Posts from — July 2007

Newborn Pandas (cute):

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some people like this sort of thing.

Drawing That Explains Copyright Law at Erik J. Heels:
Copyright rights, unregulated uses, and fair use.

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u.s. copyright law doesn’t get much simpler

Life and Deatherage: :
Not that all congressional subpoenas are invalid. Not that you don’t have to turn over documents to the Justice Department. Only that Mr. Bush and his political appointees do not have to obey subpoenas. Not the Constitution, not the Congress, not the Courts. Just him

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if he doesn’t have to follow the law of the land, then why do our kids?

Solari – The Missing Money:
Trillions of dollars are missing from the US government. What’s
going on? Where is the money? How could this happen? Where are the checks and balances?
How much more has gone missing? What would happen if a corporation failed to pass
an audit like this? Or a taxpayer? Who is responsible for this? Would your banks continue
to handle your bank account if you behaved like this? Would your investors continue
to buy your securities if you behaved like this? Learn more in the articles below.

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anyone want to check to see who made a ton of profit in the war? like halliburton, the oil companies, etc.

I think we need a law that says that anyone that shows more profit in wartime than not, needs to prove they were not profiteering from the war, or forfeit the profit.

If A Paradigm Shifts in the Woods…:
“What percentage of teachers leave the profession within the first five years?”

and then read the answer:

34%!
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gack… that’s scary.

Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act:
Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as
amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), I hereby report that I have
issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons determined to
have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or
acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the
peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq or undermining
efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq
or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people.

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so… if you pose a significant risk of providing humanitarian aid in iraq, he can seize your property, or… if you pose a significant risk of say.. protesting the war, which would threaten the peace or stability of iraq, you forfeit your property.

I have an issue with this under the bill of rights…

YouTube – Watch the World(s).:
Watch the World(s).

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the best machinima i’ve ever seen.

Wellington Grey — Miscellanea — Periodic Table of the
Internet:

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covers most of the popular sites and others…

Slate V: Arts & Life:

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this video is one that we are likely to see made real enough sometime in the future.

Philosophy Cartoons:
Philosophy Cartoons

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some good meaningful cartoons for class.