Excerpts from news items I thought were important during the Spring, 2009, season.
Continue readingThis weblog may be temporarily non-operational
Some changes will be made to this weblog over the next few days or weeks, so there may be non-operational moments of unpredictable lengths.
Continue readingPublic knowledge and Patent Reform
Public Knowledge recommends some patent reforms, but is that all there is to public knowledge?
Continue readingCalifornia Business Group Wants California Constitution Changed
It appears there’s an effort afoot to change the California Constitution. I noticed this news item yesterday a couple of different times. “More than 300 people gathered to debate the idea Tuesday at a Constitutional Convention Summit. They agreed on one thing: The state’s system of government is broken.” Reportedly, the Summit was organized by…
Continue readingCalifornia: Bill to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana
It’s been widely reported yesterday, and the reporting is expanding today, that California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (Democrat-San Francisco) has submitted A.B. 390 to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana. Once again the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has a quick and easy letter you can send to California legislators if you as a citizen of California support…
Continue readingDo Public Schools Need to Save Money?
Debian GNU/Linux “Lenny” 5.0 released as stable. Highly recommended!
Continue readingExperimenting with bread dough moisture, sandwich slices, and oven spring
Bread machines aren’t the only way to make bread, a typical home gas oven makes it, too.
Continue readingSan Diego County Board of Supervisors, Medical Marijuana, and Waiting to Inhale
San Diego County Board of Supervisors are failing to provide Medical Marijuana ID cards to California patients legally allowed to use marijuana as medicine, and are allegedly sending uniformed assault rifle toting police on Medical Marijuana patients and dispensaries (patients’ caregivers), confiscating their property, and generally, making their lives a living hell.
Continue readingSchool District Funding, high-speed Internet service?
Could local school districts get grants to become competitive broadband ISPs to their surrounding communities?
Continue readingMedical Marijuana IS LEGAL in California!
Please let President Obama know!
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