Joel on Software – Back to Basics

This article makes a good point about something very important; namely, that to be a good software programmer, you have to know a lot about the nuts & bolts of how the computer works – from raw CPU instructions right up to drivers & other high-level nonsense.

Goodbye, America

Goodbye, America – Hello, REAL ID. Welcome to a world where you have to PROVE your citizenship… again… and again… and again.

The Triumph of Evil

“It’s sad, but our government has become evil – and ‘all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.'” And are you “good men?”

Real ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0

Some juicy quotes from Slashdot members: “The US was founded on state rights, hence “The United States of America”. If you don’t like a state’s rules, move to another state. The federal government is heading toward “monoculturing” the US. Pretty soon we’ll be ‘Former United States of America.'”

REAL ID Act Status

Aww crap, it passed. Seriously, folks, this has got to stop. If things keep going like this, we’re either going to loose all personal liberties, or there’s going to be a revolution.