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violation of this child's first amendment rights? yes, please. Sue the school? totally do it!

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this this apalling story may be old, but it scrolled across my twitter feed for some reason and still pissed me off, so you can be pissed right along with me. Comments follow. Sign Language Ban Imposed on N.J. Girl By Bryan Robinson Jan 7, 2006, 10:13 AM School officials have threatened a hearing-impaired girl … Read more

This is exactly the type of thing I want to be reading this close to flying to the states.

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So as I prepare to fly to Origan in less than 2 weeks. this is exactly the kind of thing I want to see the TSA doing. note the oozing sarcasm, ladies and gentlemen. Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through securityBy Hugo … Read more

Squeeze" based Debian Edu version released

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This scrolled across my desk thanks to a list. This may be of interest to some. Subject: “Squeeze” based Debian Edu version released Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:50:22 +0000 (UTC) Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:49:01 +0100 From: Francesca Ciceri To: [email protected] ———————————————————————— The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ First “Squeeze” based Debian Edu … Read more

you didn't want the public to know that you can't manage your own networks?

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As someone that’s been watching the rogers vs crtc go round and round since october, 2010, it came as no surprise when the following story rolled across my desk. CRTC Slaps Rogers for Throttling Non-P2P Traffic Posted by Jason Koblovsky on Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 01:38 January 20, 2012 – The Canadian Gamers Organization … Read more

I…. can't find words.

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I get being angry, I get your stressed, irritated, what have you. But did you really have to shoot your own children, and kill yourself because you didn’t get foodstamps? This article now indicates the 12YO child is dead. The article follows. Laredo, TX Welfare Shooting Claims Another Victim SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The grandmother … Read more

another reason I don't want a mac.

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browsing twitter, I ran across This article that annoys me. According to the article apple will be adding even more restrictions on their apps, in what they can access on the mac computers as of march 2012. Their calling it the “sandbox”. I have a sneaking suspicion we’ll soon be seing jailbroken mac OS lions … Read more

what, that extra-large wasn't big enough?

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so yesterday, tim hortons said they were changing their cup sizes and removing the small completely. It’s being tested in a couple of test markits for a month to see the reaction. All I’m gonna say is. welcome to 24 oz extra large, kids. Here’s the entire article. Tim Hortons super-sizes its coffee; medium becomes … Read more

That's exactly how you promote accessibility and uphold the law in hamilton. really, it is.

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Thanks to a contact on MSN, we have tonight’s stupidity. this time it come’s from hamilton, and it’s HSR’s apparent lack of hiring compitent drivers My comments follow the article. Mo ther, worker want HSR to apologize to boy in wheelchair Peach Festival transit pitfalls Dan Provan, 7, with respite workers John Moning, left, Coleen … Read more