I'd like to offer a weekly spot on the Inflatable Soapbox for a guest post. Anyone who'd like to share his or her views on an Open Source topic (Linux, WordPress, GIMP, MySQL, GPL, distro review, etc.) is welcome to submit a post. You must register...

I'm a self-taught web designer that got his beginnings on a Windows machine using first Frontpage (gag) and then Dreamweaver. Now, I love my Dreamweaver. It rocks to no end with all it can do. Add in Fireworks and Photoshop to the mix and you have...

Here's a shot of my desktop today: Linux Mint (built on Ubuntu, built on Debian) with Compiz. Shown are 2 of my 6 desktops. On the left is twhirl running on the alpha Linux version of Adobe AIR. On the right is a terminal where PDFedit has dailed to...

NYT Headline: 3 Detectives in Bell Shooting Acquitted Why does this come as no surprise? The defendants waived their right to a jury trial, which many people thought was a risky move. What was risky about it? Instead of having twelve honest citizens...

I'd like to be, but I'm not. This country has accomplished some wonderful things, but it has also committed evil acts against even it's own citizens. In my previous post, you see an example of our government conspiring to justify the murder of an...