About a week or so ago I was interviewed for a podcast that is currently up on Podnutz.com. The interview was originally supposed to be about techie computer stuff, but it kind of morphed into an interview about starting a business and learning your marketplace.

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Global warming and cooling is a cyclical process that has more to do with solar activity than human carbon emissions. Of course, its is hard for people who base decisions on emotion to step back and see that.

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Since then my boy Mitt dropped out of the race and endorsed McCain (who I am still not completely convinced I should vote for). All of that aside, I suddenly started seeing John mcCain banner ads on my blog.

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I was shocked by the arrogance, condecention, and most of all the tone of that comment, which appears to be posted by someone associated with the McCain campaign.

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Last week I received a letter from a girl named Courtney (her last name is withheld for Internet use) asking for sponsors to help her fund a rip to Washington DC for 2 weeks.
Courtney was selected from her peers as an excellent student to represent Nebraska. The trip will cost Courtney more than $2,000 [...]

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Nebraska GOP launches poorly done “bait and switch” video in an attempt to “YouTube” Chris Beutler.

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Syndicate This While it may appear to be a conflict of interest I wanted to take a moment to let you know about my interactions with John Spatz, candidate for Lincoln’s 4th district City Council seat.
Schrock Innovations designed a website for John’s campaign (hence the possible conflict of interest), and in the [...]

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Syndicate This Last Friday the Nebraska State Legislature gave first round approval to LB415. The bill would prohibit teens 18 and younger from using a wireless device like a cell phone while driving.
The bill makes no differentiation between hand-held devices and wireless phones (phones equipped with Bluetooth for example). Fourteen [...]

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Anytime the ACLU gets involved with a case, I always wonder what the motivations behind the organization’s involvement are. In their most recent courtroom victory, the ACLU has defeated a law that was intended to prevent minors from being exposed to pornography on the Internet.
The ACLU convinced a U.S. District Judge in Philadelphia that [...]

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I have been privately warning politicians locally that they need to be aware of the impact that anonymous online activity can have on a political campaign. It seems that politicians, at least on a national level, are starting to wake up about the threats and opportunities posed by the Internet and websites like www.youtube.com.
I [...]

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