Thursday, March 30, 2006
New York Pizza to go... Anywhere! (page 9): "5.2 - New York Pizza to go... Anywhere!"
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Pigmei, ultima battaglia per la salvezza - Corriere della Sera: "Pigmei, ultima battaglia per la salvezza
" UN MODERNO GENOCIDIO, UNA VERGOGNA INTERNAZIONALE ED UN ENNESIMO FALLIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA' DELLE NAZIONI
" UN MODERNO GENOCIDIO, UNA VERGOGNA INTERNAZIONALE ED UN ENNESIMO FALLIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA' DELLE NAZIONI
Monday, March 27, 2006
WTOP: Fairfax Co. Takes Part in Unusual Wastewater Experiment: "Fairfax Co. Takes Part in Unusual Wastewater Experiment
Mar 27th - 9:20am"
Mar 27th - 9:20am"
Saturday, March 25, 2006
>"J'ACCUSE ...!" EMILE ZOLA, ALFRED DREYFUS - Professor Wilkes - University of Georgia School of Law: "J'ACCUSE"
Ballet, a Sex Change and a Small Revolution: The Odyssey of Jin Xing - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: "The Odyssey of Jin Xing"
Russian HIV-positive girls to compete for beauty queen title at special pageant - Pravda.Ru: "Russian HIV-positive girls to compete for beauty queen title at special pageant"
Friday, March 24, 2006
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea: "Eat Korean to Fight Cancer "
The feast of basic instinct - Pravda.Ru: "It doesn't matter whether you are a sea cow, a fly or a human. The battle of sexes is unavoidable"
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Guilford Commencement Address by Christopher Benfey: "But there is a Chinese proverb that goes like this: 'It is better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a time of chaos.' I asked my dog about this and he said that I had it backwards."
The Blog | Tony Campolo: Is Christianity a Casualty of War? | The Huffington Post: "Friedrich Nietzsche once said, 'Beware when you fight a dragon, lest you become a dragon,' and I wonder if we are becoming as despicable as those evil terrorists who are our declared enemies."
Atheists identified as America’s most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study : News Releases: UMNnews: U of M.: "From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000 households, university researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American society.” Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry."
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Africa's New Ocean: A Continent Splits Apart - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: "Normally new rivers, seas and mountains are born in slow motion. The Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa is another story. A new ocean is forming there with staggering speed -- at least by geological standards. Africa will eventually lose its horn.
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Julian Dunn’s Journal: "old RedHat 7.3-based SMTP gateway to a new Fedora Core 4 virtual machine. The purpose of this box (or VMWare GSX Server guest, in our case) is to act as a final sanity check before inbound e-mail hits Microsoft Virus Exchange Server."
Palestine Chronicle - Luisa Morgantini: Palestinians Are 'Sick with Hope': "Mahmoud Darwish a great poet, says that the Palestinians are forced to be 'sick with hope'. Perhaps I am too.
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Sunday, March 19, 2006
HOW TO TALK TO A SCIENTOLOGIST: "HOW TO TALK TO A SCIENTOLOGIST .... go pick them up .... "
THOUGHT CONTROL AND SCIENTOLOGY: "How and why people surrender their critical thinking skills and succumb to 're-education' has been the subject of study and controversy since the 1950s, when researchers began to encounter forms of coercive persuasion, or ideological re-molding, that were developed in China and the Soviet Union and were used on prisoners of war and on civilians in a variety of milieus. The methods of thought reform identified by such groundbreaking investigators as Dr. Robert J. Lifton (3) and the late Dr. Margaret Thaler Singer (4) have been shown to be present in virtually all high-demand religions presently operating in the United States and the Western world. (5)"
Sunday, March 12, 2006
ufo - UFOS at close sight: the german Horten planes: "The world famous german test pilot Hanna Reitsch flew it near Berlin in November 1938, and wrote a quite negative report:
Comfort: Mediocre
visibility: Poor
entry/exit: Athletes only
instrument panel: Fair
gear operation: Only possible for long armed pilot's
steering friction: Unacceptable
takeoff: Stick all the way back to break ground
landing: Simple, with good glide path control
stability: Difficult to assess, since the stick remains where it is put due to friction
pitch response: Normal
roll control: Unfriendly, some flutter in turbulence.
Larger pictures of Ho II here."
Comfort: Mediocre
visibility: Poor
entry/exit: Athletes only
instrument panel: Fair
gear operation: Only possible for long armed pilot's
steering friction: Unacceptable
takeoff: Stick all the way back to break ground
landing: Simple, with good glide path control
stability: Difficult to assess, since the stick remains where it is put due to friction
pitch response: Normal
roll control: Unfriendly, some flutter in turbulence.
Larger pictures of Ho II here."
