Archive for April, 2008

bm260 The Other Side of the Filesharing Debate

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Following the recent podcast on licences, filesharing, and the pirate bay, I received alot of strong feedback with both opinions that were similar and also very different from those that Peter brought forth.  This podcast features musician and podcaster Michael Harren aka Mikeypod, who talks about things like licenses and artist rights according to... »

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One Day More

Monday, April 28th, 2008
One Day More

Regularly scheduled citizen reporting will resume tomorrow. After two months with no internet at home, the corrupt and incompetent phone company is coming to my house to check the wiring.  That combined with the fact that tomorrow is the Drag Queen Olympics, means that we can finally expect my work flo to return to normal... »

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Questions About Soy

Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Questions About Soy

Among the more typical responses if I ever mention that I’m a vegetarian, is the inevitable question of why. Normally I entertain the question, though I’m usually thinking of how unfair it is to get this question since I never ask non vegetarians why they are what they are. Frequently I refer to how cattle... »

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bmtv83 Lisbon 1974

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The 25 of April is a very special day. As per tradition, here’s a video blog entry paying tribute to 25 de Abril in Portugal. »

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Perspectives on China

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Perspectives on China

During my time in Portugal I was of course constantly accompanied by my podcasts. Among the programs that I found fairly interesting, On Point Radio was doing their program from Shanghai for a week. At a time where I’m fairly disgusted and often confused about what China is doing to its people and... »

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