Voice of a Superpower

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Voice Overs For Telephone Greetings,
Interactive Voice Response, Auto
Attendants, On-hold, and Voice Messaging
Systems

Voice Overs For Telephone Greetings,
Interactive Voice Response, Auto
Attendants, On-hold, and Voice Messaging
Systems 12/30/2004 05:20 AM
Voice over talents that specialize in recording telephone applications such as voice messaging, auto attendants, interactive voice response, on-hold messaging, voice broadcasts, and voice greetings can be found at Interactive Voices, meeting the needs of corporate entities and not for profit organizations. Voice over talent are available to record telephone scripts for every day use and for special events, enabling employers to brand their company and service clients with consistent and persuasive marketing. [PRWEB Dec 30, 2004]

Choose your superpower

Choose your superpower 03/20/2003 09:37 AM
In his latest newsletter, David Weinberger asks if there is a right to anonymity in cyberspace. Let's forget about the Internet for the moment. In one of my favorite episodes of This American Life, entitled Superpowers, interviewer John Hodgman asks people this fascinating question: If you could have the power to fly, or to be invisible, which would you choose? ...

A little lesson on the superpower of the
17th-18th centuries

A little lesson on the superpower of the
17th-18th centuries 08/22/2004 05:05 PM
And when an American mouths off about French military history, he's not just being ignorant, he's being ungrateful. The War Nerd provides a little historical perspective. [via monkeyfilter]

How a Meek Comic Book Company Became a
Hollywood Superpower

How a Meek Comic Book Company Became a
Hollywood Superpower 07/19/2004 01:07 PM
Marvel, which owns the rights to the Spider-Man character, has seen its fortunes soar from “Spider-Man” movies.

The Games Plan for China: Olympic
Superpower by '08 (Los Angeles Times)

The Games Plan for China: Olympic
Superpower by '08 (Los Angeles Times) 08/10/2004 05:24 AM
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING — She's too young to compete this month at the Summer Games in Athens, but sturdy 8-year-old gymnast Situ Shiyi knows her nation's future Olympic success may well rest partly upon her tiny shoulders.

Voxeo and Voice Architects Announce
Voice User Interface Design, Analysis
and Tuning Services

Voxeo and Voice Architects Announce
Voice User Interface Design, Analysis
and Tuning Services 09/16/2004 03:12 AM
Voxeo Corporation, the leading standards-based VoiceXML and CCXML IVR platform provider, and Voice Architects, the leading provider of speech interface design, development, and optimization services, announced at the SpeechTEK 2004 conference today a partnership to deliver a suite of valuable Voice User Interface (VUI) services to Voxeo's enterprise IVR customers and Evolution IVR developers. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Create your voice model with Sakrament
Personal Voice Master

Create your voice model with Sakrament
Personal Voice Master 09/15/2004 02:01 AM
Sakrament company announces the release of Sakrament Personal Voice Master (PVM) 2.0. [PRWEB Sep 15, 2004]

SimpleConnect IP Voice Challenges
Incumbents in Enterprise Voice Market

SimpleConnect IP Voice Challenges
Incumbents in Enterprise Voice Market 12/19/2004 03:09 PM
Delivers savings of over 50% with business-class quality [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

iPod Voice Recorders: Griffin iTalk
Takes The Lead In Sound-Quality Race
With Belkin Voice Recorder

iPod Voice Recorders: Griffin iTalk
Takes The Lead In Sound-Quality Race
With Belkin Voice Recorder 08/19/2004 11:52 AM
By Cyrus Farivar, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Voice recognition without the voice

Voice recognition without the voice 05/05/2004 11:19 AM
And now, from the people who gave you the I-mode Internet phone, we bring to you a speech-recognition system so revolutionary that it is, in fact, speechless. NTT DoCoMo Inc. showed the prototype system during a rare tour of its Yokosuka, Japan, R&D center.

Mr. Voice 1.9.2

Mr. Voice 1.9.2 11/06/2003 05:02 PM
A Perl/Tk front-end for an MP3 database.

PHP Voice

PHP Voice 04/21/2004 08:58 AM
PHP Voice is back

Voice over IP. Or not.

