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I'm not toatally serious about these lists. That is not to say that the things on the "things that rule" list aren't actually good, or that the things on the "things that suck" list aren't actually bad, but that they are certainly not the extremes. For instance, my Chemistry Teacher is a nasty person, but she probably doesn't really belong in the 5 prime evils, where if I was really being serious I would put things like the Holocaust and those nasty people in Sierra Leone. Microsoft, however, is pretty close to it's rightful place.

Some of this stuff isn't quite up to date with my lists. See the latest DSITBC newsletters.

Truly miscellaneous information

• Phillip Morris spends more money publicising their donations to charity than it actually donates.
• The 'W' in "GWBush" stands for "Wishy-Washy".
• Rob Zombie is the devil.
• Al Gore did not invent the internet. I did.
• Witches are crafty people.
• Cheese and lettuce will make a good concrete brick if cyberglass is present.
• Stress is bad. When you have stress you can't enjoy your sandwich.
• Soybeans... yeah.

Things that rule

• Linux / GNU
• Freenet
• OpenNap
• Gnutella (Though it has problems)
• Most of the works of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov
• Peter Jennings
• The Hacker Jargon File
• Free Speech

Things that suck

• The 5 prime evils
  1. Microsoft
  2. AOL
  3. McDonalds
  4. Republicans
  5. (Your worst teacher here)
• SUVs
• Nike
• The WTO
• The Chineese government - This should probably be higher on the list.
• Hunters
• Metallica
• Democrats
• Anyone trying to restrict free speech
• Intellectual Property Laws

Some helpful advice

• Just because it's possible to carry an air conditioner on the back of your bicycle doesn't mean it's a good idea.
• While riding 2-wheeled vehicles, avoid going around sharp corners over slippery leaves (or pig manure) at high speed.
• It's usually a bad idea to run into the middle of a room full of heavy-weapon dudes armed only with your brass knuckles.
• If you feel an advertisement insults your intelligence (as most of them do), don't buy the product.

Things you can do to help make the world a better place

• Become a vegetarian - It's better for everyone involved. (It's cheaper, too).
• Get Linux. If you really have to have microsoft products (I don't know why; they all SUCK) pirate them!
• Listen to John Hagelin. He's a smart guy.
• If you feel an advertisement insults your intelligence (as most of them do), don't buy the product.
• Once a month, try to convince your boss that your nose is made of macaroni.

Things you can do to help make the WWW a better place

• Use CSS and ALT text, and use them responsibly! Try to make your pages accesable to everyone - including those with text-based browsers.
• Never link to anything stupider than yourself
• Go to the WDG to learn more.

See the DSITBC newsletters, and the cool links page.

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