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… Niggy Tardust, has been released online in a high-bitrate mp3 format, giving consumers the choice of downloading the album for free, or paying 5$ for it. Which would you choose? The album’s producer, Trent Reznor, says that out of the 154 449 people that downloaded the album, 28 322 paid the five dollars. That’s 18.3% of downloaders paying up front. Since that works out to just over …

… oil’s disappearance as a viable energy source was a cause for both dread - what horrible things might happen within a society deprived of its energy gluttonous toys? - and celebration - what desirable changes might occur? However, talk of the theory is increasingly finding its way into the mainstream. Most recently, the Toronto Star featured the article “ Is oil supply at its peak? …

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… reading Rudolf Rocker’s “masterpiece”, outlining the theory and contextually specific practical application of Anarcho-Syndicalism. Having an avid interest in anarchist theory, this text has long-awaited my attention. And while I generally enjoyed it, reading Rocker’s dated text, I noticed some sharp division between his thought and my own.

First, Rocker employs functionalist …

… ’sinister’ stars and ‘evil’ planets, something about the series has been really bothering me. It’s the arrogance with which the scientists who appear on it present their theories. In particular, one episode titled ‘Alien Galaxies’ included a lengthy discussion of ‘dark matter’ and ‘dark energy.’ The existence of these mysterious entities was presented as the absolute …

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… Pangea when they were both (and all others) the same place. There is too much fighting in the world already, its time to start helping each other, and create some unity.

… “interrogation”. The Huffington Post also has Larsen’s commentary on the video. Is waterboarding torture? I would say Yes.

… Graffiti Removal, which takes a look at the art created out of anti-graffiti campaigns and graffiti removal actions (like buffing). The Web Urbanist looks at the documentary and some of the net culture emerging from it. Also check out this video of reverse graffiti, or “art, less pollution.”

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… tax freezing, though that hasn’t turned out as planned.
On the international stage, Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief has accused Canada of being hypocritical in its stance on climate change. But, does Canada even remain a player in addressing global climate issues?

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Richard Stallman is one of the founders of the Free Software Movement and lead developer of the GNU Operating System. His book is ‘Free Software, Free Society’.
JP : Can you first of all explain the “Free Software Movement’.
RMS : The basic idea of the Free Software Movement is that the user of software deserves certain freedoms. There are four essential freedoms, …

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… firefighters, who are being trained by Homeland Security to report people who express discontent with the government. This is particularly frightening because firefighters can enter your property without a warrant (not that warrants are stopping surveillance in other ways ).
Elsewhere, a recent speech from Pope Benedict states: “It is no accident that [atheism] has led to the greatest …

… their Families has been heralded as a significant international achievement in the protection of migrant workers. Antoine Pecoud and Paul de Guchteneire assert that it represents “the most comprehensive international treaty protecting migrants’ rights and is therefore a crucial element in fostering respect for migrants’ human rights throughout the world” (2004:2). Increasingly …