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I wrote this little forum post for the FTL BBS, and, as a social experiment, I'd like to submit it as a "scoop" to be read on air. It isn't very professionally written, but you are obviously free to paraphrase it on air however you see fit.

A Google search of the FTL wiki reveals that the Metric System was discussed on the 7/25/05 and 4/26/08 shows, but I think it's a very interesting topic that deserves revisiting.

BitVendor will be an open source point of sale system for small and mobile merchants who want to accept cash and Bitcoin. We're looking for vendors who attend liberty festivals to help us test it. If you're interested, go to the site and click 'contact me'.

FAIRFAX, Va. - A new system that's supposed to reduce paperwork and instantly allow police in Fairfax County to share isn't quite working as it should.
Fairfax County Police officers are writing fewer tickets because the system is cumbersome and time-consuming.

According to Harry Reid, democrat and senate majority leader, american democracy is "the best system ever devised to rule the affairs of men and women." ...A powerful admission from a high-level advocate of political rulership and democracy. Best system indeed - none are more hopelessly enslaved than those who think they are free...

The domain seizures by the United States authorities in recent days and upcoming legislation that could make similar takeovers even easier in the future, have inspired a group of enthusiasts to come up with a new, decentralized and BitTorrent-powered DNS system. This system will exchange DNS information through peer-to-peer transfers and will work with a new .p2p domain extension.

The domain seizures by the United States authorities in recent days and upcoming legislation that could make similar takeovers even easier in the future, have inspired a group of enthusiasts to come up with a new, decentralized and BitTorrent-powered DNS system. This system will exchange DNS information through peer-to-peer transfers and will work with a new .p2p domain extension.

When I have asked if I was free to import unique resources from off grid, or grow my own vegetables, I was told that this would be unnecessary or systemically impossible, because the system should fulfill all demand. If the assertion is that this system will be able to satisfy 100% of demand for 100% of the population 100% of the time, then it is a Utopia by definition. However, if the system is imperfect, as some have admitted, then there is going to be some percentage of demand that is not satisfied by the system, and that has some economic ramifications.

"Xeer, is the polycentric legal system of Somalia. Under this system, elders serve as judges and help mediate cases using precedents. It is a good example of how customary law works within a stateless society and is a fair approximation of what is thought of as natural law. Several scholars have noted that even though Xeer may be centuries old, it has the potential to serve as the legal system of a modern, well-functioning economy."

The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) sets up a system through which the US government can blacklist a pirate website from the Domain Name System, ban credit card companies from processing US payments to the site, and forbid online ad networks from working with the site. This morning, COICA unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.