Author Archive for Cynicow

Pay Monsanto, or Starve

Many have yet to comprehend the implications of this continuing business trend to grow, merge, centralise and consolidate.

Pay Monsanto, or Starve » Celsias

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Jeremy Clarkson stung for Fraud stunt gets punished

“The bank cannot find out who did this because of the Data Protection Act and they cannot stop it from happening again,” he said. “I was wrong and I have been punished for my mistake.”

Guardian Unlimited

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What I learned about network television at Dateline NBC

Sometimes entertainment actually drove selection of news stories. Since Dateline was the lead-in to the hit series Law & Order on Friday nights, it was understood that on Fridays we did crime.

“You Don’t Understand Our Audience by John Hockenberry, Technology Review

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Companies move to halt junk food advertising

Nearly a dozen global food companies will on Tuesday announce plans to halt advertising junk food to children under 12 throughout Europe by the end of next year in the first serious attempt by food groups to tackle one of the causes of childhood obesity.

FT.com / Europe / Brussels - Companies move to halt junk food advertising.

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Ohio Secretary of State confirms 2004 election could have been stolen

Gee thanks, Ohio. Only 3 years too late.

Ohio Secretary of State confirms 2004 election could have been stolen

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The 6 Most Overhyped Technologies

A funny article, and they aren’t wrong

The 6 Most Overhyped Technologies | Cracked.com

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Amid debate, grocery chain bans high-fructose corn syrup

“We need more retailers who are willing to take a stand, to look out for people’s well being and not just wanting to make money at the expense of health and quality of life.”

Amid debate, grocery chain bans high-fructose corn syrup.

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Secret mailing list rocks Wikipedia

Controversy has erupted among the encyclopedia’s core contributors, after a rogue editor revealed that the site’s top administrators are using a secret insider mailing list to crackdown on perceived threats to their power.

Secret mailing list rocks Wikipedia | The Register

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Give Helen Thomas a Raise! (video + transcript)

If anybody in the White House press room these days deserves a raise it’s Helen Thomas, who continues to be the only journalist in the room to consistently uphold the duties of the Fourth Estate. Thank you Helen for keeping it real ever since landing a job at UPI all the way back in 1943.

Crooks and Liars » Give Helen Thomas a Raise!

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The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America

Their names keep coming up over and over again in courtrooms and corridors of power across the country–those groups whose interests always seem to run counter to those of technology companies and consumers. They come in many forms: associations, think tanks, money-raising organizations, PACs, and even other tech-oriented industries like telecommunications.

The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America via PC World

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