James M. Bowers
A dabbler in many things.
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I came across this on the Free Talk Live website. It’s an article describing a libertarian or free market viewpoint on education. It seems hopeful.
Link on the Free Talk Live site: http://freetalklive.com/content/introduction_politics_government_schools
I also came across this youtube video describing the cost per pupil of public school. I found it quite interesting.
found via: http://www.jackliberty.com/
Just listened to the monday show of Free Talk Live. In it they played a clip of a show by Jon Stossel. I found it quite interesting. It told success stories of people flourishing when they threw off government and went more free market. From the suggestion of my consort I’ve decided to hunt down more success stories and post them here as I find them.
The Jon Stossel Goes to Washington. First aired in 2000 I believe.
Free Talk Live Show referenced:
Just created a new launch page at http://flavors.me/jaities .
Let me know what you think of it.
Not much new to talk about writing wise. I jotted down a few new ideas for my detective story. I need to find the motivation to work on it more.
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simply amazing: http://t.co/wED3Rkys
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music so excellent i just bothered to download it @bandcamp: http://t.co/4Avz7gyr
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4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Awake for ~38hrs now. The world feels weird.
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Fracas: A Collection of Short Friction by J. Travis Grundon http://t.co/9EgAfBg via @amazon
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Dailymotion - Jon Stewart: 'The Media Is Pretending Ron Paul Doesn't Exist!' 8/15/11 Daily Sho http://t.co/poYaksz via @Dailymotion
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@amandapalmer Thank you.6 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Listening to "Test Return...1...2...1...2?" by J.TravisGrundon on #BlogTalkRadio http://t.co/nDAk9CS
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@JTravisGrundon get her all the drinks she wants. She'll pass out sooner and problem solved.
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@darkmerrick you'll figure it out soon.
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@darkmerrick do you like the Droid?
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Weird dreams about a luchador(Sp?) Death squad.
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@darkmerrick Sue them for discrimination against glasses wearers. Lol
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@darkmerrick oh. No prob then. Just pop the lenses out of the 3d frames and tape them over your glasses.
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@darkmerrick I saw a way online to make 2d glasses so u can watch the movie the correct way.
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@darkmerrick fill bookshelf with song of ice and fire books!
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@darkmerrick i'll have to wait till it's out on dvd.8 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@darkmerrick glad you found what you were looking for. I haven't watched the show yet. Just read the books. #SongofIceandFire8 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@darkmerrick that's a damn shame. Even with utorrent and changed settings to lower amount of connections?8 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Listening to the Grim Fandango Soundtrack. #goodmusic8 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I am thinking about David Mitchell
“Going through all the SoapBox episodes. Good stuff.”
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I am reading God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales
“161pages in. pretty good read so far.”
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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has looked at tomorrow’s “Internet blackout” in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—and it sees only a “gimmick,” a “stunt,” “hyperbole,” “a dangerous and troubling development,” an “irresponsible response,” and an “abuse of power.”
“Wikipedia, reddit, and others are going dark to protest the legislation, while sites like Scribd and Google will also protest. In response, MPAA chief Chris Dodd wheeled out the big guns and started firing the rhetoric machine-gun style.
“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively together, some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns, rather than coming to the table to find solutions to a problem that all now seem to agree is very real and damaging.”
Can I interrupt for a moment? Thanks. When you complain that opponents didn’t “come to the table to find solutions”, do you mean that we didn’t give NINETY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS to congress like the MPAA? Or do you mean that we didn’t come to the one hearing that Lamar Smith held, where opponents of SOPA were refused an opportunity to comment? Help me out, here, Chris Dodd, because I’m really trying hard to understand you.
“It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services. It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today. It’s a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests.”
Oh ha ha. Ho. Ho. The MPAA talking about “skewing the facts to incite” anyone is just too much.
“A so-called “blackout” is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.”
Except for the part where this is completely false, it’s a valid point.
“It is our hope that the White House and the Congress will call on those who intend to stage this “blackout” to stop the hyperbole and PR stunts and engage in meaningful efforts to combat piracy.”
Riiiiiiight. Protesting to raise awareness of terrible legislation that will destroy the free and open Internet is an abuse of power, but buying NINETY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS worth of congressional votes is just fine.
I’m so disappointed in Chris Dodd. He was a pretty good senator, wrote some bills (like Dodd/Frank) that are genuinely helping people, and is going to be on the wrong side of every argument as head of the MPAA. What a wasted legacy.
During the internet blackout you should just play dwarf fortress.
Capital Idea! Enjoy the day off from the internet, and honor the blood god in your own, particular way.
I am playing Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress
“From population 168 to 20. -_-”
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I am listening to Harvey Danger
“Sometimes you have to work on Christmas, sometimes.”
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