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Kerry and the IP extremists
Kerry and the IP extremists
09/13/2004 07:29 AMOne of the exciting thing about the early days of the Democratic
primary was that there was at least some debate about whether the
Democratic Party would continue to be led by IP extremists. Some of
the worst in IP came, after all, from the Clinton administration.
Reflecting on that, many were hopeful we'd see some new thinking. Many
of the most passionate
Deaniacs
were eager to see new thinking on this issue. Senator Edwards
addressed
some of this on this blog.
Word now is that
Bruce
Lehman, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Commissioner
of Patents, is spreading the word that he is running IP policy on the
Kerry campaign. In the scheme of extremists, few are more extreme. Of
all the government "Czars" in our form of government, he proved
himself to be most to be
feared.
Yet another bit of depressing news, if true, from this extraordinarily
important campaign.
minority extremists
minority extremists
04/09/2004 04:08 PM
today's challenge: what do you
do with those darn
minority extremists when their numbers
keep growing?
is not enamored of the environmental
extremists
is not enamored of the environmental
extremists
12/06/2003 05:06 AMCommonwealth Club Speech - Michael Crichton .. Michael Crichton
completely nails it .. Environmentalism & junk science .. a speech by
Michael
Cricton
crichton-official.com/speeches/speeches_quote05.html
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Extremists Using Web to Spread Terror
Extremists Using Web to Spread Terror
06/13/2004 03:20 PMAP via Daily Press Jun 13 2004 6:39PM GMT
Michael J. Totten: Extremists and Their
Hallucinations
Michael J. Totten: Extremists and Their
Hallucinations
06/24/2005 06:16 PMMichael Totten .. gets it right ..
deranged
michaeltotten.com/archives/000864.html
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Animal rights extremists targeted
Animal rights extremists targeted
07/24/2004 11:13 AMA leading city organisation is considering mounting civil lawsuits
against animal rights extremists, it emerges.
Israeli Police Nab 31 Jewish Extremists
(AP)
Israeli Police Nab 31 Jewish Extremists
(AP)
04/10/2005 09:37 PMAP - Thousands of Israeli police mobilized at Jerusalem's most
sensitive holy site Sunday but confronted only a handful of Jewish
extremists intent on scuttling a Gaza pullout by tying up security
forces. In Gaza, militants fired dozens of mortar shells after Israeli
forces killed three teenagers.
Anti-animal rights extremists plan
Anti-animal rights extremists plan
07/29/2004 07:00 PMNew plans to tackle animal rights extremists are to be unveiled by the
home secretary.
Pakistan's Musharraf Blames Extremists
for Attack
Pakistan's Musharraf Blames Extremists
for Attack
12/25/2003 01:58 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 12:40PM ET
"Islamic extremists invade U.S., join
sleeper cells"
"Islamic extremists invade U.S., join
sleeper cells"
02/11/2004 09:43 AMAfter Beheading, Extremists Threaten
Iraq's Interim Leader
(washingtonpost.com)
After Beheading, Extremists Threaten
Iraq's Interim Leader
(washingtonpost.com)
06/23/2004 10:07 PMwashingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, June 23 -- One day after beheading an
abducted South Korean, underground Islamic extremists vowed Wednesday
to assassinate Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, and pursue
their campaign of bombings and kidnappings until they drive U.S.
occupation forces from the country.
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
The US is now in the hands of a group of
extremists
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
The US is now in the hands of a group of
extremists
01/27/2004 08:57 AMGeorge Soros, writing in the Guardian, .. published over at the
Guardian .. Al Guardian (U.K.) ..
:
guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1131213,00.html
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Islamic extremists invade U.S., join
sleeper cells - The Washington Times:
Nation/Politics
Islamic extremists invade U.S., join
sleeper cells - The Washington Times:
Nation/Politics
02/10/2004 11:47 AM"Islamic extremists invade U.S., join sleeper
cells,"
washtimes.com/national/20040209-115406-6221r.htm
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Davids Medienkritik: Neo-Nazi, Communist
Extremists Make Big Gains in German
State Elections
Davids Medienkritik: Neo-Nazi, Communist
Extremists Make Big Gains in German
State Elections
09/20/2004 03:16 AMbad news in general, .. Davids Medienkritik ..
(Link)
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Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?
Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?
