Monthly Archives: September 2009

ARE MERCENARIES TAKING OVER A MONTANA TOWN?

Dy’er Sez: In a peculiar report from the AP, the town of Hardin, Montana, is being patrolled by men driving around in vehicles marked as “City of Hardin, Police Dept”. This would not seem out of the ordinary, but Hardin doesn’t … Continue reading

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VIDEOS IN A MAGAZINE!

Dy’er Sez: What an incredible bit of tech this is. Of course, using it simply for advertising is not going to really peek into the possibilities. Greeting cards, video content in magazines and news papers (think Harry Potter), band posters (think … Continue reading

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Just A Thought…

Dy’er Sez: Did you ever notice that the scenic overlooks which make the best scenic overlooks are never marked a scenic overlooks? Just a thought…

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NEWSPAPERS COULD GET A BAIL-OUT

Dy’er Sez: Although I do rely on the print media (or the web version of the same) for the majority of my news consumption, the idea that the President is even thinking about bailing out news-papers makes me wonder if the … Continue reading

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CASH FOR CLUNKERS IS…A CLUNKER

Dy’er Sez: A good deal for the new car dealers and auto manufacturers…if they even all get paid what they are supposed to from the DOT. Time will tell on that score, but as this article points out only 40% of … Continue reading

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IN FRANCE: DOWNLOAD ILLEGAL MATERIAL AND LOSE YOUR INTERNET…FOREVER

Dy’er Sez: This is the most draconian proposal (apparently, soon to be a law) I have ever seen concerning people who download copyrighted material illegally. It seems that the recording and movie industry has gone way, overboard (and, just a hunch, … Continue reading

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IT IS NOT RACISM TO OPPOSE OBAMA

Dy’er Sez:  I’ve been hearing a lot of rhetoric over the last few weeks about how anyone who opposes President Obama or his administration is doing so not because they are in disagreement with what the President is doing (or NOT … Continue reading

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CHLIDREN TAKEN AWAY FROM PARENTS AFTER THEY GET PIC OF THEIR KIDS IN THE TUB DEVOLOPED

Dy’er Sez: This is utterly preposterous. As a parent myself, I know that when you have a baby and a camera you end up snapping photos of everything. An innocent shot of a baby in the bath tub (or being breast … Continue reading

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THE BLACKWATER SAGA CONTINUES

Dy’er Sez: Blackwater founder Eric Prince was recently accused of ordering the murders of whistleblowers against his company. Now it has come out that he may have been directing murders not only of whistleblowers, but of civilians where his mercenaries were … Continue reading

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WHITE HOUSE ARCHIVING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Dy’er Sez: It seems that the Obama administration has, yet again, come up with another plan to collect people’s data on the internet. First, there was the open call for citizen informants to send in e-mails they received opposing the so-called … Continue reading

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