Why is military stuff always on Slashdot??!?!
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The Future of MREs
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Slashdot:
I've posted pretty much this same comment before, but:
From the demographics I once saw on the OSDN Website, it looks like the readers of slashdot are the type of people who are well-off, white, and fairly unlikely to ever experience war except through Quake, CNN, or Neal Stevenson Novels. Why are there always military articles posted on Slashdot?
Nerds and geeks will forever be the whimpering lapdogs that build the technology for killing! Racial military minority representation has risen from 14 percent in 1975 to 26 percent. This is faster than the rate that African Americans and Latinos have attained Internet access! Slashdot readers are smart, when will the poseur editors get over their military wanna-be aspirations?
Actually, I think the AFL-CIO in New York State paid their way.
people who don't work have PLENTY of time to read all about global trade policy
It is a strange myth that "workers" don't have any idea of what they face in terms of global trade policy. A good testament of this that you might be able to find is the Documentary "Life and Debt" which was released as a major theater film in various cities. The tetimonies of Jamaican Farmers and farm workers show great understanding of IMF and World Bank Policy.
I think that what you mean is "Middle Class Americans" don't care about global trade policy or its effects on international labor
I live in a part of the country which is no stranger to anarchist wannabes, hippies, and all manner of people in some state of disagreement with that status quo. The worst of which are the professional protesters, people who will show up for a protest or march without really any deep understanding of the purpose...
One thing that amazed me at the recent WEF protests in New York was just how many people were truly informed about global trade policy. I thought that I knew a thing or too, since I work at a agriculture policy institute, but man, the depth of understanding of free trade policy that most of the people I met exhibited surpassed my expectations. It gave me hope on an otherwise crappy, police-tainted demonstration!:-(
Also, many of the demonstrators were representatives from labor groups, AFL-CIO, and there even was a delegation from Columbian and Guatemalan sweatshop workers.
I work for an organization that attempts to solve the problem of world hunger. I work my but off every day to try to contribute to the understanding of food rights and food security through research and media outreach. There are 850 million people in the world who do not get enough calories to sustain their daily activities.
Prior to my employment at my current job, I worked as a technician at the USDA, in a food safety lab, attempting to curb the rampant spread of E. Coli, Campylbacter, and Salmonella, which is propagated in no small part by huge, unregulated meat industry companies.
What do you do?
The video camera I used was indeed made by a corporation, but I have to decide between using it and having no witness to possible police violence. I always take a camera with me because the police often violate demonstrators' civil rights, and I need to have a record of their actions (they are our police, after all).
Having a camera doesn't always help. At the most recent demonstrations outside the Democratic Convention last year, the LAPD would round up people's backpacks and cameras, throw them into garbage trucks, and crush the protestors property into dust. The police, however, will always stand guard outside NikeTown and Starbucks, companies who both contribute to terrible labor rights violations (Nike: buys shoes from manufacturers who pay crap wages, Starbucks: buys coffee beans from producers who pay workers crap wages).
I wasn't born with a silver-spoon in my mouth, I share a studio in the bay area cause it is so expensive to rent. By the way, the camera is owned by a non-profit org that allows mant people to use it. It is not centrally owned. It was also used to make a documentary about the Cesar Chavez Holiday in CA.
Sounds like the police were a bit willfully negligent on this one. And yes, demonstrations are a pain in the ass - and a very tense one - for police. THAT DOES NOT EXCUSE INCOMPETENCE.
As someone who attended the protest, I can attest that although it was probably a lot of work for the police, it was fantastically peaceful, the police were getting 1.5x overtime pay, and there were about 4,000(!) police deployed. When we got to the hotel where the WEF meeting was, only about 1000 people could fit in the free-speech area the cops set up for us (a block away from the WEF, by the way). The rest of the marchers left, so the the cops then outnumbered the demonstrators 4 to 1. The police then proceeded to separate the demonstrators by closing us off into even smaller gated areas, where we penned up for hours. We couldn't even leave to go to the bathroom. The entire demonstration turned from an anti-WEF march to a giant exercise in police violation of the right to peacefully assemble.
This Village Voice article by Esther Kaplan is a good explanation of what happened.