04/21/2004 03:53 PMLast week we noted a new study saying that
people get
annoyed with others talking on mobile phones because they only hear
one half of the conversation. At the time, I wrote that this made
sense as periods of silence followed by talking are a lot more jarring
to the passive listener. However, this BBC report claims that the
reason for the annoyance
is that it
shows that we're more curious about what the other party is
saying. I'm not sure I buy that. It seems much more likely that it's
the variability in noise, from silent to noisy rather than any form of
curiosity. When the conversation is at a constant hum (even when
loud), it's much easier to tune it out. Still, the findings do go
against the opinion many people have expressed that things like
"push-to-talk" where the phone usually acts as a speaker phone would
be more annoying since we get to hear both sides of the conversation.
In fact, the researchers behind the study are even suggesting that
mobile phone makers may want to explore adding speaker phones to more
phones to make them
less annoying. Of course, the study only
set up two conditions: a conversation on a mobile phone and a
face-to-face conversation. They didn't test the speaker phone
situation to see how annoying that was. It's possible that the
annoyance factor comes from the inability to make use of body language
to express concepts as well, leading to a different tone of voice.
Israeli Officials Vow To Stop Israeli
Extremists
Israeli Officials Vow To Stop Israeli
Extremists
04/10/2005 12:54 PMFree Internet Press Apr 10 2005 3:44PM GMT
What's Left?
What's Left?
06/09/2004 07:19 PM"If Steve is willing to toss AirTunes and new G5's out there so
casually just three weeks before his biggest Keynote of the year, then
you'd better believe that he's got some even better sutff up his
sleeve."
By MacMove.com (via MyAppleMenu)
When left is right
When left is right
03/23/2005 05:33 PMFrom the Terri Schiavo case to expanded government powers in the war
on terrorism, conservative libertarians are paling around an awful lot
these days with the political left.
And if you look to your left
And if you look to your left
05/14/2004 01:26 PM
The
Great Wall of China can be
seen from
space after all.
You know you've left the top 1% when....
You know you've left the top 1% when....
03/22/2005 03:24 PMI am in the process of selling my house. It's a very big
house (with lots and lots of amenities), clearly something that
appeals to high income people. The good thing is that it will
make it possible for us to get rid of our mortgage. This is
particularly great since interest rates are about to go
through the roof (which will tank the market for the next 5
years). The bad thing is that upper incomes growing at a 15%-20%
annual rate (which is paralleled by income stagnation for everyone
else). This means that a house like this will clearly be
worth several times what it is today in 10 to 15 years.
What they left behind
What they left behind
01/27/2004 10:58 PM What
they left behind: "Craig Williams, a curator at the New York
State Museum, drove four hours to visit Willard Psychiatric Center in
the spring of 1995. The complex, located 65 miles southwest of
Syracuse, was about to shut down after more than 100 years ... a
staffer suggested he check out the attic of an abandoned building, and
that's when he found 400 suitcases covered by decades of dust and
pigeon droppings"
No Samoyed Left Behind
No Samoyed Left Behind
04/02/2005 03:58 PMAlex and I are working out way up the East Coast now with a new
companion: a 9-month-old Samoyed puppy named "Sammy". He
wore out his welcome with a family in Norfolk, Virginia and is
coming to Boston under my "No Samoyed Left Behind" initiative.
Samoyeds are unpopular for fairly good reasons. Most people who
want a big dog want one that will be aggressive and attack other
humans. Hence the Top 10 American Kennel Club breed
registristrations include German Shepherds, Rottweilers, etc. (Pit
Bulls are not an AKC breed.) A second category of popular big
dog is the obedience champ, e.g., Labs and Goldens. These breeds
are smart and make an owner feel good by hanging on his every
word. The Arctic breeds are big and smart (as measured by their
ability to solve puzzles that reward them with things that they like,
e.g., food) but they don't see any particular reason to listen to most
humans and they aren't interested in attacking humans. Samoyeds
are easily bored. Especially when young they seem to need
constant companionship and entertainment, either from a person or
another dog. If they get bored they find ways to entertain
themselves. Unfortunately what is entertaining to a Samoyed
usually is not entertaining to his or her owner. Digging and
chewing are popular pastimes as is destroying the rugs and
furniture.
