As if the Patriot Act wasn’t dangerous enough. This is a very scary ruling by the Supreme Court. 

·  Reuters: ruled on Monday that people are required to identify themselves when asked to do so by police, and rejected arguments that it violates their constitutional rights to privacy and to remain silent.

The erosion of the Constitution continues. Another sad day for American liberty.

[Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Top 100 Papers in Physics Ranked

Top 100 Papers in Physics Ranked 08/02/2004 01:52 PM

PHRACK Call for Papers

PHRACK Call for Papers 04/09/2004 04:07 PM

YAPC::NA 2nd Call-for-Papers

YAPC::NA 2nd Call-for-Papers 04/01/2005 02:16 PM
RichDice writes "Just a reminder -- the Call-For-Papers deadline for Yet Another Perl Conference North America 2005 in Toronto is April 18 -- that's only 2.5 weeks away from now. As a reminder that this is coming up soon, we are issuing this Second...

James Madison Papers

James Madison Papers 04/02/2005 07:30 AM
James Madison Papers
http:// memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/

The Library of Congress announced the release of the James Madison Papers, now available on the Library's American Memory Web at the above link. The James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consist of approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital images. They document the life of the man who came to be known as the "Father of the Constitution" through correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts. The collection is organized into six series dating from 1723 to 1836. Beginning with a selection of his father's letters, the series moves through Madison's years as a student, and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and include extensive notes of the debates during his three-year term in the Continental Congress (1779-82). Notes and a memoranda document Madison's pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the Virginia ratification convention of 1788. Other materials reflect the nine years that Madison spent in the House of Representatives and his tenure as Secretary of State during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. Correspondence and notes trace his two terms as the fourth president of the United States, illuminating the origins and course of the War of 1812 and the post-war years of his presidency and subsequent retirement. The collection also includes a complete copy of Thomas Jefferson's notes from the Continental Congress of 1776. Notable correspondents include Dolley Payne Madison, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Edmund Randolph, Noah Webster, and Secretary of War James Armstrong, whose correspondence with Madison fills an entire series. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

php|architect: php|works and a Call for
Papers

php|architect: php|works and a Call for
Papers 05/07/2004 07:54 AM
With the International PHP Conference all wrapped up, there's a new announcement from the folks over at php|architect about their latest venture - the php|works conference.

'Your Papers, Please' is Now the Law of
the Land

'Your Papers, Please' is Now the Law of
the Land 06/21/2004 12:41 PM

Reuters: Top Court Rules People Must Give Police Their Names. A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that people are required to identify themselves when asked to do so by police, and rejected arguments that it violates their constitutional rights to privacy and to remain silent.

The erosion of the Constitution continues. Another sad day for American liberty.

NBC: 'Some experts say papers could be
forged'

NBC: 'Some experts say papers could be
forged' 09/11/2004 08:17 PM
reports .. MSNBC

msnbc.msn.com/id/5963843
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Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't
Authenticate Papers

Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't
Authenticate Papers 09/14/2004 10:37 AM
The Washington Post .. obvious

washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A18982-2004Sep13?language=prin ter
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Finally, Google files IPO papers

Finally, Google files IPO papers 04/29/2004 01:34 PM
The Internet search king files documents with regulators that provide an insight into its business as it prepares to sell shares to the public.

Arrest over theft of Carr papers

Arrest over theft of Carr papers 05/14/2004 07:38 PM
A man is arrested in connection with the theft of documents relating to the release of Maxine Carr.

php|works 2004 Call for Papers

php|works 2004 Call for Papers 05/08/2004 10:30 AM
php|architect has announced php|works 2004, a three-day conference dedicated to PHP, its companion technologies and the business of open-source software that will be held in Toronto, Canada, September 22, 23 and 24, 2004. Effective now, and until May 24th, the php|works team is soliciting a Call for Papers for speakers who want to present at the conference. The CfP is open to the public, and your talk ideas are welcome! For more information, visit the php|works website.

York: What the Bush Guard Papers Really
Say

York: What the Bush Guard Papers Really
Say 09/11/2004 06:34 PM
The National Review

nationalreview.com/york/york200409100809.asp
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Grok Description matches for Your papers, sir?
GrokA matches for Your papers, sir?

Sherlock Holmes 2.6

Sherlock Holmes 2.6 01/22/2004 02:38 AM
A system for indexing Web pages and other data.

Sherlock Holmes 2.6.2

Sherlock Holmes 2.6.2 02/10/2004 10:38 AM
A system for indexing Web pages and other data.