Voice over IP. Or not. 12/12/2003 03:07 PM
Sounds like VoIP has hit the mainstream--there were stories both on All Things Considered and Marketplace last night and, while NPR isn't quite Fox News (Something I'm very happy about) it's a lot more mainstream than slashdot. VoIP is the next big thing in phone service, or so you'd think. And, to an extent, it is. I know how the phone system is set up now (My dad worked for AT&T for decades) and it's a marvel in some ways. Phone systems, as they stand now, are circuit-switched networks, that is when you make a call to someone else there's...

Mr. Voice 1.10.6

Mr. Voice 1.10.6 04/20/2004 10:04 AM
A Perl/Tk front-end for an MP3 database.

Mr. Voice 1.10.4

Mr. Voice 1.10.4 04/12/2004 04:51 PM
A Perl/Tk front-end for an MP3 database.

Voice over IP

Voice over IP 06/14/2004 12:57 PM
Personal Computer World Jun 14 2004 5:12PM GMT

Mr. Voice 2.0

Mr. Voice 2.0 09/24/2004 03:30 PM
A Perl/Tk front-end for an MP3 database.

Voice? Who Needs Voice?

Voice? Who Needs Voice? 05/24/2004 03:05 AM
While the telecom industry struggles over issues about whether or not they're losing voice revenue to mobile phones and VoIP systems (even as they try to offer those services themselves), some are beginning to wonder if the whole concept of vo ice communications is losing much of its appeal. Now, obviously, it's never going to go away completely - and there are plenty of reasons why it's nice to actually hear the voice of the person you're communicating with - but increasingly communications that were traditionally done by voice are now being done by email, instant message, SMS text message or even by the web. So, no matter how hard the telcos fight over how the voice market proceeds, it could be a dwindling market. That's not to say the telcos aren't making a big push into data as well - it's just to note that the "cash cow" of voice that they all treasure could have a shorter lifespan than they expect.

Voice Box 1.3.1

Voice Box 1.3.1 03/14/2003 07:28 PM
Voice Box was written in cocoa for Mac OS X users who wish to output text to speech system into an audio file (aiff) with full applescript support.

Voice Box for OS X

Voice Box for OS X 03/11/2003 09:43 AM
Now _this_ is brill. Voice Box is a fully-scriptable speach app for OS X. It sports aiff file output; listen-as-you-type; control over voice, pitch, and rate; and can even grab RSS feeds off the Net and read them to you in the voice of your choice.

I see great applicability to Home Web Radio, interspersing tunes with up-to-the-minute news and weblog feeds. <via cory >

Value of Standalone Voice-Over-Wi-Fi?

Value of Standalone Voice-Over-Wi-Fi? 12/11/2003 02:32 PM
There are some good points here: A standalone voice-over-Wi-Fi phone is only marginally useful to consumers unless they just want to use it in their homes. Although this writer notes that VOIP offerings from the likes of Vonage enable cordless phone use, which pretty much defeats the purpose of the Wi-Fi phone. Outside of the home, the phone is only usable in hotspots, where are few and far between these days....

First U.S. 3G Voice/Data

First U.S. 3G Voice/Data 07/25/2004 08:54 AM
PC Magazine Jul 25 2004 12:37PM GMT

FC Now: His Customer's Voice

FC Now: His Customer's Voice 03/22/2005 07:29 PM
FC Now reader Katie Fontana emailed me an item this afternoon that fits in nicely with Martin's entry on the tattoo test. There has been a great deal of "creative marketing" happening lately -- from tattooing foreheads to pregnant bellies...

Voice Over Wi-Fi Can Cut Costs

Voice Over Wi-Fi Can Cut Costs 12/09/2003 03:52 PM
Telesym's CEO argues that enterprises that employ voice over Wi-Fi can save by cutting back on cellular calls made on campus: His numbers look great in this story, however, he's missing some major expenses. Most observers agree that the voice over Wi-Fi system is going to require a lot of support by IT folks. Also, the network has to cover just about everywhere. Since current Wi-Fi networks don't, an enterprise would have to invest in building out the network. And finally, right now the technology isn't there yet--there aren't yet good mechanisms for quality of service and fast handoffs....

