Free Culture, a book by Lawrence Lessig published under a Creative Commons license. I’m listening to an audiobook of it, legally allowed under the license.
Category Archives: Social Sciences
Creative Commons 2.0 Licenses
Announcing (and explaining) our new 2.0 licenses | Creative Commons. I should set this site up with one of their licenses.
Google Bomb List
Google Bomb List. I like ‘unelectable’ and ‘Bush’s foreign friends’.
How Many Republicans…
How many members of the Bush Administration are needed to replace a lightbulb?
The Answer is SEVEN:
- one to deny that a lightbulb needs to be replaced
- one to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the lightbulb,
- one to blame the previous administration for the need of a new lightbulb,
- one to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of lightbulbs,
- one to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton Industries one million dollars for a lightbulb,
- one to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the lightbulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag,
- and finally one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a lightbulb and screwing the country.
??Via: Michael Hanscom??
Most Valuable Weapon: the RPG
Most Valuable Weapon: the RPG, a brief history of the cheap and deadly Rocket Propelled Grenade.
Draft targeted for Spring ’05
Legislation has been introduced to bring back the draft as soon as Spring 2005.
There is pending legislation in the House and Senate (twin bills: S 89 and HR 163) which will time the program’s initiation so the draft can begin at early as Spring 2005 — just after the 2004 presidential election. The administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public’s attention is on the elections, so our action on this is needed immediately.
$28 million has been added to the 2004 Selective Service System (SSS) budget to prepare for a military draft that could start as early as June 15, 2005. Selective Service must report to Bush on March 31, 2005 that the system, which has lain dormant for decades, is ready for activation.
??Via: Michael Hanscom??
Oprah Indecency Complaints
FCC Swamped With Oprah Indecency Complaints – May 4, 2004, did you know what a ‘tossed salad’ was?
EP City Manager Weblog
Scott Neal City Manager Weblog – City of Eden Prairie MN, interesting to read if you want the gist of EP news.
JohnKerryIsADoucheBagButImVotingForHimAnyway.com
JohnKerryIsADoucheBagButImVotingForHimAnyway.com, the title says it all.
Candidate Votes vs. IQ
Here’s an interesting chart put together by the people over at The American Assembler.
State Avg. IQ 2000 1 Connecticut 113 Gore 2 Massachusetts 111 Gore 3 New Jersey 111 Gore 4 New York 109 Gore 5 Rhode Island 107 Gore 6 Hawaii 106 Gore 7 Maryland 105 Gore 8 New Hampshire 105 Bush 9 Illinois 104 Gore 10 Delaware 103 Gore 11 Minnesota 102 Gore 12 Vermont 102 Gore 13 Washington 102 Gore 14 California 101 Gore 15 Pennsylvania 101 Gore 16 Maine 100 Gore 17 Virginia 100 Bush 18 Wisconsin 100 Gore 19 Colorado 99 Bush 20 Iowa 99 Gore 21 Michigan 99 Gore 22 Nevada 99 Bush 23 Ohio 99 Bush 24 Oregon 99 Gore 25 Alaska 98 Bush 26 Florida 98 Bush 27 Missouri 98 Bush 28 Kansas 96 Bush 29 Nebraska 95 Bush 30 Arizona 94 Bush 31 Indiana 94 Bush 32 Tennessee 94 Bush 33 North Carolina 93 Bush 34 West Virginia 93 Bush 35 Arkansas 92 Bush 36 Georgia 92 Bush 37 Kentucky 92 Bush 38 New Mexico 92 Gore 39 North Dakota 92 Bush 40 Texas 92 Bush 41 Alabama 90 Bush 42 Louisiana 90 Bush 43 Montana 90 Bush 44 Oklahoma 90 Bush 45 South Dakota 90 Bush 46 South Carolina 89 Bush 47 Wyoming 89 Bush 48 Idaho 87 Bush 49 Utah 87 Bush 50 Mississippi 85 Bush ??Via: Michael Hanscom??
Brad Froehle 