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PRETENDERS … creep

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Posted 21 May 2008 † Ray Watkins § Miscellaneous ‡ Comments (0) °

Think Again RPCVs: Robert L. Strauss

Sargent Shriver, the agency’s first director, recognized that a “Peace Corps, small and symbolic, might be good public relations, but a Peace Corps that was large and had a major impact on problems in other countries could transform the economic development of the world,” according to former Pennsylvania Sen. Harris Wofford. Because the Peace Corps [...]

Posted 19 May 2008 † Ray Watkins § Autobiographical § Economics § Professional § Writing ‡ Comments (3) °

DefectiveByDesign.org

DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-DRM campaign that is targeting Big Media, unhelpful manufacturers and DRM distributors. The campaign aims to make all manufacturers wary about bringing their DRM-enabled products to market. DRM products have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These products have been intentionally crippled from the users’ perspective, and are [...]

Posted 16 May 2008 † Ray Watkins § Autobiographical § Economics § Online Places § Professional § Writing ‡ Comments (1) °

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!

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Posted 14 May 2008 † Ray Watkins § Miscellaneous ‡ Comments (0) °