CoMa X Fax/Voice/Pro 7.1

CoMa X Fax/Voice/Pro 7.1 03/22/2005 09:54 PM
Answering machine, voice- & fax-on-demand-system, send & receive faxes, terminal with internal send & receive Z-Modem.

Voice Stickies 1.0.2

Voice Stickies 1.0.2 12/15/2003 04:28 PM
Desktop stickies with audio-voice recording capability.

Add your voice to Internet

Add your voice to Internet 09/06/2004 07:22 AM
Charlotte.com - Mon Sep 6, 09:09 am GMT

pY! Voice Chat 0.3

pY! Voice Chat 0.3 02/13/2004 02:14 AM
A Yahoo voice chat program.

Hutchison - Voice is the key to 3G

Hutchison - Voice is the key to 3G 04/05/2005 04:45 AM
3G Apr 5 2005 7:45AM GMT

Voice Over Powerlines?

Voice Over Powerlines? 08/18/2004 06:32 AM
Tiny LecStar Telecom, who was recently bought out by a struggling voice recognition company for no clear reason, has now decided to try offering a voice over powerlines service. Basically, they're offering VoIP on top of a powerline broadband service. Of course, given the history of problems broadband over powerlines has had, maybe they should make sure that the broadband part actually works before dumping a VoIP service on top of it as well.

Voice Of The Fire

Voice Of The Fire 03/06/2004 02:09 AM

My voice is getting through via the
Podcast

My voice is getting through via the
Podcast 12/19/2004 03:42 PM

It's nice to see my commentary being analyzed. I understand very well the dynamics of the linking to one another and the power of cross pollination of each others feeds. This is one of the reasons we started Showcase site of the day.. Maybe I need to develop the Geek Squad to blatantly copy the Podsquad idea.. [CORANTE]

Nintendo DS to Have Wi-Fi Voice Over IP

Nintendo DS to Have Wi-Fi Voice Over IP 08/31/2004 03:07 PM

Information has come out about Nintendo's upcoming DS handheld's ability to serve as a voice-over-IP handset, allowing DS gamers to make phone calls when connected to a Wi-Fi access point. There's no word if the service will allow DS users to call other, regular phones or not. Knowing Nintendo, it's probably more likely that DS users will be able to chat to other DS users, and not serve as an actual phone. (Thanks, John!)

Re ad - Analyst note: Nintendo DS invites free voice-over-IP chat [Gamespot]

The Voice of Groklaw

The Voice of Groklaw 01/03/2004 11:48 AM
Random BedHead Ed writes "LinuxPlanet has an interesting interview with Pamela Jones, the paralegal and blogger who created Groklaw. Groklaw has become an ...

The voice of a new generation

The voice of a new generation 12/26/2003 01:49 AM
Boston Globe Dec 26 2003 1:02AM ET

Perlbox Voice 0.05

Perlbox Voice 0.05 11/17/2003 02:01 AM
A voice command system.

Voice-enabled

Voice-enabled 04/23/2004 01:31 AM
CNET Asia Apr 23 2004 5:38AM GMT

Voice Over IP Goes Global, The DNS Way

Voice Over IP Goes Global, The DNS Way 05/22/2004 05:20 PM

The Voice Over IP Insurrection

The Voice Over IP Insurrection 09/20/2004 07:19 PM

Grok Description matches for Voice of a Superpower
GrokA matches for Voice of a Superpower

UnAAmerican: American Airlines firehoses
customer data at TSA, Lockheed Martin

UnAAmerican: American Airlines firehoses
customer data at TSA, Lockheed Martin 04/13/2004 01:50 AM
Rmember when JetBlue and Delta got caught firehosing their customers' data all over the place in the name of "national security?" Well American Airlines just got caught doing the same thing.

Anyone who flew American Airlines during June of 2002 should assume that all information given by them to American Airlines, including credit card numbers, is in the possession of both the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the following TSA subcontractors: HNC Software; Infoglide Software; Ascent Technology; and Lockheed Martin. Furthermore, as the passenger records were used to test the CAPPS II passenger profiling system, it should be assumed that the Social Security number, date of birth, as well as the associated credit histories and law enforcement records of many of the 1.2 million customers affected were combined into a single file and are now in the possession of the above-named companies as well as the Department of Homeland Security.

