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Break Up the CIA (IV)?Break Up the CIA (IV)?Break Up the CIA (IV)? 08/27/2004 01:57 PM Interesting discussion of this question in Slate.... This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Break Up the CIA (IV)?Grok Headline matches for Break Up the CIA (IV)?"tie-break""tie-break" 06/04/2004 05:03 PM Break Up the CIA (II)?Break Up the CIA (II)? 08/27/2004 01:58 PM Many excellent comments on my posting. I can't respond to all of them, but I do want to respond to two of them. One commenter said (I'm paraphrasing): why would breaking up the CIA be a big deal? It accounts for only 12 percent of the national intelligence budget. What... Break Up the CIA (III)?Break Up the CIA (III)? 08/27/2004 01:58 PM A further thought, prompted in part by the release yesterday of the Schlesinger panel's report of its investigation of the Abu Ghraib scandal. Under the present system of intelligence, the CIA, although it is not the largest intelligence agency, is the leading agency, and its director is understood to be... Break with EFFBreak with EFF 03/29/2005 04:42 AM I gave $5000 to the EFF when they started, I think it was in 1990, with the noble goal of protecting freedoms as our technology and culture moves online. I think I have supported every cause the EFF has adopted since then, but that's no longer true. I gave this a lot of thought, believe me, and had a long email exchange with Brad Templeton, the chairman of the EFF board of directors, and think they have become as radically polarized as the entertainment industry, and like Hollywood are now working against the interests of those they were meant to serve. The issue appears to be copyright, and it appears that the EFF believes there should be no copyright. My position is that copyright changes with the development of worldwide networking, and all creative people must have some right to the work they create, or else, truly, the incentive to create will disappear. When the entertainment industry makes this claim, there's a glaring hole in their position -- they claim to represent the interests of creative people, but they don't. Their economics make the creative people powerless, they no more represent the interests of creative people than the EFF represents the interests of computer users (who are also creative people). Of course there's enough truth to each argument to make it hard to rebut. But in balance it's true. Instead of being aligned with users, the EFF is aligned with the financial interests of the electronics and software industry. However, if there's any rationality to the justice system in the US, the EFF will prevail in the Grokster case. Why? Because, the act of freely distributing other people's work, without compensation, is something the user is doing, not the software developer. The Grokster defense is good because there are important non-infringing uses of the technology, and without those applications the right to free speech protected by the US Constitution would be violated. That must come first. But copyright is is a good thing, even if it is applied immorally and stupidly by the entertainment industry. We can't have a rational society without it. The EFF can't claim to represent the interests of users if it doesn't stand behind copyright, in some form, and tell us what that is. Copyright is not sacred, and there are times when it must be relaxed, and it must be possible to disclaim copyright, something the Creative Commons helps with, but if we can't rely on the electronic media to render our thoughts and expressions without altering their meaning in transit, what's the point of having electronic media? As I've said here before, the written word is now largely electronic, as is commerce, health care, aviation, and who can disagree that accuracy and attribution matter in those endeavors? The problem with the EFF psosition is that in order to remain consistent, they have had to say that copyright doesn't exist -- if a policy or law restricts what a user can do on the Internet then that is a bad policy or law. The courts can't agree with the EFF. I don't agree with the EFF. Break Up the CIA (V)? No, the FBI!Break Up the CIA (V)? No, the FBI! 08/28/2004 04:34 PM I thank commenter Craig for discovering that my review of the 9/11 Commission's report, to be published tomorrow in the New York Times Book Review section, is now online. The review was written before Senator Roberts' proposal to break up the CIA, but offers several reasons for thinking that the... Break Up the CIA?Break Up the CIA? 08/27/2004 01:58 PM Enough for the moment on fair use; I'll get back to that. I'm interested in the report of the 9/11 Commission on the intelligence failures that led up to the 9/11 attack. I was asked to do a book review of by it the New York Times, and I agreed... Summer Tax BreakSummer Tax Break 07/02/2004 01:21 PM It's not exactly hot fun in the summertime, but looking at your 2004 taxes now will save you money later. CEO: US Airways could break even in 2QCEO: US Airways could break even in 2Q 07/10/2004 12:59 AM Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Jul 10, 02:58 am GMT Give me a breakGive me a break 03/17/2005 04:00 AM Dave Winer, panties in a bunch, says I wish women would pick up some of the load and write about new stuff that interests Scripting News readers. I feel victimized by having to always point to men. We do all... Shooting in the breakShooting in the break 01/03/2005 10:04 AM USA Today Jan 3 2005 2:18PM GMT SHA-1 Break Rumored.SHA-1 Break Rumored. 