During the email debate on Immigration and Consumption taxes, one of my friends invoked Godwin’s Law, accusing me of being a fascist. Given that we were all a little intoxicated at the time, and the context in which it was delivered suggested some confusion on exactly what fascism entailed, I felt the need to respond [...]
In the ongoing war between ISPs and the big network content providers over net neutrality, a new weapon has been unveiled. Apparently, the ISPs (who don’t want net neutrality) have accused Google (their primary adversary in the war) of the same things they are guilty of, and that Google must accept “search neutrality” as a [...]
The great Steve has spoken from his high mountain, and he is displeased. Apparently his Thoughts on Flash have created a bit of a stir.
Maybe it’s just me (or not), but: Pot? Kettle?
The main reason I haven’t broken down and bought an iPhone or iTouch is because I’m morally opposed to Apple’s walled garden of [...]
This is a response to Phil’s Global Warming post (also posted as a reply on his site):
First, there is no “correct” amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - the concentration has varied dramatically throughout history, sometimes being many times the current value (such as during the Mesozoic Era). Using the weight of carbon dioxide [...]
This is in response to a blog post by John Wick (via Declassified). The first chief premise is that D&D 4E will not be a role-playing game, at least insofar as it does not fit his definition of a role-playing game:
A roleplaying game is a game in which the players are rewarded for making [...]