Link (Thanks, Bill!)

VRB Power Appoints Tony Martin as
Director of Investor & Public Relations

VRB Power Appoints Tony Martin as
Director of Investor & Public Relations 05/18/2004 07:44 PM
BC Technology May 18 2004 11:04PM GMT

Court of public opinion

Court of public opinion 12/24/2003 09:21 PM
USA Today Dec 24 2003 8:06PM ET

Is Public Opinion Turning Against
Google?

Is Public Opinion Turning Against
Google? 03/25/2005 01:20 AM
Addict3d.org Mar 25 2005 5:35AM GMT

Telegraph | Opinion | American
stinginess is saving lives

Telegraph | Opinion | American
stinginess is saving lives 01/04/2005 06:19 PM
American stinginess is saving lives .. Mark Steyn .. column

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Stem Cells Rise in Public Opinion

Stem Cells Rise in Public Opinion 08/19/2004 06:11 AM
More Americans know about stem cell research, and more approve of it this year than in 2001, according to a new Harris Poll. By Kristen Philipkoski.

State of the Union public opinion primer

State of the Union public opinion primer 01/16/2004 11:26 AM

ID Cards: Latest UK public opinion
surveyed by MORI

ID Cards: Latest UK public opinion
surveyed by MORI 04/26/2004 03:26 AM
PublicTechnology.net Apr 26 2004 7:05AM GMT

ID cards: Blunkett ignores online public
opinion

ID cards: Blunkett ignores online public
opinion 11/13/2003 05:27 AM
Silicon.com Nov 13 2003 4:18AM ET

U.S. Battles for Public Opinion Through
Media in Iraq (Reuters)

U.S. Battles for Public Opinion Through
Media in Iraq (Reuters) 04/12/2004 12:56 PM
Reuters - Impartial information is increasingly hard to come by in Iraq.

Taking Your Case To The Court Of Public
Opinion... Online

Taking Your Case To The Court Of Public
Opinion... Online 12/03/2003 03:01 AM
It does feel like most high-profile trials these days are conducted in the press first, and later in the actual court room. While, historically, the press has had free reign, the latest trend is for people involved in high-profile trials to take their case directly to the public via a website. While they sound pretty carefully crafted, it does give people (often famous ones like Martha Stewart) the chance to respond to what people have been saying and give their side. Of course, this contrasts with the theory that defendants should stay as quiet as possible outside of court - and could open them up to more difficulties later on. However, it seems that many celebrities are realizing that the view in the court of public opinion may be more important in some cases than the actual results in the court of law.

How Public Opinion Polls Define and
Circumscribe Online Privacy

How Public Opinion Polls Define and
Circumscribe Online Privacy 07/23/2004 06:25 AM
How Public Opinion Polls Define and Circumscribe Online Privacy by Kim Bartel Sheehan
http://firstmon day.org/issues/issue9_7/sheehan/

The advent of new communications technologies and the integration of such technologies into individuals’ lives have resulted in major changes to society. Responding to such privacy concerns is of key interest to legislators, policy–makers, and business leaders as these groups seek to balance consumer privacy needs with the realities of this new society. These groups, and others, use public opinion polls and surveys to measure the current climate of opinion among citizens. This study examines the language of 43 opinion polls and surveys dealing with privacy and the Internet to understand how these polls define and assess online privacy. Results suggest that polls treat the complex construction of privacy in an overly simplistic way. Additionally, pollsters present many poll questions in a way that may lead survey respondents to express stronger negative feelings about privacy than really exist. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed
Columnist: Moore's Public Service

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed
Columnist: Moore's Public Service 07/06/2004 01:45 AM

nytimes.com/2004/07/02/opinion/02KRUG.html
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Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Secure Resolutions desktop security (Resolution Antivirus™) automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, dialers, hoaxes, jokes, and hacking tools within a managed desktop security solution. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Keen Anti Bullying Auto Mailer (KABAM)

Keen Anti Bullying Auto Mailer (KABAM) 09/10/2004 07:43 AM
Update

People’s Opinion Project Launches Its
First Internet Petition - ‘Anti Torture
Laws Negotiable? Never - Undo the
Gonzales Memo’

