Skeptical Environmentalist Saga Continues

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Skeptical Environmentalist Vindicated

Skeptical Environmentalist Vindicated 12/21/2003 01:13 PM
The Danish government has cleared Bjørn Lomborg of accusations of dishonesty, while his most serious critics, the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty, were blasted for engaging in a politically motivated smear campaign against Lomborg.

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Environmentalist Vindicated

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Environmentalist Vindicated 12/22/2003 06:41 AM
Skeptical Environmentalist Vindicated .. Kuro5hin

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HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray, The Saga Continues

HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray, The Saga Continues 09/01/2004 01:19 PM

LIAM "THE INTERN" MCNULTY -- As the DVD format gets older more and more people are talking about what is going to take its place. I personally don't think DVD as a media will be getting "old" anytime soon - but since when did my opinion matter? [Excellent point. -ed.]

Most people involved in the argument feel that one of two next-generation optical media types will replace DVD - either HD DVD (for "High Definition DVD," or Blu-Ray (which somehow ends up being a "BD-ROM"). Since Sony (among others) has already quietly released Blu-Ray devices to the public, and announced that the Playstation 3 will utilize Blu-Ray, we can easily see that Sony is pioneering the format, and likely the one with the most proverbial ass on the line. I could go into the specifications of each format more, but that's what Google is for, slack.

All this is to say, when you hear an announcement about Blu-Ray, don't expect an announcement about HD DVD to be far behind. In fact, today saw both announcements.

The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues

The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues 04/13/2005 02:30 PM

The saga continues (and hopefully ends
here)

The saga continues (and hopefully ends
here) 08/29/2004 05:16 AM
I wrote recently on a company which sends advertisements disguised as bills. I sent an email to the Finnish Consumer Ombudsman, and finally received a reply.

The official response says that the company "has agreed to stop such advertising, and is also closing down their web page. Closing of the web page has been influenced by a disagreement between the company and their ISP". So, perhaps the ISP should've sent their bill disguised as an advertisement *grin*.

I have to say that I found it quite pleasurable to talk to the Consumer Agency. If only they would respond faster to the initial email: "Yeah, we have received your mail, and are processing it." Now there was no indication that they actually had received the mail, which was kinda annoying. But all in all, I like the fact that we are moving towards a state where we can talk to the government agencies and bureucracies using email and other electronic ways of communication.

But is it always good? Before, you needed to talk to a faceless bureucrat in some gray building deep in the city center, but at least it was personal. These days, you send an email, and you have no idea who responded, as personalities are hidden behind catch-all email addresses or switchboard numbers.

However, it's not an "or" question. We can still choose to go and meet the bureucrats in person, if we choose to. And probably get a better service than before, because they now have less people coming to meet them. That's what the Internet gives us - more choices to pick from. That's why it's good, I think.

MCI's saga continues

MCI's saga continues 04/01/2005 12:12 PM
Blog: The saga continues. In response to Qwest's latest offer to buy MCI, MCI's board of directors has agreed to re-open talks with...

The XP SP2 Deployment Saga Continues

The XP SP2 Deployment Saga Continues 09/07/2004 04:21 PM
Hardware and software vendors, including Microsoft itself, are continuing to issue warnings and guidelines in an attempt to help users avoid Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) deployment problems.

The EU-Microsoft Antitrust Saga
Continues

The EU-Microsoft Antitrust Saga
Continues 04/23/2004 10:45 AM
The EU blasts Microsoft. Microsoft blasts back.

Copyright Bill saga continues

Copyright Bill saga continues 07/23/2004 09:35 PM

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As ignorance of the unknown continues to push forward, Wired News reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee be considering a bill that will place liability of technology companies when their product or service is used to violate copyright law. Certain groups are concerned that this would effectively outlaw Peer-to-Peer networks and the software that they run on….

