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One Man’s Weekly Links – June 20, 2008

by John P.

Been a while since I’ve handed out a list of links for you guys, but this week I’ve got some good ones, so have fun with this!

The first one not to miss is the UniQlock. And here it is in action. Mesmerizing. By the way, the girls in the clock do different things at different times of day! So you have to come back and check it out at night, in the morning, evening, etc.
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Frank Zappa Defends Free Speech on Crossfire

June 16, 2008

Here is a fascinating debate on Crossfire from 22 years ago in which some tool (John Laughlin) from the Washington Post was repeatedly insulting Frank Zappa (you know he’s half Greek, right?) and arguing for censorship of freedom of speech. What I find most interesting is that Frank remained very calm and collected despite the [...]

Saudi Blogger Fouah al-Farhan Arrested for… Blogging

January 2, 2008
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Although I can’t read a word of his blog, Fouah al-Farhan has been taken into custody by the Saudi government for posting some remarks critical of the government. They are supposedly holding out for a written apology, so if indeed we do see one expect it to be completely bogus. I mean, lets face it. [...]

Man Detained by TSA for Arabic Writing on T-Shirt

August 13, 2007

I was tipped off to this ACLU article by T-Critic, whom I have a daily subscription to and always enjoy seeing the new T-Shirt designs. Did you know that wearing a t-shirt with Arabic writing to an airport is the equivalent of a “person wearing a t-shirt at a bank stating, ‘I am a robber’”? [...]

Show Us Yours! The Boob Blog

June 21, 2007

First of all, NO… my blog is not digressing into another porn site! Actually it’s sad, but I really debated about reporting this because nudity is involved. But I decided that it was for the common good and that the vast majority of my readers would probably appreciate the link… The popular women’s magazine Jane [...]

Privacy Equals Freedom – Support the Freenet Project

May 15, 2007

Freedom. It’s nice, right? It ought to be… the freedom we enjoy was paid for with the blood of our forefathers, and is maintained by the blood of our siblings. And no freedom is more precious than that of speech. From it all other freedom flows. Unfortunately there are still many oppressive regimes that do [...]

One Man’s Blog Banned in China

March 11, 2007
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Just a few days ago I read about yet another bit of unbelievable Internet censorship coming out of China. It seems they have decided to eliminate access to the popular blogging site LiveJournal – effectively shutting down access to 1.8 million blogs! This got me thinking. Given that I routinely report on Chinese abuses I [...]

Egyptian Blogger Jailed for Insulting Islam

February 23, 2007
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The next time you take your freedom of speech for granted just think about the alternative. A young man in Egypt has been sentenced to 4 years in jail for “criticizing the President and Islam”. Half of all Americans would be in jail if it were illegal here… ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) An Alexandria court convicted [...]

Athiest Banned from YouTube

February 9, 2007
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Religion is one of those topics I normally don’t want to touch with a 10 foot pole. I’ve found that no one ever agrees when it comes to this topic. Heck, I’ve seen Christians arguing with one another over the meaning of a particular passage of scripture, so you know no good can come of [...]

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