People’s Opinion Project Launches Its
First Internet Petition - ‘Anti Torture
Laws Negotiable? Never - Undo the
Gonzales Memo’ 06/24/2004 05:04 AM
The People’s Opinion Project (POP) launched on June 22, 2004 an email campaign that will send President George Bush a clear message that the people of America are not willing to use torture as a means of securing liberty. The POP is an organization committed to encouraging and informing dialogue around American policy in the Middle East. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2004]

MEDIA SPIN
AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION

MEDIA SPIN
AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION 05/25/2004 04:27 PM

Ira Basen, a producer with the CBC and a friend of mine from Carleton University days, is writing a book on media spin, a term often used interchangeably with bias. But Ira says spin is actually subtler and more insidious. It is the shading of meaning or interpretation of events in favour of a particular point of view, and it is sometimes inadvertent or even unconscious. There are several ways spin will creep into a story, including: The use of emotional words: The use of terms like 'terrorist', 'freedom fighter', and 'resistance movement', for example. Did you know that Reuters' policy is not to use these, or similar terms charged with emotional baggage, unless they are used in quotation marks with the unambiguous source of the quotation cited, even with pseudo-qualifiers like 'alleged' or 'so-called'. The job of the media is to report the facts, and to avoid subjective labels, even if they may be substantiated in the reporter's, or most people's, minds. In some cased, this spin technique can be used in reverse: the term 'abuse' instead of 'torture', or the use of 'casualties' or the infamous 'collateral damage' instead of 'dead civilians'. Orwellian misuse of words: The Bush Administration is notorious for this, using words like patriot, freedom, and peace to mean nearly the exact opposite, and attempting to entrench public and media misuse by naming programs and laws with Orwellian terms (Patriot Act, Operation Iraqi Freedom). Improper personification and similar techniques (e.g. using the name of a country or the name of its people instead of 'the government of', to confuse government policy or actions with popular opinion: "Iran Building up Nuclear Arsenal", "Syrians Refuse to Stop Funding Terrorists") can accomplish the same end more subtly. Self-censorship -- What is not reported: The choice of what not to report at all, and when (before or after the public is focused on it) and where (front page or at the end of the continuation of a story on page 32) to report, can have a greater impact on viewers or listeners than what is actually, factually reported. Recently, for example, the media had an abrupt about-face, ceasing their self-censorship of showing flag-draped coffins and even reading the names of American dead (oops, casualties) in the Iraqi war, because they realized to what extent that self-censorship impacts public perception. Likewise, the media have a natural propensity to not report stories that they believe are complex (e.g. the violations of the Geneva Conventions by the US Government), long-term (e.g. environmental deterioration and biodegradation), distant (e.g. Third World genocides and wars unless US troops are involved) or intractable (e.g. famine in East Africa and North Korea), because they are hard, expensive stories to do well, and hence do not offer the ROI of, say, a celebrity scandal or shaggy dog story. This is not especially political -- it's the same phenomenon that has led to prime time TV being filled with cheap 'Reality TV' programs instead of serious drama or intelligent comedy. It's about lack of money, more than lack of integrity. The way something is reported: Being in a commercial business, the media have a natural temptation to sensationalize, to create extraordinary buzz, because it's good for ratings or circulation. If CBS had chosen merely to describe what it had learned about Abu Ghraib, and not to show the photos, the impact of the story would have been much different, and it is not surprising that the Bush Regime (oops. some senior policy-makers in the US Government) have since trotted out videos and photos of Saddam Hussein's brutality and murder to counter the emotional impact of the Abu Ghraib photos. Oversimplification: Although I have an optimistic view of most people and believe they are capable of and interested in learning in detail about issues and programs that affect their lives, the media have a more jaundiced view that the public (oops, the majority of citizens) either can't understand, or don't care about, such detail and subtlety. Especially in political campaigns, there is therefore a tendency to try to reduce the differences between the voter's choices to an absurd degree of simplicity. The parties and candidates exploit this by feeding the media sound bites and negative ads that exaggerate and oversimplify (or outright misrepresent) their opponents' positions or actions. So whether the public wants to be or not, the media are complicit in the 'dumbing down' of issues to a dangerously over-simplified degree. The only question, and one which I understand Ira's book is going to address, is whether the media are pandering