RE: Copyright Bill saga continues

RE: Copyright Bill saga continues 07/24/2004 04:34 PM

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Well, by now you’ve read the item where Matt Hartley mentions a certain piece of legislation coming up for a vote in the not-too-dsitant future. While it’s true that this Act would seek to prevent people from releasing technolog that would ‘aid and abet’ those intent on breaking the copyrights of whatever intellectual property is for sale out there, a few moments deep thought would tell you why this legislation will either never see the…

Japan's FTC VS Microsoft - the saga
continues

Japan's FTC VS Microsoft - the saga
continues 07/26/2004 06:06 PM

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Once again, Microsoft has declined to heed the latest Japanese Fair Trade Commission (FTC) warning against their anticompetitive practices. Microsoft has made their stance clear with the statement that “Contracts with Japanese PC makers do not violate the Japanese antimonopoly law”. As things stand right now, Microsoft holds contracts with 15 Japanese PC makers. The FTC does not have a problem with the fact MS is doing business with these companies. The FTC’s concerns actually…

Wiki Spam, saga continues

Wiki Spam, saga continues 06/06/2005 12:11 AM
Ever since I implemented the SpamFilter module for JSPWiki, the WikiSpam situation has improved dramatically. It works in two ways: first, it checks the submitted text against a list of regular expressions (typically domain names, but this is user-editable). This is what most blacklists do. In addition, it also has a limit how many pages the user can edit in one minute. If the user submits more than X number of edits, their IP address gets automatically blacklisted for a limited period of time.

In case the user is blacklisted or submits a blacklisted URL, he gets redirected to a page called "Rej ectedMessage", which describes the reason for the rejection of the edit. Most bots (and clueless spammer slaves, working in Brazil or China or wherever, and submitting spam manually) will continue to attempt editing this page, but since they are already blacklisted, they'll keep failing.

In addition, all the non-current revisions of pages at jspwiki.org have the Google rel=nofollow attribute set, so any WikiSpam that goes to the repository has no impact on search engine rankings. The spam is relatively trivial to remove as well, as one single spammer usually makes only about four-five changes to the site before getting blacklisted. They want to work fast to spam as much as possible, and this system forces them to work slow...

Of course, all this means that Rej ectedMessage has become the most accessed page in the history of JSPWiki. That's fun.

Microsoft's antitrust saga continues

Microsoft's antitrust saga continues 12/18/2003 08:33 PM
CNET Dec 18 2003 7:41PM ET

The Dirty Data Saga Continues:
Newspapers Doing More Damage Than Good

The Dirty Data Saga Continues:
Newspapers Doing More Damage Than Good 08/04/2004 01:34 PM
Adam Penenberg has already taken on the NY Times for becoming less relevant to people today, due to their "behind the registration wall" news concept. Now, he's picking up on the dirty data concept and admitting that he usually lies when registering for any news site, in part because those sites never give users anything of value in return for all your personal information. Penenberg took a very unscientific sample poll among people he knew, and it appears that most of the provide bogus information or use the two best tools on the internet for actually being able to read news: BugMeNot and Mailinator. Of course, the response from the registration required sites is always the same. They "need" to do this to give their advertisers more targeted info, so they can sell higher priced ads. However, there are two very major problems (which almost everyone sees, except those working on registration required sites): (1) if the data is bad, the advertisers may get suckered a few times into paying higher fees, but not for long and (2) if readers keep getting pissed off and just decide to go elsewhere, there won't be anyone's eyeballs to sell to advertisers anyway. Requiring registration is a short term strategy. It shrinks inventory and gives advertisers a fake reason to spend more. The end result is that advertisers will learn. They'll refuse to spend so much, and the sites will be stuck with lower traffic levels. How that makes sense long term is beyond me.

