http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:36 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:36 [div class="excerpt"]In a remarkable example of how bad information can travel far and wide, dozens of media outlets around the world have said Umar Abdulmutallab was traveling on a one-way ticket to Detroit when he allegedly tried to blow up Flight 253, even though that has never been substantiated... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/26 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:31:49 As a Canadian I marvel at all of these terms that are so common to Americans, but are virtually unknown to us.

Here's a partial list off the top of my head:

1. [b]"Out of network"[/b]
There are no "networks" in Canada. Doctors and hospitals are not affiliated with private insurance companies.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/25 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:29:41 And not because of the 3,000 killed in the attack. although it was an attack that rivalled Pearl Harbor (2403 dead) in it's scope. And 9/11 remains the largest single loss of life in a single terrorist act and one of the greatest crimes ever.

No, the WORST part was that it happened during the Geo... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/24 Fri, 30 May 2008 19:35:31 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00297/martin385_297784a.jpg

[div class="excerpt"]Pope Benedict XVI is to rehabilitate Martin Luther, arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices.

Pope Benedict will issue his findings on ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/23 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:41:05 It was the first time I'd really watched it. What a load of codswallop!

I had a half-smile on my face the whole time, waiting for the next atrocious, absurd little nugget of wisdom that came out of the character's mouths.

It was like watching an ideological version of Dudley Do-Right, with the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/22 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:02:04 UBC Local 27 (Toronto) and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Local 975.

In the former, I was a laborer in construction working for my father, making money for my tuition.

In the latter, well, that was a different story. I [i]started[/i] a union in my workplace.

Working at my first job... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/21 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:25:38 Last Wednesday, my wife told me that she fainted at work. She was standing up talking to someone when she got dizzy and felt herself start to lose consciousness. A nurse at the workplace (she works in a big government building) checked her out and thought she was OK, but recommended going to a docto... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/20 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:36:26 How has this government managed to acquire so much power, yet [b]screw it up so badly?[/b]

They have powerful "think tanks". And polling groups. And legal advisors. And public relations gurus. And political "dirty tricks" wizards. And military experts. And the DC pundit class. And a compliant, sp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/19 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:06:11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality

[div class="excerpt"]externality is a cost or benefit from an economic transaction that parties "external" to the transaction bear. Externalities can be either positive, when an external benefit is generated, or negative, when an external cost is imposed u... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/18 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:07:33 -If an American Commander in Chief, Secretary of Defense or any other civilian official gives an illegal or fraudulent order which kills, injures or displaces innocent citizens of another country, impeachment and civil trials MUST be undertaken. Minimum sentence - 25 years and financial restitution ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/17 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:45:01 What is it that the RW pundits [b]hate[/b] about San Fran? I'm perplexed.

Is it the Sourdough bread they don't like or the cable cars or the Golden Gate bridge? Maybe it's the Spanish-sounding name that sets them off? No, that's not it. San Antonio doesn't get the same scorn.

Is it because San... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/16 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:44:48 [div class="excerpt"][h2]Who Knows Bush's Mind Best?[/h2]
[h3]No, it's not Karl Rove. It's a 26-year-old whiz with no college degree[/h3]
By MIKE ALLEN
The only words he ever says in public are, "This is the official two-minute warning for the press. Two minutes." He delivers them with effortles... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/15 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:20:55 Although it's my opinion that nearly all of these points lead to a more simpler truth other than mere political power, although that's the primary means for staying around long enough to enact the plans.

No, this is all being done to embody an ideology of pure, unadulterated "corporatism", for l... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/14 Wed, 31 May 2006 01:46:37 [div class="excerpt"]NEW YORK Little known to the American public, there are some 50,000 private contractors in Iraq, providing support for the U.S. military, among other activities. So why not go all the way, hints Ted Koppel in a New York Times op-ed on Monday, and form a real "mercenary army"?

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/13 Mon, 22 May 2006 10:57:53 [h3]Kondracke denounced Qwest as "basically helping terrorists" for not giving customers' phone records to NSA[/h3]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200605180007

[div class="excerpt"]Summary: On Fox News' Special Report, Roll Call executive editor Morton Kondracke said the telecommunications comp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/12 Thu, 18 May 2006 17:33:42 I agree with you. These "Christians" do have a rather warped interpretation of what Christ [b]actually said[/b], when they even bother to quote him at all.

They should really call themselves "Old Testamenters", for their message of divine retribution, slaying of "enemies" and absurdly strict code... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/11 Wed, 17 May 2006 11:32:37 Consider this. Here's a huge database of call records. Pretty innocuous, as most people's calling patterns don't make much sense to monitor. A small circle of friends, acquaintances, businesses.

But think about what a [b]POLITICAL GOLDMINE[/b] this is.

Imagine having all the records of every c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/10 Thu, 11 May 2006 19:36:18 [div class="excerpt"]

Gore "Grew a beard and got weird"??

Chris,

Maybe growing a beard in your world equates to some kind of mental imbalance. I'll spare you the lecture on great men throughout history who wore beards and managed to become great despite this debilitating handicap.

And ma... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/9 Sat, 06 May 2006 20:53:26 I see this as a metaphor for the North American society. Waste is everywhere. Not "convenient" for you to save something? Throw it in the trash.

Food is wasted. Energy is wasted. Products are wasted.

I heard Guy James say something last night that I totally agree with. He said that future arch... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/8 Fri, 05 May 2006 08:25:27 [div class="excerpt"]
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16955598&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=deadliest-shirt-in-the-world--name_page.html

9/11 survivor's toxic clothing sparks cancer fear
By Stephen White
THIS deadly 9/11 shirt contains so much asbestos it is feared thousands of... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/7 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:03:47 I don't care how sensitive your searching algorithms are, you're not going to catch every nuance of a conversation, especially between people who know each other very well or have pre-arranged some coded message.

You can catch something obvious, naturally, but then any self-respecting terrorist c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/6 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:37:48 It pays no dividends other than to a small amount of contractors, who mostly spend on pet projects in the war zone.

As opposed to infrastructure spending or small-business loans or medical plans which show real returns for the people it's intended for - the citizens.

After all, this is your ta... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/5 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:55:04 During the great Plagues of the Middle Ages, so many people died, that labor on the lord's estates became harder and harder to find.

Suddenly, the surviving peasants realized that they were in demand. They could ask for more money and even have a choice of who they worked for and where they got ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/4 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:57:23 The right wing view is that there's plenty to go around, damage to the environment is vastly exaggerated and global warming is a myth.

It comes from listening to too much Limbaugh. But Limbaugh dismisses anything the left pays attention to.

For instance, I remember about 10 years ago when Limb... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/2 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:45:04 The whole point of protesting the voting machine irregularities is that it's so easy to cover up your tracks when cheating. These machines seem to be intentionally designed to have multiple "back doors" that could easily allow tampering without detection.

Any evidence of wrongdoing is just a bunc... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Canuckistanian/3 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:39:42