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Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President admits war on terror cannot be won |
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7:34 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
] After months of listening to the Republicans base their
] campaign on their singular ability to win the war on
] terror, the president now says we can't win the war on
] terrorism," John Edwards, the Democratic vice
] presidential candidate, said. "This is no time to declare
] defeat - it won't be easy and it won't be quick, but we
] have a comprehensive long-term plan to make America
] safer. And that's a difference." 1. Bush is right. You cannot win the war on terror any better then you can win the war on drugs.
2. People do not understand that and do not want to hear it.
3. Edwards is intentionally taking his statement out of context. Nothing about saying you can't "win" the war on terror admits defeat in the war on terror. Its not binary.
4. People will believe Edwards. Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President admits war on terror cannot be won |
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GmailFS - Gmail Filesystem (dot mac for linux for free) |
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| Topic: Technology |
11:45 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2004 |
] GmailFS provides a mountable Linux filesystem which uses
] your Gmail account as its storage medium. GmailFS is a
] Python application and uses the FUSE userland filesystem
] infrastructure to help provide the filesystem, and
] libgmail to communicate with Gmail. This is a fucking brilliant idea! If I was giving out an award for hack of the year this would be in the running. Yes, python is a brain crushingly inefficient way to implement a filesystem, but Gmail is still likely to be the bottleneck. Google probably won't like this because they don't really expect people to use all of the space they have, but they probably can't stop you from doing this either. Got to port this to OSX! GmailFS - Gmail Filesystem (dot mac for linux for free) |
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Wired News: Bike Writer Pedals for Protests |
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11:34 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2004 |
] New Yorker Joshua Kinberg is a bike messenger of a
] different stripe. Instead of ferrying legal papers
] between lawyers, he uses a homemade, wireless,
] bicycle-mounted dot-matrix printer to spray protest
] messages in the street. More digital graffiti. This is a much more practical implementation then the spray paint robot. Unfortunately, this guy got arrested at the RNC. Wired News: Bike Writer Pedals for Protests |
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DoJ Blacks out Supreme Courts Quotes |
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| Topic: Society |
11:17 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2004 |
] This would be interesting for those of you that oft read the
] blurt'ed pdf's off crypto.me and slashdot. DoJ Blacks out Supreme Courts Quotes |
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| Topic: Recreation |
11:12 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2004 |
Imagine gliding along on your bike through the north Georgia countryside, crossing a 500-foot-long trestle over a rushing river below, winding between rock cliffs and weaving among tall stately pines. Imagine doing this without having to worry about cars and trucks. Now imagine doing this for 60 miles on one trail!
No, that's not a dream, it's the Silver Comet Trail. The trail is amazing. It is not a difficult ride and it has beautiful scenery. So if you are looking for somewhere to get a workout without having to worry about traffic this is an viable option. The Silver Comet Trail |
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6:42 pm EDT, Aug 28, 2004 |
Old school british anti software piracy ads. One encourages you to rat out your school teachers for cash. CLASSIC ANTI-PIRACY ADS |
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Mr. Sun!: RNC: How to score at the convention. |
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10:10 am EDT, Aug 28, 2004 |
] Tell her that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge isn't
] the only gorgeous, white thing you'd like to see drilled
] immediately.
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] "I've been a bad boy, Lynndie ..." This is just wrong... Mr. Sun!: RNC: How to score at the convention. |
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Librarian: Don't use Wikipedia as source |
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9:56 am EDT, Aug 28, 2004 |
] As a high school librarian, part of my job is to help my
] students develop critical thinking skills," Stagnitta
] wrote. "One of these skills is to evaluate the authority
] of any information source. The Wikipedia is not an
] authoritative source. It even states this in their
] disclaimer on their Web site."
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] Wikipedia, she explains, takes the idea of open
] source one step too far for most of us.
]
] I was amazed at how little I knew about
] Wikipedia. If you know of other supposedly authoritative
] Web sites that are untrustworthy, send a note to
] technology@syracuse.com and let me know about them.
]
] The best thing about the Web is also the worst
] thing: Information is all over the place. You need to be
] careful about trusting what you read. Librarian: Don't use Wikipedia as source |
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American Propaganda Posters from World War II |
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8:48 am EDT, Aug 28, 2004 |
Which poster is your favorite? Books are weapons in the war of ideas What to Do in an Air Raid Americans! Share the Meat! Use it up--wear it out--make it do! Idle hands work for Hitler! Who wants to know? Silence means security. Defense Needs Rubber! (Save yours) Men Working Together! Give 'em both barrels. Do it right: make it bite. This war will be over some day : don't get caught with your pants down. A half-filled stamp album is like a half-equipped soldier. Your government warns: prepare for winter now! Grow your own! Be Sure! Ouch! The Japs don't like mosquitoes. Warning, aliens. Hon. spy say: thanks for the can you throw away! If you talk too much, this man may die. I need your skill in a war job! What did you do today -- for freedom? Jenny on the job: gets her beauty sleep.
Jenny on the job: wears styles designed for victory.
Jenny on the job: steps ahead with low heels.
Jenny on the job: has her fun after work.
Jenny on the job says -- let's keep our rest room clean!
Jenny on the job: keeps fresh as a daisy. American Propaganda Posters from World War II |
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