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Wednesday 30th September 2009

Newsmax isn’t doctor’s journal or The Onion

@Oliyoung on Twitter shared a link to a story talking about the possibility a right wing military coup against Obama. It seems shared resources that allegedly border on socialism like public healthcare, public education, national parks, roads and garbage disposal are turning America into a Stalinist state. No, this is not The Onion!

Unintended political hilarity aside, there was one part of the page after the article that I didn’t find so amusing, and it had nothing to do with ill informed political hot air. Under their Special Links heading was the following statement…

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Friday 27th June 2008

Rubenerd Show 246 2008.06.26

Could this mean the end for Free and Open Source Software?The "Fairness Engine" rant episode!

A rant episode in response to a new technology reported by Webware and an article calling the exposing of P2P as a red herring; talking about net neutrality, attacking symptoms not causes, RIAA/MPAA inspired bullying tactics. Not the same calibre as a Jimbob Kloss rant but I try my best!

Also briefly talk about a fascinating interview article from Slashdot from the inventor of C++, and the internets are working again at home!

Download MP3 to listen ↓ 40:24, 18.6MiB

You can also stream this episode and view its Internet Archive page.

Dedicated to my groovy late mum Debra Schade.