have to end our precious war (though the particular battlefield may shift around a …
Defendants left unaware of flaws found in cases
Problems with forensic evidence After review, Justice Dept. told only prosecutors
http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/A%20Section/2012-04-17/A/1/38.2.3249538151_epaper.html
Reviewed lab work held close to vest
Justice Dept., FBI kept tight reins on process, findings of task force
http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/A%20Section/2012-04-18/A/1/38.2.3088486436_epaper.html…
Hopefully my reader(s) here all have the capacity to read this and feel shame being a US citizen. I strongly doubt that the vast majority of the sheeple in our stagnant, corrupt third-world country even have the capacity to read …