Sammy was living with a family in Norfolk. It sounded like an
ideal environment with a stay-at-home wife and kids aged 6 and 3 plus
a backyard with pool. Sammy, however, wanted to wrestle with the
kids non-stop and they were really too young and small to deliver the
required pounding to 45 lbs. of solid puppy muscle. The wife had
her hands full with the kids. So Sammy was left alone in the
backyard and would dig ("they did in the winter to keep warm; they dig
in the summer to keep cool; they dig in the fall and spring to keep in
practice" George's breeder used to say). He was sent to
sleep-away obedience camp for two weeks and came back with a good
report and knowledge of some commands, though not necessarily a lot of
interest in obeying them.
So... now he is coming up to New England where I am going to let
Alex wear him out for a month or two and then find him a home either
in the suburbs where there is a big fenced yard and some other dogs or
in the city with someone who works at home and can keep the dog with
him or her at all times for mutual companionship. No Samoyed
should live in the South and no Samoyed should be left behind...
[The question of naming arises. I like "Ralph" better than
"Sammy". And there is a terrier in Manhattan named "Sizzler"
whose name could be well applied to this little bundle of
energy. Any other ideas?]
How long do you have left?
How long do you have left?
08/22/2004 09:37 AMChicago Tribune Aug 22 2004 12:26PM GMT
What ranking do I get - left out?
What ranking do I get - left out?
05/15/2004 09:39 PM
The Gillmor Gang. Thanks to the fine production efforts of IT Conversations'
Doug Kaye, the first Gillmor
Gang is now available via Windows Media, MP3, and RSS
enclosures, with a transcript soon to follow. This week's Gang
includes Jon Udell, Doc Searls, Dana Gardner, and Michael Vizard. I
hope you'll enjoy this and future episodes as much as we enjoyed doing
it. 
[Steve Gillmor's
Blogosphere]
Dam! I not only didn't make it into the most listened to,
most cared about or even - care about at all
list. I'm not even on any list - 'cept for this little
mention:
ITC Check
In, February 23, 2004
Searls,Cone,Canter
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I guess I just don't rate.
:-)
iMac G3 left behind
iMac G3 left behind
03/19/2003 10:24 PM"We'll be back soon," read a note on Apple's online stores this
morning. And when they were, the original CRT iMac G3 was left behind.
"In a major move in to the consumer market, Apple Computer, Inc. today
unveiled iMac--the "Internet-age computer for the rest of us." iMac
features a striking design, easy Internet access and Pentium-toasting
PowerPC G3 performance for $1299," read a press release from Apple on
May 6, 1998, as noted by MacDailyNews.
The...
Left Behind deconstructed
Left Behind deconstructed
12/14/2003 09:51 PM"Left Behind" is an immensely popular science fiction series about the
sinners left behind on earth after good Christians are swept up in the
rapture. Over at Slacktivist, a blogger has been dissecting the book
in two- and three-page chunks, tearing apart the assumptions,
fallacies and curiously compelling heresies in the story.
Charlie Stross and I just finished "Appeals Court," the sequel to Jury Service, which Argosy magazine will publish
bound together in January, in a fix-up novel called "Rapture of the
Nerds." "Appeals Court" is, in part, a response to "Left Behind": a
story about a world where the only hominids who haven't ascended to
the post-human cloudmind are reactionaries, missionaries, and
religious fundamentalists.
Here's a little chunk of "Appeals Court," so you can see what I mean:
The ant-colony has taken the entire Atlantic coast of the US, has
marched on Georgia and west to the Mississippi. It is an anarchist
colony, whose females lay eggs without regard for any notional Queen,
and it has entered its eighth year of life, which is middle-aged for a
normal colony, but may be just the beginning for the Hypercolony.
The God-botherers have no treaty with the ants, but have come to view
them as another proof of the impending end of the world. Anything that
is not contained in chink-free, seamless plastic and rock is riddled
in ant-tunnels within hours. They've learned to establish airtight
seals around their homes and workplaces, to subject themselves to
stinging insecticide showers before clearing a vestibule, to listen
for the tupperware burp whenever they seal their children in their
space-suits and send them off to Bible classes.
The ants have eaten their way through most of the nematode species
beneath the soil, compromised all but the most plasticized
root-systems of the sickening flora (the gasoline refining forests are
curiously symbiotic with the colony -- anarchist supercolonies like
living cheek-by-mouth-part with a lot of hydocarbons). They've eaten
the bee-hives and wasp-nests, and they've laid waste to any comestible
not tinned and sealed, leaving the limping Americans with naught but a
few billion tons of processed food to eat before their supply bottoms
out.