Koffi Olomide MP3 Downloads - Koffi Olomide Music Downloads - Koffi Olomide Music Videos: "Force de Frappe"
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Wrecks on the Gower: "The ship Novo Moro was wrecked at Port Eynon in 1806 when bound from Lisbon to Amsterdam."
NARA | The National Archives Experience: "AMENDMENT XXV
Passed by Congress July 6, 1965. Ratified February 10, 1967.
Note: Article II, section 1, of the Constitution was affected by the 25th amendment.
Section 1.
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Section 3.
Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Section 4.
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immedia"
Passed by Congress July 6, 1965. Ratified February 10, 1967.
Note: Article II, section 1, of the Constitution was affected by the 25th amendment.
Section 1.
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Section 3.
Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Section 4.
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immedia"
Brainwaves , alpha, beta, theta, delta: "Brainwaves and state of consciousness"
Friday, March 10, 2006
Loophole lets 'Freedom' ring in Chinese MSN blogs | News.blog | CNET News.com: "Loophole lets 'Freedom' ring in Chinese MSN blogs"
Committee to Protect Bloggers: "OPENNET'S IRAN REPORT
The OpenNet Initiative has released their report on Iran's internet. From the report:
Our report on Iranian filtering of the Internet shows that not only are freedom of speech and access to information under threat, but that there is a growing commercial market for the technologies that diminish them. By providing filtering systems to non-democratic regimes, the US company, Secure Computing, is complicit in Iranian breaches of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. This thriving Internet censorship market -- spread like a virus from China to Iran to an increasing number of countries worldwide -- calls into question not only the trumpeted slogans of high-tech firms that the Internet represents 'freedom' and 'connectivity,' but simplistic divisions between 'us' and 'them' as well."
The OpenNet Initiative has released their report on Iran's internet. From the report:
Our report on Iranian filtering of the Internet shows that not only are freedom of speech and access to information under threat, but that there is a growing commercial market for the technologies that diminish them. By providing filtering systems to non-democratic regimes, the US company, Secure Computing, is complicit in Iranian breaches of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. This thriving Internet censorship market -- spread like a virus from China to Iran to an increasing number of countries worldwide -- calls into question not only the trumpeted slogans of high-tech firms that the Internet represents 'freedom' and 'connectivity,' but simplistic divisions between 'us' and 'them' as well."
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Yes, your printer is spying on you -- EFF cracks Xerox printer fingerprinting code - Engadget: "Yes, your printer is spying on you -- EFF cracks Xerox printer fingerprinting code"
Are Lexmark's printers spying on you? - Engadget: "It's not clear what they are monitoring, though: Lexmark say they're just tracking printer and cartridge usage, but the registration information and packets being sent say otherwise."
Is your iPod spying on you? (Redux) - Engadget: "Is your iPod spying on you? (Redux)
Posted Mar 10th 2005 3:05PM by Peter Rojas
Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless
4G ipod
Eric Sinrod has a completely nonsensical column in yesterday's USA Today about how MP3 players are going to be the next big risk to personal privacy. His entire column is based on a piece Dr. Larry Ponemon of the 'Ponemon Institute' (that ain't the Pokemon Institute, it's a 'privacy think-tank'—that's rich) wrote back in February for Darwin magazine about the privacy risks of MP3 players. His evidence? One anecdotal piece of evidence about a ten-year-old girl who got a 'shiny MP3 player' for Christmas (they don't say what kind it was); the girl, who only goes by the name 'Olivia,' started downloading hundreds of songs, only to be deluged a few weeks later with targeted ads for rock concerts, CDs, and 'pop clothing star sales.' Her 'computer-savvy' mom called the manufacturer to complain about how her daughter's MP3 player had violated her privacy, only to be told that it was impossible for the device to do that.
Sounds like Olivia probably got hit with some spyware after downloading some not-so-legal music, right? Not according to Sinrod, who claims that '[MP3] players can collect personal information and track user musical preferences,' and that 'th"
Posted Mar 10th 2005 3:05PM by Peter Rojas
Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless
4G ipod
Eric Sinrod has a completely nonsensical column in yesterday's USA Today about how MP3 players are going to be the next big risk to personal privacy. His entire column is based on a piece Dr. Larry Ponemon of the 'Ponemon Institute' (that ain't the Pokemon Institute, it's a 'privacy think-tank'—that's rich) wrote back in February for Darwin magazine about the privacy risks of MP3 players. His evidence? One anecdotal piece of evidence about a ten-year-old girl who got a 'shiny MP3 player' for Christmas (they don't say what kind it was); the girl, who only goes by the name 'Olivia,' started downloading hundreds of songs, only to be deluged a few weeks later with targeted ads for rock concerts, CDs, and 'pop clothing star sales.' Her 'computer-savvy' mom called the manufacturer to complain about how her daughter's MP3 player had violated her privacy, only to be told that it was impossible for the device to do that.
