fri 28 sep 01
guidelines for doing pro bono work.
global free press: a waning taste for revenge.
salon's "get eddicated about the crisis" booklist.
ram prices still tanking. like watching a limbo match.
slashdot: consumer *hydrogen* fuel cells. now that's more like it ...
cnn: strict new rules for private pilots. better pray if you stray ...
reuters: water security tightens. that is, patrolling your reservoirs. "the solution to pollution is dilution."
corn mazes. more corn mazes. a friend mentioned these to me; i'd never heard of 'corn mazes.' what a cool concept. i believe i'd have to drive a loooong way from new mexico to see one, though ...
some of us aspire to this level of 'journalism.' then there's the 99% remainder. just choosing links is interpreting, imho.
jour·nal·ism \'jern-el-iz-em\ n (1833) 2 b: writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or descriptions of events without an attempt at interpretation.
- Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
zope.org: localizer 0.6.1.
bbc sci/tech: rock-eating microbes under the sea may control earth's climate. in view of global warming, can we ask you guys to 'chill out'?
yahoonews: some families are suffering multiple griefs. two daughters, two out of three sons ...
xmlhack: new 'character model for the world wide web, and xml bluberry requirements. for the last, a bib? blueberries stain ...
the register: amd palominos in november. i can't say as i like the misleading names. poor marketing on their part, i think.
newsbytes: u.k. hackers crack bin laden's sudanese bank accounts. hacking for peace?
slashdot: buried in components, what's the best universal remote?
ibm developerworks: charming python, iterators and simple generators.
paint the moon. er, um ... well, i look at it this way. at least some people will be trying out scientific method in real time, instead of reading about it.
osopinion: should mac os x and linux fight, or join forces?
the guardian: palestinians mark one year of intifada.
nasa earth observatory: it's the atmosphere, not the ocean, that carries the most heat to the poles.
o'reilly: sdl, the directx alternative.
newsbytes: instant messages warned of wtc attack?
cnn: microsoft stands by iis despite gartner recommend.
msnbc: identity theft easy for terrorists.
cs monitor: history according to hollywood. glamourized, sanitized, simplified.
the new republic: no time for comedy?
times of india: bin laden 'located,' given letter.
times of india: bin laden shrugs off assets freeze.
santa fe new mexican: the new face of security in santa fe. hooding a few parking meters, removing some newspaper boxes.
new york times: choose your child's sex.
new york times: bleak worldwide outlook for tourism.
new york times: "the time of fun and waste has gone. the time of judgment has arrived."
new york times: tighter security vs. civil liberties has both political parties in a tizzy.
new york times: hard times for the first amendment. patriotism shouldn't breed intolerance.
international herald tribune: the trouble with coalitions.
reuters: dna identification may have a time limit.
reuters: saudi arabia will allow use of their bases for air strikes against bin laden.
reuters: u.s. special forces may already be operating in afghanistan. an unfortunate press release, if true.
almost october. sheesh. here i spent so much of my growing-up years wondering what 2001 would be like ... and now it's almost over. given current world events and technology, it hasn't quite lived up to my expectations ...