Surely you are too busy poking fun at your former high school classmates to attempt to understand where anarchist ideas of society are comming from. Try reading Chomsky, Emma Goldman, or Anarchist People of Color. These voices will probably expand your view of anarchy more than the image of your classmate. (By the way, what the hell were you doing in 9th grade cool guy? Were you the like Emilio Estevez in the Breakfast Club? Maybe you were like the Fonz? Naw, you were probably pimply and obnoxious, like everybody else that age!)
I attended the WEF protests and I can say (with much video to back this up) that it in no way was it out-of-control. In fact the police were acting in a completely unconstitutional manner, harassing the peaceful demonstrators (check out a Village Voice story about it here). Those people who were arrested at the Saturday were arrested because they were carrying toy police equipment, not because they were doing anything illegal. I think the police thought that the plastic Toys-R-Us batons were going to be used for terrorism or something.
By the way, if you knew anything about the WEF I am sure you would think twice about attending a protest against this unregulated group of businessmen. WEF members include BP Amoco, Exxon and Nike.
Here is a blurb I found about BP Amoco: In addition to economically destroying the social structure of this once agriculture based society, BP financially supports the Colombian military which is notorious for its human rights abuses. Since 1987, 35,000 noncombatants have been murdered or 'disappeared' primarily by the BP backed military and its paramilitary allies. In 1997, BP admitted that it has provided the Colombian Ministry of Defense with $8 million.
And Nike?: Nike pays workers less than $2 per day - an amount which is often significantly below a living wage.
Get a clue dude. Who cares if your friend was dirty in 9th grade. You were probably picked on too. Fight some real battles, against jerk-offs like the WEF members. For more info about the WEF read this article.
True, the GPL is only useful in a special case of information protection. I also realize that, although the WIPO and other institutions (WTO with the TRIPS agreement) are attempting to internationalize certain types of IP protection, filing a US trademark monopoly will not cover the trademark in every country. (Hey, remember when Linux was submitted as a trademark for a detergent by some Swiss company?).
Anyway, I was just saying that it reminded me that if we don't exercise methods that protect the freedom of code, or smileys, or the name of your favorite kernel, avenues are left open for people to pluck things out of the public domain and privatize their use.
Harvey Ball, the creator of the smiley face image, (not the ascii [:-)] ) died not too long ago! He never trademarked his creation, however, but he did form a corporation to make smiley greeting cards and sell them with profits going to charity.
This story reminds us why something like the GPL is so important: It ensures that information that is free stays free! Public Domain resources (even smileys!) can be snatched up and made into commodities!
I have found that Python is very easy to use as a GUI builder, and it seems to have most of the features you are looking for! It is also really easy to learn.
Although it may add a level of complexity to your work, you can always try to code different parts in Python, Java, C/C++, and even Perl, and find ways to
mesh the various modules into a coherent app!I found the Perl/Python:GUI on top of a C/C++ backend model to be very useful when I was doing Genomics and DNA coding
Environmental Impact Should be Foremost Concern
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Transparent Concrete
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He is also keen for transparent concrete to be an environmentally friendly material that can be recycled--though that, too, seems a tall order.
Even though it is a tall order, it should be the most important order...!
I'd rather have sustainability than transparent buildings!
Ten reasons to BURN the Olympics: A call to action
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Site Review: 2002 Olympics
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Ten
reasons to BURN the Olympics: A call to action
The
Olympics are about money
The Games are
"given" to the city that shells out the biggest bribes, tax
money that could be better spent on community programs to help those who
need it the most. While big business profits from increased tourism, the
public is stuck with a bill for 1.3 billion.
The
Olympics are for the rich
The IOC feeds
us lies about bringing growth and sporting arenas for the citizens of
Salt Lake. However, the venues built for the games are later only used
by the super-elite and wealthy. The Olympics squander public funds to
host an event that most people can't even afford to attend.
The
Olympics are sexist
Baron
de Courbertin, founder of the IOC, was a French chauvinist who hated women.
He felt that "The Olympic Games must be reserved for men." Since
then (1896), women have slowly been included in more events, but there
are still far more men's competitions.
The
Olympics promote spectatorship
The
Games do not help aspiring athletes, but instead get us to watch TV. The
Olympics want people glued to their televisions so they can absorb advertisements.
By placing athletes on pedestals, people are disempowered by being convinced
that they must buy things to get closer to the gold.
