TriviaCompanion
- Location
- Hutchinson, Minnesota, USA
- Birthday
- August 19
- Bio
- Unix consultant and general freelance geek, with interests in radio, science and of course, politics.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Flushing a bathroom spy-cam
down the toilet Part 2.
November 17, 2011 05:53PM - Profit from the absolute
destruction of human lives.
November 14, 2011 06:39PM - Democrats / Liberals not
Immune to Astroturf
November 02, 2011 10:16AM - Life in a recession is a time
for observation.
November 01, 2011 09:57AM - A Bit of humor regarding
corporate free speech.
October 30, 2011 02:11PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I'm glad you wrote that,
I gave it a +1, wish I could
give it
a +100
I'm
appalled…”
November 17, 2011 11:42PM - “I tend to agree, I've
known people who were abused.
I've also
known people who
we…”
November 16, 2011 06:35PM - “I hear you about the
freelancing diet and freezing
under
bridges, I live with
tho…”
November 16, 2011 05:00PM - “Thanks for your comment
Kathy!
Yea, it really
seems like a race to the
bottom in t…”
November 16, 2011 03:42PM - “I'm glad you pointed out
that sexual harassment isn't
a
"joke".
Every
si…”
November 15, 2011 01:14AM
TriviaCompanion's Links
Flushing a bathroom spy-cam down the toilet Part 2.
Following is an update on an earlier post regarding the take-down of a website that publishes spy-cam material from unconsenting individuals, robbing them of privacy and dignity.
WE ARE WINNING!
Exoclick has agreed to terminate the account, this will temporarily halt their… Read full post »
Profit from the absolute destruction of human lives.

As a UNIX freelancer I've dropped my calling card on all types of industries, from RSS job searching tools, college term paper services, tutorial video sales, resume writing services and cel phone ring tone providers.
The adult industry is no exception, I've done work for… Read full post »
Democrats / Liberals not Immune to Astroturf

As someone who's passionate about radio, I've had some experience with the DMCA. My internet stream included independent musicians, including their own promos whenever I could find them. Eventually my license provider folded and I had to shut… Read full post »
Life in a recession is a time for observation.
In the years prior to 2001, I was a very wealthy man. These were my corporate years, I was in the right place at the right time, with the right skills, to cash in on the then emerging dot-com technology sector. I like to think it was my generation that actually… Read full post »
A Bit of humor regarding corporate free speech.

If you're looking for deep, meaningful ideas or philosophy, I'll spare you the trouble, there isn't any here, this post is just for fun.
Have you ever wondered if Mitt Romney is a psychopath? By psychopath, I mean in the clinical sense, someone who is incapable of… Read full post »
In the Media, We Are Not the Consumer, We Are the Product.

It's time to step out of the liberal/conservative duality that's been dominating our belief systems about the media and address what the media is actually about.
I don't like reading long articles and you're probably busy, so I'll keep this brief, condensed and to the point.… Read full post »
Is the 20 hour workweek right for America?

Depending on which chart you look at, US worker productivity is up,
way up, since the bureau of labor statistics has been keeping
score.
A new york times article by Steve Lohr "more jobs predicted for machines, not people", offers a grim outlook… Read full post »
Dennis Ritchie, most famous unknown person dies, age 70
Years ago, I read a book by David E. Lundstrom called "A
Few good men from Univac", I don't think it was ever a best seller,
but it described the engineering of the sperry-univac corporation
and what it was like to work in the field during those times.… Read full post »
Congratulations Congress.. you finally agree on something

In this current age of bitter rivalry and dirty politics and extreme division it seems impossible that washington could possibly get anything done.
Republican ideas being rejected because they're supported by democrats, campaign strategies based soley on our hatred for one another; "W… Read full post »
Innovate or die -- can we reimplement capitalism?
Since the 70's wages for the working class have remained flat, while productivity has increased.
In the words of Eric Rauch:
An average worker needs to work a mere 11 hours per week to produce as much as one working 40 hours per week in… Read full post »
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