Turkish officials said they did not know whether the uranium was refined weapons-grade material or naturally occurring uranium, which would have to be refined before it could be used in a weapon. However, they said they did not believe the material posed a radiation danger. "

Turkeys. CNN clearly said "weapons grade" yesterday, next to a big ole image of a radiation symbol on their front page. Make sure you check this clarification. At least they didn't burry it.

US media overblows another story.

"I'm not a pacifist. I have fought in a war before and I will fight in a war again, if the security of the United States is put at risk. But as of yet, no case has been made, based upon substantive fact, that shows that Iraq represents a threat to the United States or to the international community worthy of war."

I think this story is interesting both because of the credibility of the demonstrators interviewed (such as a former UN weapons inspector) and also because of the impotence the English feel about the demonstration.

I wish the lefties in the US had held an anti-war rally HERE this weekend instead of staging more anti-IMF violence.

I'm also somewhat miffed about the fact that CNN doesn't have their story on this front and center. Americans NEED to be thinking about what Europe is saying. Thanks Ted. The power of Google's democratic editorial system is evident here. They've got the story up front and center thanks to the bloggers who are out there voting with their links on the coverage. Blogging matters.

150,000 protest war with Iraq

"Parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will face jail under proposals in the new Mental Health Bill if they refuse to drug their children, a psychiatrist has warned."

This is one of the most fucked up things I've ever heard. "If the children won't behave we'll drug them whether their parents like it or not!"

UK plans to enstate compulsory drugging for ADHD

"Internet webcasters facing massive copyright royalty fees could get a six-month reprieve if a bill introduced by House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner gets approval from Congress. "

House to Vote on CARP Royalty Reprieve

"According to Ishikawa, we'll see major arrests in October of people who have been illegally (and flagrantly) sharing movies. With the evidence already gathered, the game is afoot, meaning this week is too late to stop sharing those movies and expect to get away with it. This might be a good time to get a lawyer. "

Interesting article about a company that investigates internet crimes. The guy obviously isn't too bright. He preannounces a large raid on movie priates here. If this occurs I think it will be the first time the cops have gone after people specifically for P2P file sharing. I'm sure the cops aren't too happy that the internet has been tipped off. And then one wonders, what if Ishikawa isn't as stupid as he sounds...

BayTCP, the copyright cops

"But last Thursday's raid was anything but routine, because the unnamed suspect, who has not yet been formally charged, isn't accused of cracking computers, launching a denial of service attack or distributing a virus. Instead, the joint Scotland Yard/FBI investigation is focused on his alleged authorship of the "T0rnkit," a collection of custom programs that help an intruder hide their presence on a hacked Linux machine."

UK prosecutes someone for writing a hacking tool. Sklyarov analogies made.

SecurityFocus HOME News: 'T0rn' Arrest Alarms White Hats, Advocates

A website that tracks new words/slang.

The Word Spy Index - Subjects

""I would not be surprised if 50,000 people have left the Bay Area because of the economy," said Ken Rosen, an economist at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business."

Exodus from San Francisco

Job market collapse has people packing

Other tech markets across Europe have suffered steep declines as well: Italy's similarly named Nuovo Mercato and Paris' Nouveau Marche are each down 93 percent from their 2000 peaks. "

Yahoo! News - Germany Shuts Down High-Tech Market

"Britney Spears is among the pop stars fronting a new advertising campaign aimed at warning people against online piracy. "

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Spears warns against piracy