The
Olympics are about corporate sponsorship
Corporate
sponsors and the media make billions from selling people worthless consumer
junk, and they are salivating over this opportunity to pitch their products
to billions worldwide. The Games are no longer about sports, but just
another medium for marketing.
The
Olympics destroy the environment
With
the massive temporary influx of people coming to Utah this February, and
Salt Lake's lousy public transit, the roads will be packed with cars.
Ski resorts and other outdoor event sites are built in places where trees
and animals should be living, not swarming with yuppies.
The
Olympics fuel nationalism
The
image of the Games that is being pushed by the IOC of countries getting
together in times of peace is completely false. The actual dynamic perpetuates
nationalistic feelings and bitterness. What the people need is worldwide
solidarity, not worldwide competition.
The
Olympics celebrate globalization
Like
the WTO or FTAA, the Olympics place private interests above all other
concerns. Public money is diverted to generate profit for multinationals.
Protecting people and the environment are second to investment dollars
in the eyes of state officials. Not only this, but the Olympics turn it
into a celebration.
The
Olympics create a police state
The
Utah Olympic Public Safety Command (UOPSC) and the Olympic Joint Terrorism
Task Force (OJTTF) are in place to take away your right to free speech,
expression, and movement. They are already working to stop legal protests
through new laws and arrests. With the actions against the World Trade
Center and Pentagon, we will now be seeing a police state of the nature
that most activists in North American have never witnessed.
The
Olympics drive out "undesirables"
The
homeless will be swept off the streets and kept out of the city where
they might bother shoppers. SLOC's plans for the homeless include housing
them in the State Fair horse barns or letting them "camp" in
freezing weather on Antelope Island. Protesters will also be out of view
from tourists.
Come
to Salt Lake City
Join
tens of thousands of undesirables to take a stand against the 2002 Winter
Games. Activists will be converging in Utah to expose and oppose the true
capitalistic nature of the Olympics. Housing and ride shares are being
compiled, if you need or can offer either, contact us.
Who
we are and what we do
This
information is provided by Build Underground Resistance Not the Olympics
(BURN the Olympics). We are working to educate, agitate, and organize
for the Salt Lake City Olympics in February of 2002. BURN the Olympics
has been initiated by radicals who are not resigned to sit back and watch
our city turn into a playground for the rich. We plan on using diverse
tactics to tackle the multinational death machine that is killing the
planet.
The Olympics are as sick as any military operation (another ridiculous subject to feature on Slashdot) since in their wake they create debt, job loss, environmental damage, social rights abuses, and make many TV companies (who we hate because of HDTV copy protection, but now that they show the Olympics, we love them) and developers rich at the expense of working class and poor people in the communities that the Olympics infiltrate!
Check out the Burn the Olympics Page, and then please consider a change in your attitude toward the money-making politics of the Olympics!
I don't know if i missed it or not, but did the article mention anything about using a horizontal
scroll bar for the new text widget? I hate those stupid "wrap arrows", and I was hoping the new text widget would replace them! The screenshot shown doesn't show either a wrap arrow nor a horizontal scroll bar... Anyone closer to the project know?
Tolkien was a professor of english and was especially interested in old english language. LotR is as much an exercise in language and a forum for Tolkien's own "retro" poetry as an epic novel, but if you haven't ever read a better book, maybe you should put down the O'reilly and take a literature class!
From the demographics I once saw on the OSDN Website, it looks like the readers of slashdot are the type of people who are well-off, white, and fairly unlikely to ever experience war except through Quake, CNN, or Neal Stevenson Novels. Why are there always military articles posted on Slashdot?
Nerds and geeks will forever be the whimpering lapdogs that build the technology for killing! Racial military minority representation has risen from 14 percent in 1975 to 26 percent. This is faster than the rate that African Americans and Latinos have attained Internet access! Slashdot readers are smart, when will the poseur editors get over their military wanna-be aspirations?
Of course, what the Bush Administration Considers as information flow is questionable. The Bush Administration supports the WTO TRIPS agreement, as well as the authority of the WIPO. Unfortunately, when developing countries are in need of affordable pharmecuticals, Bush will advocate that compulsory patents are not issued, yet when an Anthrax scare hits the US, Bush will be a hypocrite and issue compulsory patents to aquire cheap Ciprofloxin!
