http://www.roblef.com pulling it all together Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:02:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Beautiful essay on the fight against the old system of copyright: Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Why I Copyfight "Culture's imperative is to share information: culture is shared information. Science fiction readers know this: the guy across from you on the subway with a gaudy SF novel in his hands is part ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/11/10/locus-online-features-cory-doctorow-why-i-copyfight/ Really, this just speaks for itself. This was in Apple's "hot news" feed this morning. "Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/10/27/right-on/ This is making the rounds of the twittervrese right now, and it makes sense. What a great video. Pop culture will eat itself: YouTube - Wassup 2008 http://www.roblef.com/2008/10/24/youtube-wassup-2008/ Some good shit on privilege and how not to be a dick about it. Official Shrub.com Blog » Blog Archive » “Check my what?” On privilege and what we can do about it: "Revisiting ‘Politically Correct’ Your first instinct might be to dismiss words like ‘womyn’ and being asked not to use ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/10/21/privilege/ Maybe the best summary of how I view my own life that I've ever seen: The Brainy Gamer "Finding your inner child" sounds like a ridiculous and hopelessly outmoded self-help bromide these days. But as I look at the world around me at this moment, I can't think of a better prescription. ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/10/21/the-brainy-gamer/ Great opinion piece up on the ADN today, about Sarah Palin. Using Sinclair Lewis to make your point? Brilliant. Best part was the last paragraph; it makes me have hope in the state I call home these days: Over-intellectualized academics and stuffed shirt attorneys shouldn't be vice-presidents, either. But anti-intellectualism and ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/10/17/palin-wrong-woman-wrong-time/ Part of a WSJ piece on Palin's "small town values." Please repost. The GOP Loves the Heartland To Death - WSJ.com Generally speaking, though, when husbands and wives work two jobs each it is not merely because they are virtuous but because working one job doesn't earn them enough to get by. ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/09/10/the-gop-loves-the-heartland-to-death-wsjcom/ Stephen King, talking to Stephen King, about the whole Palin thing. StephenKing.com - Messages from Stephen Steve: Want to talk about politics? SK: Nah, people don’t want to hear that from me. I will say that, as the scary guy, the thought of the two-year governor of Alaska becoming President if McCain ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/09/08/stephenkingcom-messages-from-stephen/ It's kind of odd to be crying unfair when you have so much more than others in the world, but here's an interesting article on that strange creature, the American Middle Class. It basically states that the middle class is faced with its own crises, mainly having to do with ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/09/06/the-middle-class-on-the-precipice/ http://www.ownthesidewalk.com/2008/08/palin-myths-dispelled.html Myster writes a blog entry about Sarah Palin: She’s not politically moderate. In fact, when it comes to social issues, Palin is almost as conservative as they come. In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, when asked to respond to a hypothetical situation in which her own daughter had been impregnated by a ... http://www.roblef.com/2008/09/01/quoted-on-a-blog-that-got-55000-hits/