March 15, 2007
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I see that Bush has been critical of Attorney General Gonzales’ scandal around the intent to mass-fire attorneys across the board for political reasons. But I’m going to defend Gonzales a bit here and say: Wasn’t he just following orders … Continue reading
March 3, 2007
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The Wikipedia entry on Republicanism in the United States states: Republicanism is the political value system that dominates American political thought since the American Revolution. It stresses liberty and rights as central values, makes the people as a whole sovereign, … Continue reading
January 11, 2007
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A pizza chain has started accepting pesos. Some less than intelligent folks spooked by a raging case of xenophobia felt the need to issue hate mail and death threats to the chain because of their intent to try to increase … Continue reading
September 9, 2006
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Last night we were up late watching the live satellite feed of the massive demonstrations just now getting underway in Taipei to attempt to depose Taiwan’s current president of ineffectiveness: Chen Shui-Bian. The issues at hand are numerous real and … Continue reading
September 3, 2006
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In software engineering textbook I’m currently reading, there’s a part in the first chapter about ethics, in that the software engineer must act with a certain sense of responsibility so that the users build trust in the software you’re using. … Continue reading