The Bush Administration has a poor record when it comes to Information Freedom. Bush has, for example,picked the pro-privatization James Rogan to head of the US Patent Office. The USPTO is in dire need of reform, as business interests are able to push through unacceptable and barely reviewed patents.I doubt Rogan is the person to reform the US PTO.
Back in 1975, Microsoft was producing nothing of any relevance to today's PC market. Basically, Microsoft pulled out of a deal with IBM to make a GUI interface to their feature poor DOS OS, won the marketing war vs. IBM's superior OS/2, and now , with the blessing of a complacent justice department, enjoys a powerful industrial monopoly!
In 1983, GNU was started, based on principles of Good coding standards and code sharing...! The GCC compiler project led directly to developments like LINUX, APACHE, PERL, etc...APACHE, for example powers 50% of our web pages today, more stably and securly than microsoft's IIS servers! Gimme a break, Microsoft does not deserve the accolades that you are implying!!!
Even if Gates meant that commodity PC architecture was helped out by Microsoft's monopoly practices, that wouldn't explain why kernel development projects like NetBSD and Linux have developers who attempt to port to every CPU architecture imaginable!
Happy Halloween from Donald Rumsfeld
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Now who would have guessed that Donald Rumsfeld would as THIS for Halloween!!??
Right!, so maybe we shouldn't use these type of capacitors to capture images... maybe it would be a good idea to work on an alternative to analog kodak film! I want to use my 16mm Bolex without using gunk that is scraped from the skins of animals... C'mon smart person, help me out!
Many Vegans are concerned with reducing suffering, which, perhaps may not occur in the nervous systems of squished bugs, but almost certainly occurs in the brains of chickens that are raised in factory farms.
As a Vegan, i.e. one who doesn't (or tries not to) use or eat animal products, digital photo technology provides an alternative to analog film, which almost always contains gelatin...
I am hoping to start a Vegan Film Project specifically to discuss methods to create non-gelatinous motion picture film (and potentially less toxic methods of developing it). I already put up a message board at Mr. Soda Overload. Anyone care to help? Please chime in with ideas...
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot:
I've posted pretty much this same comment before, but:
From the demographics I once saw on the OSDN Website, it looks like the readers of slashdot are the type of people who are well-off, white, and fairly unlikely to ever experience war except through Quake, CNN, or Neal Stevenson Novels. Why are there always military articles posted on Slashdot?
Nerds and geeks will forever be the whimpering lapdogs that build the technology for killing! Racial military minority representation has risen from 14 percent in 1975 to 26 percent. This is faster than the rate that African Americans and Latinos have attained Internet access! Slashdot readers are smart, when will the poseur editors get over their military wanna-be aspirations?
Actually, I think the AFL-CIO in New York State paid their way.
people who don't work have PLENTY of time to read all about global trade policy
It is a strange myth that "workers" don't have any idea of what they face in terms of global trade policy. A good testament of this that you might be able to find is the Documentary "Life and Debt" which was released as a major theater film in various cities. The tetimonies of Jamaican Farmers and farm workers show great understanding of IMF and World Bank Policy.
I think that what you mean is "Middle Class Americans" don't care about global trade policy or its effects on international labor
:-)
I live in a part of the country which is no stranger to anarchist wannabes, hippies, and all manner of people in some state of disagreement with that status quo. The worst of which are the professional protesters, people who will show up for a protest or march without really any deep understanding of the purpose...
One thing that amazed me at the recent WEF protests in New York was just how many people were truly informed about global trade policy. I thought that I knew a thing or too, since I work at a agriculture policy institute, but man, the depth of understanding of free trade policy that most of the people I met exhibited surpassed my expectations. It gave me hope on an otherwise crappy, police-tainted demonstration! :-(
Also, many of the demonstrators were representatives from labor groups, AFL-CIO, and there even was a delegation from Columbian and Guatemalan sweatshop workers.
I work for an organization that attempts to solve the problem of world hunger. I work my but off every day to try to contribute to the understanding of food rights and food security through research and media outreach. There are 850 million people in the world who do not get enough calories to sustain their daily activities.
Prior to my employment at my current job, I worked as a technician at the USDA, in a food safety lab, attempting to curb the rampant spread of E. Coli, Campylbacter, and Salmonella, which is propagated in no small part by huge, unregulated meat industry companies.
What do you do?
