Art Fart

So while hanging ten on the web "searching for source marerial" I came upon these interesting congregations of text.
http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html
This is an interesting look at the abuse of our patent system, where overworked patent clerks are handing out patents for everything under the sun. What's great about this article is that it reveals how companies wield patents, almost as a self-defense against companies that may want to sue them. Kinda like I have dirty pictures of you and you have dirty pictures of me so let's play nice type of thing.
http://www.harpers.org/OutOfControl.html
A look at the AIDS/HIV crisis and the risks of current AIDS treatments. For the optically challenged it's a long but important read. Also from the same issue, a report on our own emperor of the universe, Big, Bad Bush. When's the hammer gonna drop on this fool?
http://www.harpers.org/TheCaseForImpeachment.html
So bone up because there will be a test.