The American continent is a fairy tale that the cloudmind tells itself
whenever it doubts its collective decision to abandon humanity. The
left-behinds there spent their lives waiting for an opportunity to
pick up a megaphone and organize crews with long poles to go digging
through the ruins of civilization for tinned goods. Presented with
their opportunity in the aftermath of the Geek Rapture, they are happy
as evangelical pigs in shit -- plenty to rail against, plenty of
fossil fuel, plenty of firearms.
What more could they possibly need?
and here's Slacktivist on "Left Behind":
The first words of Left Behind are "Rayford Steele," the protagonist's
name.
It sounds like a porn star's name -- and in a sense it is. The Left
Behind series is dispensational porno, but it's more than that. One of
the most disturbing things about this book is the way LaHaye and
Jenkins portray men, women and the relationships between them.
Note that Tim LaHaye's wife is something of a professional misogynist.
She runs the 500,000-member "Concerned Women for America" -- jokingly
referred to by its critics as "Ladies Against Women." For years, while
Beverly LaHaye's husband pastored a church in San Diego, Mrs. L. spent
most of her time 3,000 miles away, in Washington, D.C., running a
large organization committed to, among other things, telling women
they should stay at home and sacrifice their careers for their
husbands. She is not an ironic woman and doesn't seem to find any of
this inconsistent. (Nor, as I found out firsthand, does she appreciate
jokes about the Freudian implications of the view from her L'Enfante
Plaza office window. Sometimes the Washington Monument is just a
cigar.)
Link
(
Thanks, Kathryn!)
"Talk Left"
"Talk Left"
05/22/2004 02:19 AMBack and to the Left
Back and to the Left
11/10/2003 11:24 PM"Back and to the Left" is a "scratch-video" composition produced by a
Canadian video
artist. It makes very witty use of classic film footage and a
catchy tune to create an audiovisual composition.
LinkTechies Left Behind
Techies Left Behind
01/16/2004 12:59 PM Te
chies Left Behind James Pace Jr. used to work as a steamfitter in
a General Electric plant in Bridgeport. That was back in the early
'70s, when the grapevine was alive with warnings: These jobs are going
overseas. Go back to school. There's no future here.
Pace left the plant, enrolled in computer school, studied information
technology and never looked back. That is, not until 23 years later,
on the day he was told his $100,000-a-year job as an IT (information
technology) consultant had been sent to India
The bin Ladens who left
The bin Ladens who left
07/22/2004 12:53 PM"The ghost of the left"
"The ghost of the left"
08/10/2004 08:41 AMNot willing to take any chances on losing the presidential race,
Democrats in Pennsylvania file lawsuits against Ralph Nader.
PCs certain, Left no problem
PCs certain, Left no problem
05/29/2004 06:16 PMCalcutta Telegraph May 29 2004 9:57PM GMT
Left the nest
Left the nest
01/22/2004 02:32 AMRover's stunning image of lander. Nasa's Mars Rover
Spirit has delivered its first data on the minerals present in the
soil of the Red Planet. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
"What's Wrong with the Left"
"What's Wrong with the Left"
06/03/2004 12:52 AM"Lean Left"
"Lean Left"
07/19/2004 08:24 PMReality left behind
Reality left behind
08/31/2004 10:21 PMAfter a lot of war talk last night, the Republicans are getting back
to the "compassionate conservatism" theme -- a clever and probably
necessary strategy for Bush two months from Election Day when more
Americans think his opponent understands people like them. Helping to
make Bush's case: Education Secretary Rod Paige. (You may remember
Paige's outrageous comments earlier this year likening the nation's
largest teachers union to a "
terrorist organization.")
No Consultant Left Behind
No Consultant Left Behind
02/05/2005 09:57 PMBusiness book authors don`t necessarily write at the level of their
peers.
PC left without a sausage
PC left without a sausage
12/30/2003 09:57 PMScotsman Online Dec 30 2003 8:47PM ET
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind
07/01/2004 10:23 PMIn an act of generosity, PC manufacturer Gateway is donating several
thousand computers to the Wichita Public School District. All of the
computers will come with everything ready to go including software and
asset tags for inventory needs. The computer products being provided
include Gateway(R) 450 series laptops, all-in-one Profile 5s, M275
Tablet PCs, and E-Series desktops.
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