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Slashdot | Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research

One of the things in our society that really pisses me off is the tendency of companies to make short-sighted, long reaching decisions to their companies. One of the decisions that I generally don't agree with is the cutting of research budgets in …

This is a sequel of sorts to my previous Free Software rant regarding their stance on the iPhone. I caught this on the PlanetMoko planet from zecke's blog:

The Ugly
Oh well, QA asked us to not release due the stability issues they see during their heavy testing. We do …

US animal-rights extremists firebomb scientists' home, car

Dear Animal Rights Groups who think firebombing biologists is a nifty-keen idea,

Animals are suffering. Animals are constantly being killed for food by other animals. They need your support right now, or many millions of animals may die without your help. I will …

I've been a big fan of the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Public License. Heck, I've even released a few pieces of my own software under the GPL. The GNU Public License ensures that any piece of software released under it must be able to be modified and released …