Western Press Review: The Yukos Saga
Continues, Religious Tolerance In
Georgia, And Regulating The Internet

Western Press Review: The Yukos Saga
Continues, Religious Tolerance In
Georgia, And Regulating The Internet 10/31/2003 07:26 PM
Radio Free Europe Oct 31 2003 5:51PM ET

Environmentalist fired for violating
nonexistent homeland security law

Environmentalist fired for violating
nonexistent homeland security law 04/11/2005 03:23 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Well-known environmentalist Willie Fontenot was giving some college students a tour of an oil refinery recently. They were standing on a public sidewalk, taking photographs of the refinery, when sheriff's deputies and refinery security guards came over and asked Fontenot to confiscate the students' drivers licenses and hand them over. Fontenot refused, and as a result, he lost his job as community liasion officer for the Louisiana Attorney General's office.

Antioch New England Graduate School, whose students were photographing the refinery, has announced that it "is working with Marylee Orr, Executive Director of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), to create a fund to help Mr. Fontenot make up his lost salary and continue to work for environmental justice in Louisiana through a nonprofit organization of his choice." The Louisiana environmental community is also looking into what else it can to defend the right to stand on a sidewalk and talk to students. How sad.

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Bollywood for the Skeptical

Bollywood for the Skeptical 12/24/2004 01:08 PM
Bollywood for the Skeptical offers information about Bollywood film, language in India, useful Hindi words, and even downloads of songs from Bollywood movies .. aquaint yourself with Bollywood music

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"Bollywood for the Skeptical"

"Bollywood for the Skeptical" 12/24/2004 01:00 PM

Skeptical of Safeway's Spin

Skeptical of Safeway's Spin 04/26/2004 01:01 PM
The company's recent presentation to institutional investors fails to instill confidence in this Fool.

"Economist magazine is skeptical"

"Economist magazine is skeptical" 02/10/2004 04:15 PM

Motorola tries to defy skeptical
questions

Motorola tries to defy skeptical
questions 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Korea Herald Apr 4 2004 6:19PM GMT

Nader remains skeptical about Kerry

Nader remains skeptical about Kerry 06/04/2004 02:05 PM

"Conservative U.S. anchor now skeptical
about Bush"

"Conservative U.S. anchor now skeptical
about Bush" 02/12/2004 04:02 AM

Industry Giants Skeptical Of Acquisition
Rumors

Industry Giants Skeptical Of Acquisition
Rumors 06/11/2004 10:34 PM
ZDNet Jun 12 2004 2:07AM GMT

Web Surfers Increasingly Skeptical Of
Information On Internet

Web Surfers Increasingly Skeptical Of
Information On Internet 09/27/2004 08:57 AM
Media Post Sep 27 2004 1:05PM GMT

The Trouble With Marvels: If It Sounds
That Good, Will the Skeptical Buy It?

The Trouble With Marvels: If It Sounds
That Good, Will the Skeptical Buy It? 12/22/2003 02:02 AM
New York Times Dec 22 2003 1:48AM ET

Iraqis Skeptical on Bush Speech, Want
U.S. Out (Reuters)

Iraqis Skeptical on Bush Speech, Want
U.S. Out (Reuters) 05/25/2004 08:22 AM
Reuters - Iraqis reacted with weary skepticism Tuesday to promises from President Bush of a peaceful and independent future.

As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait
and See

As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait
and See 01/05/2005 10:20 PM
In his run for the Palestinian presidency, Mahmoud Abbas must convince militants to abandon their struggle and let him try diplomacy to win an independent state.

Effort to End Bullying in School; Pupils
Skeptical (Reuters)

Effort to End Bullying in School; Pupils
Skeptical (Reuters) 08/17/2004 09:05 AM
Reuters - Norwegian schools are meant to be magically free of bullying when students go back to class on Wednesday after the summer break.

