Monthly Archives: January 2010

RIP Howard Zinn

Posted on January 28, 2010 by SR

Howard Zinn passed away on Wednesday at age 87. Zinn was a popular activist and author of People’s History of the United States, a frequently updated review of  history from the perspective of groups traditionally unrepresented in popular national consciousness. People’s History … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-01-28

Posted on January 28, 2010 by SR

6 Enlightened Ideas Brought to You by Evil Empires (tags: comedy fun history) Howard Zinn, A People's Historian, Dies at 87 (tags: books social newspapers)

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Textures performance in India

Posted on January 28, 2010 by SR
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The iPad, a.k.a. the iPod Touch Rex

Posted on January 27, 2010 by SR

All the blogs and my classmates are gushing over the iPad,  Apple’s tablet device announced today. It seems at first glance as an enlarged iPod Touch. I’m not likely going to purchase it as I am not the target audience. I have an … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-01-27

Posted on January 27, 2010 by SR

The Last Question — Isaac Asimov Humans and computers contemplate the heat death of the universe (tags: asimov scifi fiction sci-fi science books) Guardian editor hits back at paywalls Rusbridger described universal paywalls as "a hunch" and said that the … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-01-25

Posted on January 25, 2010 by SR

Bruce Schneier: U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google China's hackers subverted the access system Google put in place to comply with U.S. intercept orders. Why does anyone think criminals won't be able to use the same system to steal bank … Continue reading →

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links for 2010-01-24

Posted on January 24, 2010 by SR

TV Calendar – January 2010 TV listings guide – Tracking 231 current TV shows and 152 upcoming episodes This has the ability to export iCALs consisting of your favorite show times. (tags: technology, tv)

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links for 2010-01-23

Posted on January 23, 2010 by SR

NOCs (Nerds of Color) | StarTribune.com And you’d think that fellow nerds, regardless of race and gender, would understand given that our status as freaks and geeks and outcasts would give us some humility and common ground to stand on. … Continue reading →

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MLK: Day: Peace is the presence of justice

Posted on January 18, 2010 by SR

On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” And Vanity comes along and asks the question, “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks the question “Is it right?” And there comes a … Continue reading →

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The Haiti Earthquake: Chicken’s don’t laugh where turkeys get plucked.

Posted on January 14, 2010 by SR

I can’t say much else about the Haiti earthquake, but I think Haiti deserves to be put into a context. Haiti is a nation that threw off it’s European dominator well before any other, by a slave rebellion no less. … Continue reading →

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