] These maps show the names of the world's countries
] written in the language which they speak. In the case of
] multilingual countries, the official and/or most widely
] spoken language is used.
]
] In addition, linguistic information about each country is
] given.

Linguistic atlas of the World

] This website pays homage to the fake trees that disguise
] our cell phone towers. Have you seen these things??!
] Every time I see a Bogus Botanical or a Counterfeit
] Conifer, I get a big smile on my face. These Sham Shrubs
] have been manufactured so that you and I can communicate
] with each other, while protecting our delicate aesthetic
] sensibilities.

Fraud Frond.com

]
] With DHE (The Fast!) Web Editor you can draw you own
] Dynamic Cross-Browser Web Pages without writing a single
] line of Code!

DHE Editor

] This thread is not another "cool programs" thread. It's
] just meant to show that there are free replacements for a
] lot of commercial software that people commonly pirate.

AnandTech - Freeware replacements for commonly warez'ed programs

] Unprecedented Corruption:
] A guide to conflict of interest
] in the U.S. government

Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government

The conservative MoveOnForAmerica.org plans to blast battleground states with anti-John Kerry ads until Election Day.

You know, I have no problem with 527 group attack ads, although I do wish the media would more prominently evaluate the truth of the ads, instead of just churning out more of the "he say, she says" crap.

But I do have a problem with intentionally choosing a group name with the sole purpose of confusing voters. That's the same kind of underhanded tactic that's dominated the last month, and shows a real contempt for Americans.

Yahoo! News - New Group to Launch Anti-Kerry Ads

] After gauging the harsh reaction from Democrats and
] Republicans alike to Sen. Zell Miller's keynote
] address at the Republican National Convention, the Bush
] campaign -- led by the first lady -- backed away
] Thursday from Miller's -- savage attack on Democratic
] presidential nominee John Kerry, insisting that the
] estranged Democrat was speaking only for himself.

Zell Miller was the featured keynote speaker at the convention, but now we're supposed to believe he was only speaking for himself?

For those who haven't been following this, Miller went on to all but challenge Chris Matthews to a duel, which has led to days of references, between my wife and I, to the "tomacco" Simpsons episode which also features Homer challenging everyone to duels.

MSNBC - GOP backs away from Miller's blast

] In a ferocious counterattack after a week of GOP
] convention-week criticism, [Kerry] called the wartime
] commander in chief and Vice President Dick Cheney unfit
] to lead the nation.
]
] "I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this
] country questioned by those who have refused to serve
] when they could have and by those who have misled the
] nation into Iraq," he said at a midnight rally in Ohio
] less than an hour after the president concluded his own
] remarks.
]
] Kerry won five military medals in the Vietnam War; Bush
] was stateside in the National Guard and Cheney's five
] draft-era deferments kept him out of the service.

Finally, Kerry strikes back.

Bush says 'we will prevail' over terrorism; Kerry calls president unfit to lead

] A few simple utilities can make it easier to figure out
] and maintain other people's code.
]
] This article presents a list of commands you should be
] able to find on any Linux installation. These are tools
] to help you improve your code and be more productive. The
] list comes from my own experience as a programmer and
] includes tools I've come to rely on repeatedly. Some
] tools help create code, some help debug code and some
] help reverse engineer code that's been dumped in your
] lap.

Ten Commands Every Linux Developer Should Know

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