freedom

A vision

IMAGINE: Facebook Censored This Image
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.
— George Orwell

IMAGINE: Facebook Censored This Image

I reshared this image on facebook and it does not appear on my wall, only if I click through to my name. It's not happening to any other images I re-shared, so I presume it's happening on purpose.IMAGINE: Facebook Censored This Image

Who Invented the Term 'Open Source'?

Recently, the OSI announced that they were planning to "crack down" on people who misuse the term "Open Source". I found this particularly intriguing because I am well aware (as are most other long-time geeks) that the term 'Open' was around long before the OSI was even a dream. Another element of that conversation that was quite interesting is that Bruce Perens claims to have invented the term 'Open Source'. Can this possibly be true?

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Pointing out Vulnerabilities

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Let Freedom Ring

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
— Benjamin Franklin

Those Wacky Wingnuts

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The Right to Offend

The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended.
— Rowan Atkinson

Fake Boarding Pass for Osama

Fake Boarding Pass for Osama

US Gambling Prohibition 'Flawed'? Say it ain't so!

One of the hottest trends on the internet today is online gambling. Chances are that you or someone you know plays or has played some game online for money - usually poker, which is by far the most popular game to play on the internet. But the USA has instituted a ban on internet gambling sites which actually operate within its borders, claiming that the sites will simply be money-laundering factories and, of course, will promote the degeneracy of the American people.

Bully for You

While browsing the ol' dot I saw a link to an article in the beeb about the Rockstar game Bully in which a spokesman from Beat Bullying, a british "anti-bullying" charity was reported as saying something that I personally found both offensive and downright stupid. This prompted me to write the following letter to info@beatbullying.org:

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