Tag Archives: usa

Land of the free …

Posted on 2013-06-10 by Oliver

… rein for for eavesdroppers. It’s quite unsettling to see that much of what Orwell envisions in “1984” has become true. // Oliver

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“Does the Romney family now own your e-vote?”

Posted on 2012-10-23 by Oliver

Sneaky – this reeks of manipulation indeed. Especially in the light of the Kerry/Bush election where Kerry lost 300,000 votes overnight. On the bright side Michael Bloomberg, mayor of NYC and billionaire, launched a Super PAC to support inter-partisan policies … Continue reading →

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Lovely, it is starting again

Posted on 2010-08-06 by Oliver

Reuters reports on the stopped grain exports from Russia: […] caused international grain prices to spike as markets placed bets that without shipments from one of the world’s leading exporters, global supplies would be restricted. In 2008 the price for … Continue reading →

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Wow, I am impressed!

Posted on 2010-03-09 by Oliver

Only recently did I point out that the enforcement of blockades on SourceForge due to US legislative restrictions have to be considered as censorship. Now, it turns out, the that the US government has learned that, quote: On December 10, … Continue reading →

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Grotesque, but who: EFF or a former criminal?

Posted on 2009-11-13 by Oliver

The EFF blog contains a recent article about one German who is trying to sue the Wikipedia Foundation (in the US) in order to enforce that his last name be taken down from – or rather be abbreviated in – … Continue reading →

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