The video camera I used was indeed made by a corporation, but I have to decide between using it and having no witness to possible police violence. I always take a camera with me because the police often violate demonstrators' civil rights, and I need to have a record of their actions (they are our police, after all).
Having a camera doesn't always help. At the most recent demonstrations outside the Democratic Convention last year, the LAPD would round up people's backpacks and cameras, throw them into garbage trucks, and crush the protestors property into dust. The police, however, will always stand guard outside NikeTown and Starbucks, companies who both contribute to terrible labor rights violations (Nike: buys shoes from manufacturers who pay crap wages, Starbucks: buys coffee beans from producers who pay workers crap wages).
I wasn't born with a silver-spoon in my mouth, I share a studio in the bay area cause it is so expensive to rent. By the way, the camera is owned by a non-profit org that allows mant people to use it. It is not centrally owned. It was also used to make a documentary about the Cesar Chavez Holiday in CA.
What did you say you do again?
Sounds like the police were a bit willfully negligent on this one. And yes, demonstrations are a pain in the ass - and a very tense one - for police. THAT DOES NOT EXCUSE INCOMPETENCE.
As someone who attended the protest, I can attest that although it was probably a lot of work for the police, it was fantastically peaceful, the police were getting 1.5x overtime pay, and there were about 4,000(!) police deployed. When we got to the hotel where the WEF meeting was, only about 1000 people could fit in the free-speech area the cops set up for us (a block away from the WEF, by the way). The rest of the marchers left, so the the cops then outnumbered the demonstrators 4 to 1. The police then proceeded to separate the demonstrators by closing us off into even smaller gated areas, where we penned up for hours. We couldn't even leave to go to the bathroom. The entire demonstration turned from an anti-WEF march to a giant exercise in police violation of the right to peacefully assemble.
This Village Voice article by Esther Kaplan is a good explanation of what happened.
Are radical anarchists all alike?
Surely you are too busy poking fun at your former high school classmates to attempt to understand where anarchist ideas of society are comming from. Try reading Chomsky, Emma Goldman, or Anarchist People of Color. These voices will probably expand your view of anarchy more than the image of your classmate. (By the way, what the hell were you doing in 9th grade cool guy? Were you the like Emilio Estevez in the Breakfast Club? Maybe you were like the Fonz? Naw, you were probably pimply and obnoxious, like everybody else that age!)
I attended the WEF protests and I can say (with much video to back this up) that it in no way was it out-of-control. In fact the police were acting in a completely unconstitutional manner, harassing the peaceful demonstrators (check out a Village Voice story about it here). Those people who were arrested at the Saturday were arrested because they were carrying toy police equipment, not because they were doing anything illegal. I think the police thought that the plastic Toys-R-Us batons were going to be used for terrorism or something.
By the way, if you knew anything about the WEF I am sure you would think twice about attending a protest against this unregulated group of businessmen. WEF members include BP Amoco, Exxon and Nike.
Here is a blurb I found about BP Amoco:
In addition to economically destroying the social structure of this once agriculture based society, BP financially supports the Colombian military which is notorious for its human rights abuses. Since 1987, 35,000 noncombatants have been murdered or 'disappeared' primarily by the BP backed military and its paramilitary allies. In 1997, BP admitted that it has provided the Colombian Ministry of Defense with $8 million.
And Nike?:
Nike pays workers less than $2 per day - an amount which is often significantly below a living wage.
Get a clue dude. Who cares if your friend was dirty in 9th grade. You were probably picked on too. Fight some real battles, against jerk-offs like the WEF members. For more info about the WEF read this article.
True, the GPL is only useful in a special case of information protection. I also realize that, although the WIPO and other institutions (WTO with the TRIPS agreement) are attempting to internationalize certain types of IP protection, filing a US trademark monopoly will not cover the trademark in every country. (Hey, remember when Linux was submitted as a trademark for a detergent by some Swiss company?).
Anyway, I was just saying that it reminded me that if we don't exercise methods that protect the freedom of code, or smileys, or the name of your favorite kernel, avenues are left open for people to pluck things out of the public domain and privatize their use.
Harvey Ball, the creator of the smiley face image, (not the ascii [:-)] ) died not too long ago! He never trademarked his creation, however, but he did form a corporation to make smiley greeting cards and sell them with profits going to charity.