"The Sherlock Holmes radio shows from
the thirties"

"The Sherlock Holmes radio shows from
the thirties" 07/06/2004 08:13 AM

Sherlock Holmes illustrated with Flickr
metadata

Sherlock Holmes illustrated with Flickr
metadata 08/07/2004 05:31 AM
Biz sez, "This guy decided to utilize the comment feature in Flickr and create an illustrated version of the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Speckled Band." He broke the text up into 58 sections, picked a keyword from each bit of the text then searched for a photo that was tagged with that word. He then wrote the text into the coment box for each photo linking to the next photo and bit of the text." Link (Thanks, Biz!)

Systech Retail Systems Receives
Magruders Contract

Systech Retail Systems Receives
Magruders Contract 02/18/2004 04:06 PM
BC Technology Feb 18 2004 8:08PM GMT

What's a $99 Brainstorming Partner
Really Worth? - In the Case of
RichContent's eXpertSystem, it's
$Thousands in Expertise, Millions of
Ideas and a Tireless Partner

What's a $99 Brainstorming Partner
Really Worth? - In the Case of
RichContent's eXpertSystem, it's
$Thousands in Expertise, Millions of
Ideas and a Tireless Partner 03/17/2005 03:45 AM
Brainstorming is taxing on... well, the brain. But the new eXpertSystem software from RichContent releases your best ideas, using Associative Thinking, 200,000 words and phrases and over 225,000 images to spur the mind to more creative innovations. New OSX and XP application melds 5 powerful programs into one user-friendly interface. Inspiration and creativity is just a click away, and starts at less than $100... [PRWEB Mar 15, 2005]

Any Sherlock Users Out There ?

Any Sherlock Users Out There ? 03/16/2003 10:59 AM

Any Sherlock Users Out There ?

Yesterday I got a request to support Apple's Sherlock recommended comments for hyperlinked search results as illustrated here at the request of Ben Meadowcroft.  I did so and I think its alright -- so does he.  But I'd still like some confirmation. 

More on Ben's very cool work tomorrow or shortly (as soon as I know its ok to post it).

Thanks Ben!  Excellent suggestion.

Notes and Tips: Sherlock Dictionary Bug

Notes and Tips: Sherlock Dictionary Bug 03/06/2004 02:07 AM
Sherlock's dictionary stopped working a few days ago.

Watson bids Sherlock farewell

Watson bids Sherlock farewell 09/25/2004 11:37 AM
When Apple took the wraps off Jaguar in 2001, one of the features that garnered the most amount of criticism was the new and improved Sherlock, which Steve toted as "Internet services for the rest of us." Sherlock 3 incorporated mini browsers into OS X, which brought commonly-used, customizable information to a user’s fingertips: <I>Sherlock is dramatically better than standard Web browsers at retrieving and displaying some of the most practical and useful information available on the Internet, like stock news, general headlines, movie previews, locations and show times, yellow pages listings, eBay auction activity and much, much more. Sherlock displays each of these 'channels' in its own arrangement of columns and panes.</I> The only problem was, it already existed. Of course, arguments can be made for both sides, and a case can certainly be made for a logical evolution of Sherlock, but the fact remains that Watson and Sherlock 3 accomplish the same tasks with similar interfaces. Over the last three years, Watson and Sherlock have coexisted in the same space — like Google and Yahoo, or Vienna Fingers and Oreo Uh-Ohs!, users were left to choose between brand recognition, color, taste, size, shape and speed. And as of next Tuesday, it'll be all gone. Watson support will be dropped (and it looks like its buyer, Sun, won't be releasing its own port anytime soon). Its tools will be left to fester and whither while Sherlock quietly rests on the top of the heap. It seems that Apple has won and can now focus on its upcoming fight with the Konfabulator crew. Perhaps things could’ve been different if Apple had approached Watson’s creator Dan Wood and offered him some compensation — or a job. For many of you, Oct. 5 will come and go without a second glance. Sherlock will still be there when you’re looking for a bite to eat or are in the mood for a late-night movie. For the rest of us, who have seen the dust accumulate on Sherlock since it stopped searching our hard drive, the decline and demise of Watson will be a fond memory that will always hold place in our computing history, marking one of the few who refused to back down in the face of a corporate shadow, and showed third-party developers everywhere that just because someone else can do it, doesn't mean they can do it better. On behalf of Watson users everywhere, Mr. Wood, we await your next creation.

