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Former GraniteGrok writer Tom Flaherty wrote and distributed the email below. I find that I agree with him. So as of today I have "deactivated" (you can’t erase it) my Facebook account. When the Facebook Fascists asked why I was leaving, I said "I don’t like your selective political favoritism." In fact, I don’t like their left-wing statism. …
I have cancelled my Facebook account. Here’s why… Read More »
Courtesy of Hot Air–I confess that this is just cool. It is a live concert (the band is live) at which a holographic Anime pop singer, performs for the crowd. Whether or not you like the song, or Anime, the holographic technology is…to quote my teenage boys…sick. Check it out. Then follow the link–there’s another …
On Saturday during our MTNP radio interview (listen to podcast here) with Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta– a candidate for the Republican nomination for NH’s 1st Congressional District seat– I learned that part of the so-called "cars for clunkers" process required the computer user to agree to give the federal government full rights to the contents …
The last time they did the census, I decided that I only owed them the answer to how many people live in my house. Unfortunately, that was the same year we were picked for the census "long form" asking a variety of questions that in my mind went far beyond the Constitutional requirements. Long story …
Big Bro knows where you are (or, at least he will soon). NOT your grandfather’s Census… Read More »
Here at the ‘Grok, like many Americans, we value this wonderful thing known as the Internet. Whether for work, play, or communication, its uninhibited use is something that all of us take for granted. Can you imagine being someplace where that wasn’t the case? Certainly many people got a small glimpse at Internet control during the Olympic …
GraniteGrok is obviously a political blog – we write a lot about a lot of things – but a lot of what we do relates to politics. Much of what we do is is opinion; some of it is original investigative reporting, but a lot of politics. Why? Politics is how society decides how government …
Photos of Lake Erie test firing SM3 missile I have been among those eagerly awaiting the shoot down of the errant satellite while still in orbit around the Earth. Today we got the good news, courtesy of the NavyTimes: The Navy cruiser Lake Erie successfully shot down a malfunctioning spy satellite Wednesday night over the Pacific …
.. . Senator John E. Sununu has an important message about the Internet we have been asked to share. If you are reading this, you should care. Says Senator Sununu: “The Clock Is Ticking, Placing Internet Tax Freedom In Real Jeopardy. This National And Global Communication Network And The Economy That Surrounds It Deserves The …
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.. . Imagine our surprise when we checked our SiteMeter this morning and it was like it was a year ago all over again. In a mere 8 hours, we lost some 40% off our average daily visitor tally. Did this happen to anybody else out there? When going to bed, we had nearly 800 visit "hits" …
This is an interesting story that further proves the fact that we live in an age of the "new media." World’s Oldest Newspaper Goes Digital Monday February 5, 2007 7:01 PMBy KARL RITTER Associated Press Writer STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) – For centuries, readers thumbed through the crackling pages of Sweden’s Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper. No …
