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How many would it take today?

By mandrill | Published March 15, 2007

In the early years of the 5th century B.C., 300 brave souls stood against seemingly insurmoutable odds and brought an army reputed to number in the millions to a halt. The story of King Leonidas and his men is enough to give even the most cynical of people hope that freedom will prevail.
The 300 Spartans [...]

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My Political Education: Lesson 1, Part 3

By mandrill | Published October 27, 2006

If you haven’t been following this Part 1 and Part 2 are worth reading otherwise you won’t have any idea what we’re on about.
I contend that art (in terms of IP) should have the shortest protection possible (the lifetime of the artist), Midwesterner disagrees.
Here is my reasoning:
For the purposes of brevity art is defined as [...]