However, some French Dude registered the trademark in a bunch of countries, and Ball considered going after him to keep the smiley free.
This story reminds us why something like the GPL is so important: It ensures that information that is free stays free! Public Domain resources (even smileys!) can be snatched up and made into commodities!
This sounds like a job for Python, or maybe Java.
I have found that Python is very easy to use as a GUI builder, and it seems to have most of the features you are looking for! It is also really easy to learn.
Although it may add a level of complexity to your work, you can always try to code different parts in Python, Java, C/C++, and even Perl, and find ways to mesh the various modules into a coherent app!I found the Perl/Python:GUI on top of a C/C++ backend model to be very useful when I was doing Genomics and DNA coding
He is also keen for transparent concrete to be an environmentally friendly material that can be recycled--though that, too, seems a tall order.
Even though it is a tall order, it should be the most important order...!
I'd rather have sustainability than transparent buildings!
This is from:
Burn the Olympics page
Ten reasons to BURN the Olympics: A call to action
The Olympics are about money
The Games are "given" to the city that shells out the biggest bribes, tax money that could be better spent on community programs to help those who need it the most. While big business profits from increased tourism, the public is stuck with a bill for 1.3 billion.
The Olympics are for the rich
The IOC feeds us lies about bringing growth and sporting arenas for the citizens of Salt Lake. However, the venues built for the games are later only used by the super-elite and wealthy. The Olympics squander public funds to host an event that most people can't even afford to attend.
The Olympics are sexist
Baron de Courbertin, founder of the IOC, was a French chauvinist who hated women. He felt that "The Olympic Games must be reserved for men." Since then (1896), women have slowly been included in more events, but there are still far more men's competitions.
The Olympics promote spectatorship
The Games do not help aspiring athletes, but instead get us to watch TV. The Olympics want people glued to their televisions so they can absorb advertisements. By placing athletes on pedestals, people are disempowered by being convinced that they must buy things to get closer to the gold.
The Olympics are about corporate sponsorship
Corporate sponsors and the media make billions from selling people worthless consumer junk, and they are salivating over this opportunity to pitch their products to billions worldwide. The Games are no longer about sports, but just another medium for marketing.
The Olympics destroy the environment
With the massive temporary influx of people coming to Utah this February, and Salt Lake's lousy public transit, the roads will be packed with cars. Ski resorts and other outdoor event sites are built in places where trees
and animals should be living, not swarming with yuppies.
The Olympics fuel nationalism
The image of the Games that is being pushed by the IOC of countries getting together in times of peace is completely false. The actual dynamic perpetuates nationalistic feelings and bitterness. What the people need is worldwide solidarity, not worldwide competition.
The Olympics celebrate globalization
Like the WTO or FTAA, the Olympics place private interests above all other concerns. Public money is diverted to generate profit for multinationals. Protecting people and the environment are second to investment dollars in the eyes of state officials. Not only this, but the Olympics turn it into a celebration.
The Olympics create a police state
The Utah Olympic Public Safety Command (UOPSC) and the Olympic Joint Terrorism Task Force (OJTTF) are in place to take away your right to free speech, expression, and movement. They are already working to stop legal protests through new laws and arrests. With the actions against the World Trade Center and Pentagon, we will now be seeing a police state of the nature that most activists in North American have never witnessed.
The Olympics drive out "undesirables"
The homeless will be swept off the streets and kept out of the city where they might bother shoppers. SLOC's plans for the homeless include housing them in the State Fair horse barns or letting them "camp" in freezing weather on Antelope Island. Protesters will also be out of view from tourists.
Come to Salt Lake City
Join tens of thousands of undesirables to take a stand against the 2002 Winter Games. Activists will be converging in Utah to expose and oppose the true capitalistic nature of the Olympics. Housing and ride shares are being compiled, if you need or can offer either, contact us.
Who we are and what we do
This information is provided by Build Underground Resistance Not the Olympics (BURN the Olympics). We are working to educate, agitate, and organize for the Salt Lake City Olympics in February of 2002. BURN the Olympics has been initiated by radicals who are not resigned to sit back and watch our city turn into a playground for the rich. We plan on using diverse tactics to tackle the multinational death machine that is killing the planet.
