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{ Monthly Archives } October 2004

The myth of choice.

I’ve been told that Mozilla is an important web browser because it gives the user choice in browsing. I’ve been told that the open source movement is important because open source gives users choice. I argue that neither of those things are true. I also argue that choice is a mythical advantage. Before Mozilla came [...]

Hard to “debate” when there’s so much in common.

Kerry and Bush chase the same audience — businesses. Kerry already has the votes of those who are so desperate to get rid of Bush that they’ll support the same pro-war, pro-corporate, anti-universal health care, anti-equality for homosexuals policies which Bush favors. Abortion Kerry says he’s for a woman’s right to choose but few on [...]