No free WiFi for you!
There is a proposed Texas bill that would outlaw municipal WiFi (cities providing free wireless Internet access.) Nice to see our government is once again working with it's citizens in mind. Didn't I mention before how much I hated politicians?
(via jkOTR)

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Political bloggers - the new paparazzi
Mark Cuban on effects of bloggers on media, politics, etc.

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Another teacher charged with having sex with student
What kind of thirteen year-old is still in elementary school?
She looks pretty hot, by the way.

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Apartment complex sues website over critical posts
This is ridiculous. An apartment complex in New Jersey is suing people who made anonymous comments that they sucked.
They are also asking the court to order the website operators to remove the critical posts — which they characterize as
unlawful— and keep users from posting negative feedback about their properties in the future.
Instead of suing people, why don't you actually address the concerns? Try fixing the problems or practicing quality customer service? Nah, that would be too easy. Best comment in the article:
What many corporations do not realize is that the negative publicity such punitive lawsuits bring them probably outweighs whatever benefit they would get from getting critical comments removed from a forum, or a critical site taken down.
So true.

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Be a parent
A nice counter-point to the link I just posted a couple hours ago. Eric Meyer doesn't like how the some of the mommy bloggers
claim they're doing it because of the things they had to give up to be a parent. He also wonders what the subjects of these blogs (the kids) will think in fifteen years about their whole lives being permanently chronicled for the world to see.

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Canadian town wants its tsunami donation back
Tell me why all the liberals want to move to Canada again?

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Good thing we didn't want seafood last night
Seriously, someone needs to give me the job of deciding who gets to drive and who doesn't. I'd make a maximum drive age of 60 and also have the power to just pick out individual morons I see on the streets. The world would be a safer place.

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UT student sued over spam
Wow, I should spam people. These people have made hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars through this scheme.
How many morons are there actually out there that fall for spam?
The dumbest part is that the article says you should look for a Web page to submit contact information.
Ummm, all that would do is confirm you're a real sucker and they have your real email address.

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Tsunami man's two-week sea ordeal
I can't figure out where he got the coconuts he says he survived on. Were they floating in the sea?
(via Kottke)

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Fugitive lived at Circuit City
My parents complain I spend too much time and money at Best Buy, well at least I didn't live there!

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Tsunami photos aren't legit
Turns out these photos aren't actually of the tsunami but the Qian Tang Jiang River, in Hangzhou, China.
(via Airbag)

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BlogAid
I don't make a ton of money from Google AdSense on this site, but I just pledged whatever I do make during the month of January to the relief efforts in Asia.
Great idea from Andy Budd.

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Globe Aware

With everything going on in the world right now, I know a lot of people are looking for ways to give back. GlobeAware is a great way to give more than money, but to actually give your time to help others. There are currently programs in Peru, Costa Rica, Thailand, Cuba, Nepal, Brazil and India.
They've even got a reality series coming up on Voom featuring the program in April. For more information about the series here is the press release. Hopefully Voom is still around by then.
Plus Christina works for them part time as a web developer, and one of my next projects will be helping with a redesign of thier site. It'll easily be my biggest task yet, because they've got a doozy of a site over there. Tons of pages and tons of content. I'll keep you updated on any progress with that.

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Tsunami Adds to Belief in Animals' Sixth Sense
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast seemingly missed wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
I guess next time Reesey is going freaking nuts for no apparent reason, I should worry.

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Democratic leadership rethinking abortion
Abortion sis probably the issue I feel most strongly about and is one of the main reasons I consider myself a Republican, looks like the Democratic party is rethinking their stance.
(via Airbag)

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Teen couple gives up parental rights to infant
Wow, a whole ten years of probation for attempting to kill your baby? The New Braunfels courts sure are tough.

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The de-Christmasizing of the holidays
Bryan speaks out about the de-Christmasizing (I should patent that) of the holiday season that's going on in society.

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Colin Powell resigns
Secretary of State Colin Powell has resigned from his position in Bush's cabinet. I imagine there will be quite the uproar from the liberals, as I think he was one of the few Republicans they could stomach.
My completely baseless theory? Powell has intentions of running for the presidancy in 2008 and wants to be able stand on his own, and not be forever linked to George W. Bush. Four years away allows him to build support from Republicans and undecided voters alike.

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Scott Peterson guilty
Scott Peterson was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife and second-degree murder in the death of their unborn son.
The penalty phase of the trial is set to begin November 22, he faces a possible sentence of death or life in prison without parole.

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Election results by county
Similar to the state map, but what really stood out to me was the square mileage won. Bush won 2.51 million square miles and Kerry won 511,700 square miles.
Look at Texas, what county is that right in the middle? Did Kerry win Travis County?
Update: Yep, Kerry took Travis county by 50,000 votes. Here's the Texas votes by county. Damn liberal Longhorns! :-)

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