Yahoo! News - Pundit O'Reilly Now
Skeptical About Bush

Yahoo! News - Pundit O'Reilly Now
Skeptical About Bush 02/11/2004 05:56 AM
“Conservativetelevision news anchor Bill O’Reilly said on Tuesday he was nowskeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers forsupporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons ofmass destruction.” .. Holy Crap, Bush is

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PRESS: Reiman skeptical about offering
3G licenses in Russia

PRESS: Reiman skeptical about offering
3G licenses in Russia 04/06/2005 09:24 AM
PRIME-TASS Apr 6 2005 12:29PM GMT

Powell Vows Justice for Abu Ghraib;
Arabs Skeptical

Powell Vows Justice for Abu Ghraib;
Arabs Skeptical 05/15/2004 03:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 15 2004 7:35PM GMT

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About
Cable Claims In Brand X

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About
Cable Claims In Brand X 03/30/2005 06:50 AM
While most of the Supreme Court attention yesterday went to the Grokster case, the Justices also heard the Brand X case, which was an appeal on a rulin g from a few years back, saying that the FCC was wrong in classifying cable broadband services as "information services" instead of "telecom services" -- and, thus, opening up the cable companies to forced line sharing rules. While it might not mean anything, the initial reports suggest that the Justices were skeptical of the cable companies claims, and seemed to wonder why cable broadband and telco broadband were being treated differently. Unfortunately, the case isn't quite as straightforward as it might appear. The reason the telcos have line sharing rules in the first place is because they came by their copper lines through the breakup of a government granted monopoly. These were systems built with government backing (though, as some have pointed out, the cost of those lines should be next to nothing by now). Most of the cable systems were built by private companies. That's a big distinction, and really is at the heart of this case. While both sides claim that competition will be stifled if the other side wins, that seems unlikely (either way). With the FCC leaning again st line sharing, even if cable offerings are classified as telecom services, they might not be required to share lines. However the court decides, though, it is likely to influence many other FCC rulings that impact a variety of different services, such as VoIP -- since it will set up the regulatory framework by which the FCC can rule across both cable and DSL. If both are aligned, it should also play into how they regulate wireless broadband technologies as well. In other words, the specific decision may not have a direct impact right away, but the eventual consequences may be far reaching.

Analysts Skeptical Of iPod Mini Pricing,
Overall Success

Analysts Skeptical Of iPod Mini Pricing,
Overall Success 01/07/2004 06:15 PM
Industry watchers are somewhat skeptical that Apple's newly announced iPod Mini will be as successful at its first generation portable music players because its US$249 price tag is not low enough to compete with other players and is too close in price to its 15GB model to warrant the US$50 difference. By Brad Gibson (Mac Observer via MyAppleMenu)

Powell Vows Justice for Abu Ghraib;
Arabs Skeptical (Reuters)

Powell Vows Justice for Abu Ghraib;
Arabs Skeptical (Reuters) 05/15/2004 02:37 PM
Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday he was anguished by the abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners and vowed justice as he tried to blunt Arab anger about Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Bush Seeks to Convince Skeptical
Americans on Iraq (Reuters)

Bush Seeks to Convince Skeptical
Americans on Iraq (Reuters) 05/24/2004 12:39 PM
Reuters - President Bush will seek to convince skeptical Americans that he has a plan to bring stability to Iraq in a prime-time speech on Monday night as he tries to reverse the damaging fallout over Iraqi prisoner abuses.

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation
-- Conservative U.S. anchor now
skeptical about Bush

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation
-- Conservative U.S. anchor now
skeptical about Bush 02/11/2004 03:48 AM
when he decided to say he did not trust Bush any more .. Conservative U.S. anchor now skeptical about Bush .. snowfall in Hell today .. apologizes

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SAGA

SAGA 04/18/2005 06:15 AM
Open Source Award for SAGA GIS

Live The Saga.com

Live The Saga.com 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
LucasArts has just launched a slick new Star Wars Galaxies website. The site is designed to educate visitors on what the online game is about, allowing you to explore "the cantinas and bazaars of Tatooine and Naboo. Learn the details of character species, profession building and find out the state of the Galactic Civil War." There is also a download area with wallpapers, screenshots, and video of Jedi in battle. Good stuff - check it out.
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