Category: News – US

  • The Wright Amendment

    Just a quick political rant. I’m not sure if you are aware but there is a Federal law called the Wright amendment(see Shelby act as well) that prevents Love Field in Dallas from having flights to any states that do not touch TX. In theory this helps the economy, in reality it makes us pay…

  • If you can’t fix your problems … blame television

    Seems that Tom Delay is attempting to get his own show “Law & Order : Wag the Dog” : Take a look at this CNN article.

  • Broadcast flag struck down

    Link from Cnet

  • Waving the Flag

    As I’m sure you are aware the FCC is mandating that all new TV receivers process a Broadcast flag starting on July 1, 2005 (just 3 days before Independence day). Why should you care? The broadcast flag, as a side-effect, limits what you can or can’t record, or if interpreted “nicely” will let you record…

  • Man builds Giant Robot to defend Home

    OK … maybe that title is a little far fetched, but according to this article on Engadget and the original link from CNET News, a man in Alaska is building a Giant Robot/Exoskeleton in his backyard. He plans to be finished by next summer and then plans to go to the local racetrack and test…

  • Dude, a linguistic Study

    If you have ever found yourself using the word dude then you should head over to take a sneak peek at this CNN article.A linguist at the University of Pittsburgh has written a paper on the subject which, among other things, discusses the “effortless kinsmanship” that the word brings. So here’s to you dudes!

  • IPPA stripped of bad mojo

    According to this article, the Senate seems to have heard the people. Unless I’m reading things incorrectly its now : – *more* illegal to film movies in theatres – *more* ok to skip through parts of films – *more* difficult for promoters to take advantage of professional boxers

  • IPPA still trekking …

    Nothing much really new to say on the subject of HR2391. Here’s another article on the matter. A good quote from John McCain in the article: “Do we really expect to throw people in jail in 2004 for behavior they’ve been engaged in for more than a quarter century?” Did I mention I really like…

  • It slices, it dices, it puts you in jail for skipping a commercial

    The lame ducks appear to be quacking up a storm : Wired has an article on the Intellectual Property Protection Act (HR2391), a bill collection, which the lame duck session in the Senate is trying to pass. The bill does such things as get rid of “fair use”, define a fine and/or 3 years imprisonment…