Reading from the Bible on the floor of
the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch
endorsed a federal judicial nominee who
wrote that wives should have a
subordinate role in marriage, with the
Utah Republican emphasizing
“millions and millions of peopl

Reading from the Bible on the floor of
the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch
endorsed a federal judicial nominee who
wrote that wives should have a
subordinate role in marriage, with the
Utah Republican emphasizing
“millions and millions of peopl 07/09/2004 04:52 AM

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Use Sherlock to search for iTunes album
covers

Use Sherlock to search for iTunes album
covers 03/14/2005 04:29 PM
I found a Sherlock utility for grabbing album cover art from Amazon. I kind of wish it was more simple but here goes. Using First River, find the album you want, click on Tracks in the tabs at the bottom of the window, and ...

Notes and Tips: Sherlock Server Lock?

Notes and Tips: Sherlock Server Lock? 09/10/2004 10:39 AM
Is there a good way to keep Sherlock from saturating a server?

Holmes given Olympic honour

Holmes given Olympic honour 08/29/2004 03:50 AM
Double gold medallist Kelly Holmes is chosen to carry the Great Britain flag at the Olympics closing ceremony.

Cruise Holmes Engagement

Cruise Holmes Engagement 06/17/2005 04:20 PM
Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes this morning while on the Eiffel Tower. They've been in the news a lot since they first got together. and more than one person has suggested that this is all too staged and too much of a marketing thing. After all, who really holds a press conference 2 hours after you propose to announce it?

Day 15: Holmes eyes gold again

Day 15: Holmes eyes gold again 08/28/2004 12:29 AM
The penultimate day of the Olympics will see Kelly Holmes aiming for success in the 1500m.

Athletics: Holmes second in Berlin

Athletics: Holmes second in Berlin 09/12/2004 11:03 AM
Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes finished second on her return to action.

Holmes takes brilliant gold

Holmes takes brilliant gold 08/23/2004 02:04 PM
Britain's Kelly Holmes storms to a sensational Olympic 800m gold in Athens.

Athletics: Holmes eyes double

Athletics: Holmes eyes double 08/28/2004 02:45 AM
Kelly Holmes targets a second gold medal in Saturday's 1500m final.

Cruise Announces Engagement to Holmes
(AP)

Cruise Announces Engagement to Holmes
(AP) 06/17/2005 04:37 PM
AP - For weeks, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes answered questions about marriage by saying, "That's something we have to talk about." On Friday morning, they finally found the time — at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Cruise engaged to actress Holmes

Cruise engaged to actress Holmes 06/17/2005 03:21 PM
Actor Tom Cruise becomes engaged to Katie Holmes after proposing to her at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Olympic victory parade for Holmes

Olympic victory parade for Holmes 09/01/2004 02:21 AM
Celebrations are set to continue for double Olympic winner Kelly Holmes, with a parade through her home town.

El Guerrouj, Holmes Stride Into Olympic
History

El Guerrouj, Holmes Stride Into Olympic
History 08/28/2004 10:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 1:37AM GMT

Olympics-Night of Pure Gold for El
Guerrouj and Holmes

Olympics-Night of Pure Gold for El
Guerrouj and Holmes 08/29/2004 03:36 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 7:36AM GMT

Olympic Wrap: Momentous Doubles for El
Guerrouj, Holmes

Olympic Wrap: Momentous Doubles for El
Guerrouj, Holmes 08/28/2004 06:57 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 28 2004 10:34PM GMT

Internet music provider wants copyright
case suspended till US case decided

Internet music provider wants copyright
case suspended till US case decided 02/10/2004 02:47 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Feb 10 2004 5:41PM GMT

Confidence Man - The case for Bush is
the case against him. By William Saletan

Confidence Man - The case for Bush is
the case against him. By William Saletan 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
the full article .. questo articolo .. William Saletan .. Will Saletan's

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PC Case Roundup, Including The Case of
Ultimate Darkness

PC Case Roundup, Including The Case of
Ultimate Darkness 04/20/2004 07:17 AM
ExtremeTech has a nice PC Case Roundup, with samples ranging from the bizarrely-shaped to the cute and cuddly. There's a huge range of options in PC cases these days; the choice is no longer simply 'How much room do I want?' but 'What do I want it to look like?'...

On Millions, Expressly

On Millions, Expressly 12/19/2004 03:15 PM
Notes I've taken on Blogger, expression and value. No - actually better not to think in terms of just one tool. The online personal voice. The partipatory web and the growing catalogue of where, who, what, when, why. What's interesting about it, they say? All those photos and all that endless self-talk, "I experience", "I experienced", "I may experience again..." ...

Microsoft to pay millions more to Sun?

Microsoft to pay millions more to Sun? 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 9 2004 7:39PM GMT

10 Ex-Directors From WorldCom to Pay
Millions

10 Ex-Directors From WorldCom to Pay
Millions 01/06/2005 12:46 AM
Ten former directors of WorldCom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a lawsuit by investors.

Your papers, sir?