Archive for October, 2006
Saturday, October 14th, 2006
China Drafts Law to Boost Unions and End Abuse - New York Times
China Drafts Law to Boost Unions and End Abuse is a very encouraging article I came across the other day. After years of abhorrent working conditions in the sweatshops that help enable our high standards of living in the West, the Chinese goverment seems to be finally moving beyond the lax regulations that have [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life, Opinion by Brent
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
MDS and MCC offer support to Amish community in wake of shooting
It’s comforting to see good things arrive in the wake of tragedy. Donations can be made to support those Amish families affected by the shootings in Nickel Mines through the MCC website. The reasoning behind this quiet request for donations is simple:
…the Amish refuse any type of health insurance. The welfare state for the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life by Brent
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Ogg Vorbis
I will confess to some hypocrisy as I write this. My music collection, some purchased from www.emusic.com, and some ripped from CD’s, is exclusively in the MP3 format. The ubiquity of that type of compression makes it an ideal choice for storing music files, since I can play them on my Discman, in [...]