Sounds like Olivia probably got hit with some spyware after downloading some not-so-legal music, right? Not according to Sinrod, who claims that '[MP3] players can collect personal information and track user musical preferences,' and that 'th"
Is your printer spying on you? | The Register: "Is your printer spying on you?
Tech tracking spooks EFF
By John Leyden
Published Friday 29th July 2005 14:37 GMT
Get breaking Reg news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how
Secret codes enbedded into pages printed by some colour laser printers pose a risk to personal privacy, according to the Electronic Frontier Fundation. The US privacy group warns the approach - ostensibly only designed to identify counterfeiters - has become a tool for government surveillance, unchecked by laws to prevent abuse."
Tech tracking spooks EFF
By John Leyden
Published Friday 29th July 2005 14:37 GMT
Get breaking Reg news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how
Secret codes enbedded into pages printed by some colour laser printers pose a risk to personal privacy, according to the Electronic Frontier Fundation. The US privacy group warns the approach - ostensibly only designed to identify counterfeiters - has become a tool for government surveillance, unchecked by laws to prevent abuse."
Monday, March 06, 2006
Against TCPA | TCPA would TAKE your FREEDOM | This is NO FAKE: "The bills:
In the USA there's a planed bill, the so called CBDPTA (Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act). First it was callen SSSCA (Security Systems Standards and Certification Act). The new name reads much more harmless. Looks like the first name made it too easy to discover the purpose of this bill.
This bill plans to legally force secure (TCPA-conform) systems. So in the USA it would then not be allowed to buy or sell systems that are not TCPA-conform. Passing this law would be punished with up to 5 years of prision and up to $500.000 fine. The same would apply for development of 'open' software. Open means that it would work on systems that're not TCPA-conform.
Even if this bill would only valid in the USA it would have catastrophically effects worldwide. Because US companies are not allowed to develop and sell 'unsecure' software, others would have to jump onto the TCP-train, so they would give total control over themself to the TCPA (USA?), or they would have to live completely without software and harware from US-companies. No Windows, Solaris, MacOS, Photoshop, Winamp or to say it short: The largest part of all software that's used on this planet would not be usable.
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In the USA there's a planed bill, the so called CBDPTA (Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act). First it was callen SSSCA (Security Systems Standards and Certification Act). The new name reads much more harmless. Looks like the first name made it too easy to discover the purpose of this bill.
This bill plans to legally force secure (TCPA-conform) systems. So in the USA it would then not be allowed to buy or sell systems that are not TCPA-conform. Passing this law would be punished with up to 5 years of prision and up to $500.000 fine. The same would apply for development of 'open' software. Open means that it would work on systems that're not TCPA-conform.
Even if this bill would only valid in the USA it would have catastrophically effects worldwide. Because US companies are not allowed to develop and sell 'unsecure' software, others would have to jump onto the TCP-train, so they would give total control over themself to the TCPA (USA?), or they would have to live completely without software and harware from US-companies. No Windows, Solaris, MacOS, Photoshop, Winamp or to say it short: The largest part of all software that's used on this planet would not be usable.
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Sunday, March 05, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Network Neutrality Facts - Hands Off My Internet! - Common Cause: "Hands Off Our Internet!"
Corriere della Sera - Frutta e verdura «svuotate» di vitamine: "Gli scienziati lo chiamano «effetto diluizione»: più la frutta e la verdura diventano grandi e rigogliose, meno contengono minerali, vitamine e altre sostanze nutritive. «E’ un rapporto inversamente proporzionale», spiega Davis, «il raccolto più ricco diventa automaticamente il più povero»"
Return To The GOLD STANDARD: "Even today, show me a gold standard advocate and I'll show you someone who believes in less government and the free market. Gold is the favored monetary system of every real conservative because it's honest, and it forces government to cut back and balance the books."
THE RAW FEED: gadgets, games and geeks: "A new, $900 (gak!) phone called the The Featurephone 175 sports a built-in CD BURNER for recording your calls directly to CD"
THE RAW FEED: gadgets, games and geeks: "Of course, a real mule can carry twice that much, never falls down and doesn't need its batteries charged. But, hey, why use a mule when a robot can do half the work at a million times the cost. HEY, WHAT ABOUT A ROBOTIC CAMEL :) LMAO"
Friday, March 03, 2006
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Charles Babbage Institute: EXHIBITS > Who was Charles Babbage?: "And, though Babbage’s work was formally recognized by respected scientific institutions, the British government suspended funding for his Difference Engine in 1832, and after an agonizing waiting period, ended the project in 1842. There remain only fragments of Babbage's prototype Difference Engine, and though he devoted most of his time and large fortune towards construction of his Analytical Engine after 1856, he never succeeded in completing any of his several designs for it. George Scheutz, a Swedish printer, successfully constructed a machine based on the designs for Babbage's Difference Engine in 1854. This machine printed mathematical, astronomical and actuarial tables with unprecedented accuracy, and was used by the British and American governments."
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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