08/17/2004 12:21 AM Freedom to Tinker: SHA-1 Break Rumored. almost back from breakalmost back from break 01/02/2005 09:40 PM Winter Break was spent with family and friends, and there was much rejoicing. We had some wonderful experiences this season that will form much of the foundation for a short (fictional) story I'm writing called "Little Christmas," which I will pitch to some magazines this fall. If nobody picks it up, I'll publish it myself in November or thereabouts. (It's a little-known fact that books published in the month of thereabouts always win awards, so I'm leaning in that direction.) My iBook died again yesterday. This time it wasn't the logic board, though. In an exciting new twist, the harddrive decided to start making a chirping noise, then a beeping noise, then a "I think I'm going to crap out now, Wil. Enjoy another trip to the Apple Store and seven days without me" noise. "I'm taking my iBook up to the Apple Store," I told Anne as I headed out the door into the rain. "Again?" was all I heard before a cone of silence poured down between us. It's about a three minute drive to Old Town, but today it took almost twenty minutes . . . because it's the last day of a holiday weekend, and there were about 65000 tourists swarming all over the place. I don't know why I didn't realize that it would be a nightmare up there, but as Napoleon once said, "Come on, dude, lighten up! What could possibly go wrong?" Fifteen minutes of driving around the block later (which isn't as bad as it sounds . . . I am on Disc 3 of "America, The Audiobook" and it RULES. Jon Stewarts rant about the media on track 2, alone, is worth double the price of admission.) I realized my folly, and drove back home. I'll try again tomorrow morning. In happier news, we picked up Season Five of the Simpsons today, and I forsee several hours of hilarity ensuing just as soon as I hit submit. Okay, hilarity will ensue right . . . about . . . now. No. Wait. I need to spell check this thing. Okay. Now. How Much Break, RoboKaddy?How Much Break, RoboKaddy? 07/10/2004 07:25 PM An option for golfers who prefer to tool around courses in motorized buggies is the RoboKaddy, a remote-controlled golf valet on three wheels. winter breakwinter break 12/22/2004 01:53 AM Ryan and Nolan start their Winter break today, and I have decided to take a Winter break of my own. I'm dangerously close to getting burn out, so I'm taking this week off, to spend time with my family. I'm thinking about maybe doing some geocaching, probably watching some Return of the King extended edition, and definitely a lot of playing Magic with Nolan. I can't believe that there are just eleven days left in 2004, and for the first time in years I'm not looking back in frustration on the year that could have been, I'm looking back fondly on the year that was . . . and excitedly looking toward the year to come. Merry, Happy, Joy, and Peace everyone. Especially Peace. Break In Your New ComputerBreak In Your New Computer 08/02/2004 12:53 AM G4 Tech TV Aug 2 2004 5:14AM GMT What do you do on your lunch break?What do you do on your lunch break? 07/15/2004 01:44 PM A report on lunchtime eating in the UK reveals a change in workers' habits. Are you one of the 20% who never take a break? Break the HouseBreak the House 01/02/2004 06:15 PM Break the House game details I'd like to break that storyI'd like to break that story 09/16/2004 10:47 AM Dan Rather: : "If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story. Any time I'm wrong, I want to be right out front and say, 'Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.'" (reg. req.) Andrew Sullivan: "Memo to Rather: you can't break that story, because someone else in pajamas already did. Check the frequency, Kenneth. You are so far from being out front on this, you are leagues behind in the dust. Have you heard of the Internet? You can find it on that weird machine in your office they call a computer." Me: Is anyone else astonished as I am at how far CBS seems to have its head up its ass WRT news media in the 21st century? A Big LCD TV that Won't Break the BankA Big LCD TV that Won't Break the Bank 09/03/2004 06:05 PM The Syntax Olevia breaks the HDTV price barrier with a 30-inch LCD HDTV for $1699. Can a cheap, flat TV from a relative newcomer build a panel that looks good? He is trying to break our heartsHe is trying to break our hearts 06/29/2004 08:43 AM With a new album out and an intriguing new biography spinning the tale of his tormented career, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy looks like the leading American rocker of his generation. Which may tell you something about the state of American rock. I will not break a fingerI will not break a finger 04/09/2004 04:02 PM I'm gonna walk to the arena today to go to work. And NO I will not break any parts of... A Break From Annoying Ads?A Break From Annoying Ads? 05/25/2004 05:12 AM A high demand for online advertising space coupled with low supply is giving Web publishers the upper hand. It could mean a break from outlandish ads that block the article you're trying to read. By Amit Asaravala. MPs 'unconvinced' about need to break-up
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