In The New York Times, Nicolette Hahn Niman proposes five things the government can do to help stop cruel and abusive animal practices in the US. All are excellent suggestions, but the last we find most interesting: The United States should launch a domestic Peace Corps for farming. America needs to repopulate rural America and [...]
God forbid Apple enforce its app store rules and pull the controversial WikiLeaks application. It’s not like the site isn’t available on the web. But let’s address the app store rules for a moment, and dismiss the silly notion that Apple is necessarily taking sides in this silly WikiLeaks debate. The app store rules state [...]
On a daily basis, it seems that the media wants everyone to believe that the American way of life has ended. There are even comparisons, frequently so, about the state of the U.S. today and the state it was in during the Great Depression. There are even some who are convinced that we’re in a [...]
After Wired hosted a video tutorial on how to install OS X on an MSI Wind notebook, they received a cease-and-desist letter from Apple. The step-by-step instructions were apparently too explicit for Apple, who felt threatened enough to take legal action. Ultimately, Wired took the video down, though would-be hackers can still find the video [...]
The New York Assembly is considering legislation that would prevent underage gamers from buying video games that perpetuate racial stereotypes, reports Kotaku. Talk about unfairly targeting video games. We wonder if the NY Assembly is considering the same type of ban on music videos, rap songs, television shows, movies, et al. Or, how about setting [...]