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POPSPrivacy and Internet- At the beginning was the phone tap. Now with new technologies, we are ill prepared for the new invasions into our privacy and how to protect each one of us and the security we need as societies. We need more Geeks on our side, not just the governments.
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POPSBarack Obama declares victory: Full speech The following remarks are the text as prepared for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on June 3, 2008, his first speech after declaring victory in the Democratic nomination contest over Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. The speech was delivered in St. Paul, Minnesota, site of the Republican National Convention in August 2008.
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POPSIs EBay In Trouble There's wisdom here for eBay's board -- when someone finally steps up to the plate and makes a viable competitor, they're in very big trouble. The site design really stinks, and they've alienated their user base.
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POPSEveryone is Becoming Sick And what angers me is that the genuinely ill and vulnerable lose vital resources, and become drowned in the culture of the pseudo-sick.
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POPSGay Tourism Means Big Bucks It was only a matter of time before the tourism industry in general picked-up on the fact that gay travelers can mean big bucks. Most hotels were ill prepared to deal with the niceties of accommodating same-sex couples. There was generally a sense of awkwardness and discomfort. But those days are fast becoming a thing of the past, as this article explains.
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POPSGonzales's Truthfulness Long Disputed What a sad spectacle it all is. Questions about Gonzales's willingness to shade the truth on Bush's behalf came to prominence in the 1996 episode in which Bush was excused from Texas jury duty in a drunken-driving case. Bush was then the state's governor, and Gonzales was his general counsel. If Bush had served, he probably would have had to disclose his own drunken-driving conviction in Maine two decades earlier.
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POPSWhat are we coming to when we have to compete to save our lives I saw this story on our local news just the other day. I am glad to see that it made it to the INSANE section of this website. I can't donate my organs due to my health, although I was prepared to donate marrow. I think it is shameful when those who are ill, are forced to compete for an organ to save their lives. Hasn't science learned yet how to clone organs from stem cells? They are cloning other things on the quiet, why not organs rather than allowing this kind of tragedy where people are literally competing for their lives.