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Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 582

by shredthrashgrind on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @03:36PM (#19312939) Attached to: The Drive For Altruism Is Hardwired

This is the basis of the philosophy of objectivism, developed by, among others, novelist Ayn Rand. A good read on the topic is The Virtue of Selfishness, if you want to look into it some more. You're not as radical as you'd like to think ;-)

Wallace's Second Anti-GPL Suit Loses 303

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 21, 2006 @12:57PM from the e-for-effort dept.

Enterprise OpenSource Magazine is reporting that Daniel Wallace's second Anti-GPL lawsuit has gone down in flames. From the (short) article: "The judge wrote that 'Antitrust laws are for 'the protection of competition, not competitors.' In this case, the GPL benefits consumers by allowing for the distribution of software at no cost, other than the cost of the media on which the software is distributed. 'When the plaintiff is a poor champion of consumers, a court must be especially careful not to grant relief that may undercut the proper function of antitrust.' Because he has not identified an anticompetitive effect, Wallace has failed to allege a cognizable antitrust injury.'"

Americans Not Bothered by NSA Spying 1322

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 12, 2006 @10:23AM from the getting-the-government-they-deserve dept.

Snap E Tom writes "According to a Washington Post poll, a majority (63%) of Americans 'said they found the NSA program to be an acceptable way to investigate terrorism.' A slightly higher majority would not be bothered if the NSA collected personal calls that they made. Even though the program has received bi-partisan criticism from Congress, it appears that the public values security over privacy."

Bio-diesel Made from Sewage 322

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday May 12, 2006 @07:42AM from the gas-that-really-smells dept.

tito writes "A New Zealand company has successfully turned sewage into modern-day gold. New Zealand Herald is reporting that a Marlborough-based Aquaflow Bionomic yesterday announced it had produced its first sample of bio-diesel fuel from algae in sewage ponds. It is believed to be the world's first commercial production of bio-diesel from 'wild' algae outside the laboratory - and the company expects to be producing at the rate of at least one million litres of the fuel each year from Blenheim by April."

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