Alternative?

How can I listen to NPR? It is supposed to offer “news”. The other morning I had it on by mistake and the top three stories were 1) Saddam testified in court 2) Rice met with someone in Australia about terror 3) Some fires that burned up a lot of ground Fear, fear and more … Read more

Merchant of Redemption

It’s 3 a.m. on June 8 at the city’s epicenter of poverty and despair: Sixth Street between Mission and Market, where hard-core drugs, booze, poverty, and mental illness guide the rhythms of life. Where beating back the insanity of the street is a full-time occupation. Where Tom McKnight has been doing business for the better … Read more

LAMP – The Basics

Let’s start with the basics. YVOD runs on LAMP What is LAMP? LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Phython. What does that mean? Linux is the web server. Everything you see on the internet is sent to you by a webserver. Apache is by far the most popular and stable web server on the internet. … Read more

Some links

After Cairo Police Attack, Sudanese Have Little but Rage Where Africa’s Kings Ruled, Their Finery Grew on Trees …the company has retained three or four Sunni religious scholars to offer advice and write reports for military commanders on the content of propaganda campaign… …visits to music download sites, such as Apple’s iTunes Music Store, rose … Read more