Brian @ Brian’s Ramblings

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About this author:

Brian is an IT professional, code wrangler, and engineering student. He owns Shelcha Design Studios, a small start up focused on developing Jewish centric websites and applications. Brian is also passionate about intellectual property issues like copyright and patents, and works to reform the current status-quo surrounding these issues.

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December 28th, 2008

Gaza Attack

I really should have blogged about this yesterday. However there are so many great people blogging on it already that I really do not want to add to the noise. Keep an eye on my Recently Read section to the right for some of the articles I find very good. You may also visit Yourish or The Muqata just to name a couple of blogs presenting honest reporting. I do want to caution all my readers to view anything in the mainstream news with scepticism. Even Fox News had a very slanted piece earlier today.

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December 20th, 2008

Chanukah Lights

As a child we always decorated for Christmas. We had the tree and the lights and all the accouterments. I have missed this somewhat since adopting a Jewish life. I do not miss Christmas, but the decorating. Over the past couple years I have started decorating for Chanukah more.

December 11th, 2008

SNOW!!!!

That’s right, it is snowing in Louisianna. We are so exited. In the end we got about one inch here, although some got 8 inches. Makes me a bit home sick. I have posted pics in the gallery.

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December 10th, 2008

Monster Cable Boycott

This is an official call to action. Monster Cable, the maker of over priced av cables, has an insane policy to sue any company with Monster in their name. In the past they have sued such sites as monster.com. This is completely ludicrous as trademark protection is designed to prevent customer confusion and only applies in the companies specific segment. Obviously customers are not going to think that monster.com is related to Monster Cables as they are two completely different segments.

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December 6th, 2008

10 Very Good Reasons To Grow A Beard

I especially like reason #4. BiggerBetterBeards

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December 2nd, 2008

Defending the Indefensible

Most of my readers here will probably not understand the term lolicon or what is going on with it. In brief lolicon is a genre of comics in which underage individuals are depicted in sexual situations. The Supreme Court has ruled several times that it is legal and protected free speech. Currently a comic book collector is being prosecuted on obscenity charges for his collection of lolicon. Note that he is not being prosecuted for child porn as the prosecutor knows this will not work, so instead the charge him with obscenity, since that statue is real vague and up to the judge and jury to determine.

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October 3rd, 2008

Kidney Stone

I woke up this at 3:30 this morning with excruciating pain in my right abdomin. Worrying about appendicitis I ran to the emergency room to discover I have a kidney stone. This is not my idea of fun.

September 7th, 2008

A Normal Hurricane

Well Shira bast Sarah pretty much sums up my feelings / fears of post Gustav evacuation.

September 2nd, 2008

Hurricane Gustav - Updated 9/2 6:50pm

As most of you know I am sure, there is a large hurricane headed our way. As of right now it appears it will go slightly west of us, however that puts us on the east side of the storm which is not good for New Orleans. Having said that, at this time I do not feel the danger is that high.

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September 2nd, 2008

Neighborhood Bully

Even amidst the hateful speech and actions, Israel continues to uphold one of the core beliefs of Judaism, and practices Gimilut Chasadim around the world (even for Iran). View full post for video.

Made By Israel - Supporting the Land and The People