to citizens' inability to understand complex and subtle issues, or to politicians' desire to oversimplify these issues for political advantage. Or perhaps both. There are other 'spin' techniques, of course, such as Failure to present opposing interpretations of the facts, Giving credibility to unidentified and unsubstantiated sources ("One senior former official said", "Saddam was believed to have...") and Assuming facts without evidence (e.g. most of what we read about WMD), but I think these are the most common and most insidious. Let's take a look at a case study. Before you read the following article, please note -- this is important -- It is slamming the media's spin in handling the Clinton Administration for its bombing of Sudan, before 9/11 and before the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, please read this article. It's long, and a bit strident, but worth the read. Finished? Did you shudder a bit when you read, in an article written about Clinton in 1998, "Is bin Laden's new assignment perhaps to be a bogey-man of convenience whom the U.S. government can link to any government it wishes to bomb?" With the benefit of hindsight (and the opposing political party in power) it's easy to see the incredible spin in the venerable Times' reporting in 1998, and to see that to some extent this ubiquitous media spin contributed to the overwhelming bipartisan approval for the US to launch a war against Afghanistan, against precisely the people we had supported and financed earlier in their war against the USSR, the enemy of that earlier day. I confess that I had few misgivings about war with the Taliban, despite the fact that I am a life-long pacifist. Why? Because nowhere (except the discredited extreme conspiracy-theorist papers) were we presented with spin-free reporting (or opposite-spin reporting, if you think spin-free reporting is an oxymoron) on what exactly was, and had been, going on in Afghanistan, and why things were the way they were. There is almost always a rational explanation for things that appear absurd or unreasonable in the absence of the facts. We are just now beginning to realize the degree to which our money and support made the Taliban both popular and tyrannical in Afghanistan. And still we are missing most of the facts about that country, and about Iraq. The facts, alas, are not the same as the news. The media's job is to report the news, not to dig up the facts. Investigative journalism is what we desperately need, but there is no money in that, surprisingly little demand for it, and precious few willing to take the enormous risks to pursue that thankless career. It's easy to take sides, especially when the current US administration is so unapologetically propagandizing (i.e. deliberately and systematically spinning) every issue it deals with, to a degree not seen since the Vietnam War. But the reality is that the media, taken as a whole, are neither liberal nor conservative. The political position of each media outlet on any given issue is somewhere in the middle of (a) the position of its editorial board, (b) its perception of the position of the 'average' reader/viewer, (c) the position of the reporters covering the story, and (d) the position of the people presenting the story (usually the administration of the day). That means that to right-wingnuts like this guy, the media will always appear liberal, and to unabashed left-wingers like me, the media will always appear conservative. But the truth is, at least in their story reporting (editorials and schlock talk radio aside), there is no vast media 'conspiracy' at either end of the political spectrum. Most people in the media are doing their best to do their jobs in a way that balances the views of the above four 'interest groups'. They are vulnerable to the spin techniques listed above -- if you've ever interviewed someone, you'll appreciate that unless you're really treated abusively there's an earnest desire to represent what they had to say clearly, favourably, but above all objectively. To the extent they get it right, they deserve a lot of credit -- it's a difficult, thankless, often dangerous and tedious job. To the extent they, and their editors, let spin creep into their stories, we have a duty as readers and viewers and citizens to recognize it, and discount it accordingly. The fact that so many of us are using the Internet to learn more, to check out other interpretations of events, and to get behind the stories so we can understand and talk about the issues facing our world more knowledgeably, we are contributing to the democratic process, and helping to reduce spin. At the same time, there is a tendency in the blogosphere to frequent sites authored and populated by like minds, and some of the hysterics of extremists of every stripe are quite frightening. My blog wears its left-spinning, overtly editorial stripes quite proudly and unapologetically, but I make a point of reading a few of the more moderate conservative blogs on each new issue, and occasionally some of the bizarre extreme leftist blogs -- because the danger of exposing yourself to a lot of spin is that, if you're not careful, you can find yourself permanently off-balance. And as we all know, "fair and balanced" is another term that's subject to a lot of spin. George O. must be 'spinning' in his grave.

