Enough with aiding society’s trash

I am fed up with all of the aid that the world's various governments give to society's trash. How long have we been doing it? In some form or another, governments have been handing money out to people, with surprisingly little control over who gets it, for almost 100 years now. The way these programs … Continue reading Enough with aiding society’s trash →

The story of one cellphone theft

My mother's mobile phone got stolen on Friday (12/11/09). She visited her bank, made a transaction at the counter, left her cellphone there by mistake, went out to the car, realized it was missing, came back to get it, but it was gone. In spite of asking everyone around for help, and even though the … Continue reading The story of one cellphone theft →

An interview with Robert Kenner about Food, Inc

David Brancacio from PBS's Now program sat down with Robert Kenner, the director for a documentary about food and the food industry called, appropriately enough, "Food, Inc", to talk about the making of this very interesting film. You can watch the interview here, and the trailer for the documentary here. It comes out on DVD … Continue reading An interview with Robert Kenner about Food, Inc →

Using the economy as an excuse to shortchange employees

I've seen companies do some pretty disgusting things in my time, and the move some of them are pulling lately definitely ranks right up there with some of the biggest stinkers. In effect, they're using the current weak economy/recession as an excuse to lay off employees and burden the existing ones with the extra work, … Continue reading Using the economy as an excuse to shortchange employees →

Watch "The Future of Food"

If you have not yet heard of a documentary called "The Future of Food" (2004), or haven't yet watched it, please take the time to do so. It is vital that you know what's going into the food that you eat, and it's vital that you know it now, before it's too late. What's been … Continue reading Watch "The Future of Food" →

Open source software and its use by for-profit companies

Everyone is happy to use free, open source software these days, and for-profit companies are only too happy to join that bandwagon. After all, they're supporting the open source movement -- or are they? If you're not sure, there's an easy litmus test: see how much they contribute to the open source movement. Look at … Continue reading Open source software and its use by for-profit companies →