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Bill Gates Doesn’t Care About Black People

This little gem was passed on to me from my good friend Jesse, to whom it was passed by someone else (presumably with more time on their hands than I have.) Images are original screen captures directly from Microsoft’s site (should the site be… “fixed” at some point in the future.)
For reference, the links to [...]

Blogathy, interrupted!

Things have been crazy around the Long household. Busy, busy times, but mostly good. Lots of stuff in the works, including not just NR stuff (who have been really on point as of late, covering the Raleigh Everyman, N&O Layoffs, and the creation of a new podcast) but several new idea. Possibly the most exciting [...]

False Choice – 2008

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.
~Tryon Edwards
This election, like the two before it, has been described by many as a choice between the lesser of two evils. This statement is predicated upon the existence of a two-party system. The fallacy of the two party system has been perpetuated by the corporate [...]

Cary Town Council Members Deposed by Three Unknown Assailants

In a harrowing and bizarre turn of events Monday afternoon, Cary’s Town Council was besieged by four as-yet unidentified activists. The fringe group, identifying themselves only as the Suburban Poultrification Alliance, forcefully removed four beloved members of Town Council and immediately called an emergency session of the council.

Raleigh Wide Open – Convention Center Opening

Raleigh Wide Open 3 happened on schedule, despite the threat of Tropical Storm Hanna. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this annual festival was the grand opening of the City’s new Convention Center. The building occupies the space of a much smaller convention building, that was built in the late seventies and demolished in 2006.