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Ruling Allows Forcible Drugging of an Inmate Before Execution |
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12:20 pm EDT, Oct 7, 2003 |
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] ASHINGTON, Oct. 6 The Supreme Court on Monday let stand
] a ruling by a federal appeals court allowing Arkansas
] officials to force a convicted murderer to take drugs
] that would make him sane enough to be executed. Bunch of other SC bits here. Ruling Allows Forcible Drugging of an Inmate Before Execution |
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Critics Say Execution Drug May Hide Suffering |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
12:14 pm EDT, Oct 7, 2003 |
] But a growing number of legal and medical experts are
] warning that the apparent tranquillity of a lethal
] injection may be deceptive. They say the standard method
] of executing people in most states could lead to
] paralysis that masks intense distress, leaving a
] wide-awake inmate unable to speak or cry out as he slowly
] suffocates. Critics Say Execution Drug May Hide Suffering |
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VeriSign Freezes Search Service (TechNews.com) |
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| Topic: Technology |
3:30 pm EDT, Oct 3, 2003 |
] VeriSign Inc., the firm that operates a key piece of the
] Internet's address system, said it would temporarily shut
] down a new service that makes money off the typos of Web
] users after the Internet's oversight body threatened to
] take legal action against the company. Woohoo! VeriSign Freezes Search Service (TechNews.com) |
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EFF: Trusted Computing: Promise and Risk |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
1:10 pm EDT, Oct 3, 2003 |
] Remote attestation works by generating, in hardware, a
] cryptographic certificate attesting to the identity of
] the software currently running on a PC. (There is no
] determination of whether the software is good or bad,
] or whether it is compromised or not compromised.
] "Identity" is represented by a cryptographic hash,
] which simply allows different programs to be
] distinguished from one another, or changes in their
] code to be discerned, without conveying any sort of value
] judgment.) This certificate may, at the PC user's
] request, be provided to any remote party, and in
] principle has the effect of proving to that party that
] the machine is using expected and unaltered software. If
] the software on the machine has been altered, the
] certificate generated will reflect this. We will see
] that this approach, although elegant, proves
] problematic. READ THIS! EFF: Trusted Computing: Promise and Risk |
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The History of The Teapot. |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:34 pm EDT, Oct 3, 2003 |
] As anyone who is into 3D computer graphics knows, there
] is something mysterious and special about The Teapot.
] It's not just any teapot - it's "The" teapot. The History of The Teapot. |
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ICANN | Letter from Paul Twomey to Russell Lewis | 3 October 2003 |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:15 pm EDT, Oct 3, 2003 |
] Given these conclusions, please consider this a formal
] demand to return the operation of the .com and .net
] domains to their state before the 15 September changes,
] pending further technical, operational and legal
] evaluation. A failure to comply with this demand will
] require ICANN to take the steps necessary under those
] agreements to compel compliance with them. ICANN | Letter from Paul Twomey to Russell Lewis | 3 October 2003 |
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ICANN | Announcement | 3 October 2003 |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:12 pm EDT, Oct 3, 2003 |
] For all these reasons, ICANN has today insisted that
] VeriSign suspend the SiteFinder service, and restore the
] .com and .net top-level domains to the way they were
] operated prior to 15 September 2003. If VeriSign does not
] comply with this demand by 6:00 PM PDT on 4 October 2003,
] ICANN will be forced to take the steps necessary to
] enforce VeriSign's contractual obligations. As Decius has said, now the court proceedings start. Best case scenario is that ICANN can get a preliminary injunction against Verisign forcing them to turn SiteFinder off. If so, it will be very difficult for them to turn it back on. Does anyone else think its insane that a domain registrar should control the master databases? Its a HUGE conflict of interest! Why doesn't ICANN (or some other non-profit/NGO) run it?? ICANN | Announcement | 3 October 2003 |
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With a Motorized Hub, the Wheel on the Bus Goes 'Round |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:02 pm EDT, Oct 2, 2003 |
] MOST electric vehicles work by connecting the wheels to a
] motor. But tomorrow a Dutch company plans to unveil a bus
] in which motor and wheel are one, a refinement that
] promises more miles per charge and a vehicle that is
] safer and easier to maintain. Cool! With a Motorized Hub, the Wheel on the Bus Goes 'Round |
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