American Conservative Union's
Anti-INDUCE-Act Ad

American Conservative Union's
Anti-INDUCE-Act Ad 09/22/2004 02:38 PM
Xeni Jardin: An ad from the, ah, very right-wing American Conservative Union protesting the INDUCE Act. The ACU calls out Republicans for kowtowing to Hollywood against their principles. Ad ran in the Washington Times, Wall Street Journal and Weekly Standard.
Link (Thanks, Jason!)

"how utterly wrong, ignorant and
anti-American they are"

"how utterly wrong, ignorant and
anti-American they are" 02/10/2004 09:26 PM

Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used in
Torture of POWs

Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used in
Torture of POWs 08/28/2004 01:20 PM
David Freddoso: Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used In Torture Of POWs (W/ Quotes) .. come forward to bash John Kerry .. Human Events

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More Anti-American Images Found at
German Subway Stores -- 08/04/2004

More Anti-American Images Found at
German Subway Stores -- 08/04/2004 08/05/2004 06:05 PM
SUBWAY KEEPS CHEESEBURGER CRASHING INTO TWO TOWERS .. Subway and their anti-American marketing

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Crude futures fall on rising U.S.
supplies USAir flight attendants OK new
contract Delta plans to cu

Crude futures fall on rising U.S.
supplies USAir flight attendants OK new
contract Delta plans to cu 01/06/2005 02:22 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Jan 6, 12:43 am GMT

Scientology link to public schools / As
early as the third grade, students in
S.F. and elsewhere are subtly introduced
to church's concepts via anti-drug
teachings

Scientology link to public schools / As
early as the third grade, students in
S.F. and elsewhere are subtly introduced
to church's concepts via anti-drug
teachings 06/10/2004 08:19 AM
Scientologists Using Anti-Drug Program to Reach Govt. Schoolkids .. Scientology extends a tentacle into public schools .. Click

sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/06/09/MNGO572ISD 1.DTL
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Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate

Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate 05/20/2004 11:41 PM
Julian Haight, the founder of anti-spam service SpamCop, and Scott Richter, the founder of spamming service OptInRealBig, are currently in the middle of a fairly nasty legal battle over whether or not SpamCop can block OptIn's spam. Still, the two have agreed to appear together in public and debate the topic. Both of their lawyers say that the debate will avoid the issue of the lawsuit, but as the article points out, that seems unlikely. The thing is, in listening to what both sides have said over the years, you already know what they're going to say in this debate - and they're talking at cross purposes. The spammers focus on their right to make money, while everyone else talks about their right to be left alone. The problem with the spammers' position is that they don't have the right to make money. They have the right to try to make money, but if it involves pissing everyone off, and everyone decides to create and use filters to make email bearable again - then that's their right too.

""Despite the differences between them,
however, anti-Americanism in the Islamic
world and anti-Americanism in Europe are
in fact linked, and both bear an uncanny
resemblance to anti-Semitism.""

""Despite the differences between them,
however, anti-Americanism in the Islamic
world and anti-Americanism in Europe are
in fact linked, and both bear an uncanny
resemblance to anti-Semitism."" 11/03/2003 09:33 PM

"Despite the differences between
them, however, anti-Americanism in the
Islamic world and anti-Americanism in
Europe are in fact linked, and both bear
an uncanny resemblance to
anti-Semitism."

"Despite the differences between
them, however, anti-Americanism in the
Islamic world and anti-Americanism in
Europe are in fact linked, and both bear
an uncanny resemblance to
anti-Semitism." 11/03/2003 06:39 AM
Natan Sharansky: On Hating the Jews

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This week in telecommunications

This week in telecommunications 02/05/2005 09:11 PM
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"warned American bishops about
"soulless" American culture."

"warned American bishops about
"soulless" American culture." 05/29/2004 05:56 PM

UnitedLinux Targets Telecommunications
Carriers

UnitedLinux Targets Telecommunications
Carriers 01/17/2003 05:33 PM
Following up on its November release of UnitedLinux 1.0, the partnership unveils a new feature set engineered to capture the attention of telecom equipment and service providers.

Voice of a Superpower

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