Contact us
Email: olympics@anarchist.co.uk Our PGP key can be be found here
Mailing address:
Subvert
PO Box 1112
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
The Olympics are as sick as any military operation (another ridiculous subject to feature on Slashdot) since in their wake they create debt, job loss, environmental damage, social rights abuses, and make many TV companies (who we hate because of HDTV copy protection, but now that they show the Olympics, we love them) and developers rich at the expense of working class and poor people in the communities that the Olympics infiltrate!
Check out the Burn the Olympics Page, and then please consider a change in your attitude toward the money-making politics of the Olympics!
I don't know if i missed it or not, but did the article mention anything about using a horizontal scroll bar for the new text widget? I hate those stupid "wrap arrows", and I was hoping the new text widget would replace them! The screenshot shown doesn't show either a wrap arrow nor a horizontal scroll bar... Anyone closer to the project know?
Best book ever written??!?!
Tolkien was a professor of english and was especially interested in old english language. LotR is as much an exercise in language and a forum for Tolkien's own "retro" poetry as an epic novel, but if you haven't ever read a better book, maybe you should put down the O'reilly and take a literature class!
SLASHDOT:
From the demographics I once saw on the OSDN Website, it looks like the readers of slashdot are the type of people who are well-off, white, and fairly unlikely to ever experience war except through Quake, CNN, or Neal Stevenson Novels. Why are there always military articles posted on Slashdot?
Nerds and geeks will forever be the whimpering lapdogs that build the technology for killing! Racial military minority representation has risen from 14 percent in 1975 to 26 percent. This is faster than the rate that African Americans and Latinos have attained Internet access! Slashdot readers are smart, when will the poseur editors get over their military wanna-be aspirations?
NO WAY!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
O.K. Just Kidding
Of course, what the Bush Administration Considers as information flow is questionable. The Bush Administration supports the WTO TRIPS agreement, as well as the authority of the WIPO. Unfortunately, when developing countries are in need of affordable pharmecuticals, Bush will advocate that compulsory patents are not issued, yet when an Anthrax scare hits the US, Bush will be a hypocrite and issue compulsory patents to aquire cheap Ciprofloxin!
The Bush Administration has a poor record when it comes to Information Freedom. Bush has, for example,picked the pro-privatization James Rogan to head of the US Patent Office. The USPTO is in dire need of reform, as business interests are able to push through unacceptable and barely reviewed patents.I doubt Rogan is the person to reform the US PTO.
Fight for Information Freedom!
Well, no one wants to use IPX, but I hope people want to read FreeIPX, the Free Information Property Exchange!
I hope VA Linux doesn't make me take this down!
Check out:
Smurfdot and
Thunderslash
Back in 1975, Microsoft was producing nothing of any relevance to today's PC market. Basically, Microsoft pulled out of a deal with IBM to make a GUI interface to their feature poor DOS OS, won the marketing war vs. IBM's superior OS/2, and now , with the blessing of a complacent justice department, enjoys a powerful industrial monopoly!
In 1983, GNU was started, based on principles of Good coding standards and code sharing...! The GCC compiler project led directly to developments like LINUX, APACHE, PERL, etc...APACHE, for example powers 50% of our web pages today, more stably and securly than microsoft's IIS servers! Gimme a break, Microsoft does not deserve the accolades that you are implying!!!
Even if Gates meant that commodity PC architecture was helped out by Microsoft's monopoly practices, that wouldn't explain why kernel development projects like NetBSD and Linux have developers who attempt to port to every CPU architecture imaginable!
Now who would have guessed that Donald Rumsfeld would as THIS for Halloween!!??
Right!, so maybe we shouldn't use these type of capacitors to capture images... maybe it would be a good idea to work on an alternative to analog kodak film! I want to use my 16mm Bolex without using gunk that is scraped from the skins of animals... C'mon smart person, help me out!
Many Vegans are concerned with reducing suffering, which, perhaps may not occur in the nervous systems of squished bugs, but almost certainly occurs in the brains of chickens that are raised in factory farms.
As a Vegan, i.e. one who doesn't (or tries not to) use or eat animal products, digital photo technology provides an alternative to analog film, which almost always contains gelatin...
I am hoping to start a Vegan Film Project specifically to discuss methods to create non-gelatinous motion picture film (and potentially less toxic methods of developing it). I already put up a message board at Mr. Soda Overload. Anyone care to help? Please chime in with ideas...