Last January I posted a tidbit about downloading free movies. To this day it’s still the #1 term in my search stats.
I’d mentioned that 78% of people think stealing a DVD from a movie store would be a serious offense. And yet, 60% of people think it’s okay to download free movies off the Internet.
Does that seem strange? It shouldn’t. It’s the curse of anonymity. Apparently, it’s easier to steal from people when (a) you don’t see their face and (b) when the odds of getting caught seem pretty low.
Keep in mind that nothing is really anonymous. When you download anything, the server records your IP address and your ISP knows who each IP address is assigned to and when. How did you think they bust those online porn rings?
Gotta love the winning answer to “where can I watch free movies? “
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I stole this from IcedMocha
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 clipped from www.democracyinaction.org <<- has “send a protest” form
ALERT: ANOTHER SNEAK ATTACK ON ORGANIC STANDARDS: USDA TO ALLOW MORE CONVENTIONAL INGREDIENTS IN ORGANICS
Despite receiving more than ten thousand comments from consumers and family farmers opposing various aspects of a late May 2007 proposal, the USDA has approved an interim rule that will allow 38 new non-organic ingredients to be allowed in products bearing the “USDA Organic” seal.
-Anheuser Busch will be allowed to sell its “Organic Wild Hops Beer” without using any organic hops at all.
-Sausages, brats, and breakfast links labeled as “USDA Organic” are now allowed to contain intestines from factory farmed animals raised on chemically grown feed, synthetic hormones, and antibiotics.
-Products labeled as “USDA Organic” and containing fish oil may contain toxins such as PCBs and mercury (note: nonorganic fishoil products have this same risk, but despite the USDA ruling, it is against the National Organic Standards to allow such toxins in organic foods).
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