Monthly Archives: July 2006

Once again, the current administration has placed itself about the law. Is “President for Life” that far behind? Tags: Bush administration dictatorship

The EFF believes the RIAA is conducting a “reign of terror” against “defenseless people.” While I’m not sure that I’d call it that, 19,000 lawsuits against people who don’t have a lot of money certainly does seem excessive. Tags: RIAA … Read More →

Sri Lankans! On A Plane! With False Passports! And Hinting About Explosives! Samuel L. please forgive me, but I couldn’t help myself. Yes, I know blowing up planes isn’t funny, but the whole incident is so bizarre it seemed to … Read More →

What would you rather have in your village, a 135 year-old registered landmark or another Starbucks? Tags: Rochester Fairport landmark

Yet another Rochester company takes county money to stay here and not lay off workers and then turns around and lays off workers. Sure, Gleason may technically be in compliance, but their actions are still reprehensible. Tags: COMIDA Gleason Rochester … Read More →

Greed: 1, Hippocratic Oath: 0. Tags: greed doctors drugs

Digg has begun to inspire a number of sites that allow users to vote on entries and thereby raise their visibility. One of these is osx.iusethis.com, which offers links to Mac software for download. But unlike some of the other … Read More →

From the Surprise That Is Not A Surprise Department: Study: Tech CEO Pay Doesn’t Match Performance. It’s particularly annoying if you’re a worker bee in one of those companies and your salary is tied to your company’s performance. Tags: tech … Read More →