This Just-in! Justin Myles Holmes

by Justin Myles Holmes

Posts categorized “Freedom”


Horrific animal cruelty. Oh my.

May 26th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

I only watched the first 17 seconds of this video. I was unable to watch more.

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I have emailed Mercy for Animals, the publisher of the video, asking for the names of people involved.

UPDATE:One of those featured in the video is Billy Joe Gregg Jr., who has been charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty. Each carries a measly maximum sentence of 90 days in jail. I can’t find a phone number for this scumbag, but if somebody does, please post it so we can be sure to let him know how we feel.


Faulty Thinking Syndrome

May 14th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

Very powerful.

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Eric Sterling at UConn SSDP April 2009

December 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

UConn SSDP had a really cool (and under-reported) pre-conference to SSDP’s Northeast Regional Conference in April.

Several of “the usual suspects,” including myself, spoke. There’s no doubt, though, that Eric Sterling stole the show. I have seen him speak 10+ times, and he is one of the best and most engaging public speakers I have ever been exposed to. Fortunately my camera was rolling:

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Free Software and Drug Policy Reform – my presentation at the DPA conference in Albuquerque

December 6th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

I was honored to be invited to speak at a very small panel at the largest and most prestigious gathering of experts in the fields of drugs and drug policy – the drug policy alliance biennial conference. I spoke about the free software movement’s view of cognitive liberty, and why the drug policy reform movement is a natural ally for free and open source software.
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….now before you jump on me about the “order of magnitude” comment with encryption – I fully realize that with increasing strength that decryption becomes several orders of magnitude more difficult, but as this was not a technology conference, I didn’t want to belabor the point. :-)