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Deathstick 24 oz. ax handle hammer |
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2:03 pm EDT, May 17, 2002 |
"Deathstick 24 oz. hammer with ax handle." Doing some work around the house? Don't forget your deathstick. Deathstick 24 oz. ax handle hammer |
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2600's DMCA Challenge Blocked |
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1:05 pm EDT, May 17, 2002 |
"On Thursday, a federal appeals court unceremoniously rejected the latest attempt by 2600 magazine to fight the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)." Looks like 2600's case has finally had the biscuit. It is illegal to post DeCSS online. 2600's DMCA Challenge Blocked |
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1:01 pm EDT, May 17, 2002 |
"In all of the time we spend observing the Rebel Alliance, we never hear of their governing strategy or their plans for a post-Imperial universe. All we see are plots and fighting. Their victory over the Empire doesn't liberate the galaxy--it turns the galaxy into Somalia writ large: dominated by local warlords who are answerable to no one.
Which makes the rebels--Lucas's heroes--an unimpressive crew of anarchic royals who wreck the galaxy so that Princess Leia can have her tiara back. " The Case for the Empire |
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CNN.com - Palestinian panel backs sweeping overhaul - May 16, 2002 |
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1:44 pm EDT, May 16, 2002 |
"The Palestinian Legislative Council adopted a slate of recommendations Thursday that, if accepted, would dramatically change the shape of the Palestinian Authority. The recommendations will be presented Friday to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat. They include setting up elections, guaranteeing the rights of Palestinian citizens and reforming the way the authority handles money and security. " CNN.com - Palestinian panel backs sweeping overhaul - May 16, 2002 |
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Emperor issues statement following Death Star attacks |
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1:38 pm EDT, May 16, 2002 |
"Presiding over a memorial service commemorating the victims of the attack on the Death Star, the Emperor declared that while recent victories over the Rebel Alliance were "encouraging, the War on Terror is not over yet."" Emperor issues statement following Death Star attacks |
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HoloNet News | Anti-War Rally Dispersed by Senate Guard |
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5:25 am EDT, May 16, 2002 |
My thoughts on Star Wars? Everything the critics said was right. The dialog is flat. Some of the acting is off (esp. the first few scenes). The movie gets damn slow in the middle. The politics seem real, the emotion seems empty. One of the most critical moments in the development of Darth Vader is obviously on an editing room floor somewhere because someone decided it was too screwed up to show to children. But you're going to go see it and you're going to enjoy it. You'll enjoy it because there are flying cars racing across an urban landscape that makes Hong Kong seem "quaint" while John Williams' awesome score blasts away in the background. You'll enjoy it because you want to fuck Natalie Portman. You'll enjoy it because Yoda fights with a light saber better then Neo fights with a gun.
Ultimately, Star Wars isn't about the action and adventure on screen. Its about the action and adventure you create in your head as you "fly" home from the theater.... Star Wars is 2 and a half hours of inspiration for idle day dreaming... Use the force, dude. Only other point worth making is that the use of security fears to convince the democracy to vote itself away is a rather eery unintended warning cast upon current events. HoloNet News | Anti-War Rally Dispersed by Senate Guard |
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Hot on the Contrails of Weather |
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11:25 am EDT, May 15, 2002 |
"A team of climatologists presented their work Tuesday, showing that temperatures in the United States fluctuated by 1.2 degrees Celsius more when airplanes were grounded than when normal flight patterns prevailed. That is, planes in the sky dampen the variability between day and nighttime temperatures. More air travel, the researchers suggest, brings less meteorological difference between noon and midnight. " Hot on the Contrails of Weather |
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Ebert not happy with new Star Wars film |
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11:23 am EDT, May 15, 2002 |
"There is a certain lifelessness in some of the acting, perhaps because the actors were often filmed in front of blue screens so their environments could be added later by computer. Actors speak more slowly than they might--flatly, factually, formally, as if reciting. Sometimes that reflects the ponderous load of the mythology they represent. At other times it simply shows that what they have to say is banal. "Episode II-- Attack of the Clones" is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight. The title is more appropriate than it should be." Ebert not impressed with clones... Ebert not happy with new Star Wars film |
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washingtonpost.com: Force Fizzle |
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11:06 am EDT, May 15, 2002 |
The emotional climax of "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" is fabulous. Soaring and majestic, it reaches deep inside you to stroke chords of fond memory, to reaffirm the pleasure and healing power of narrative, to liberate the imagination. Unfortunately, it comes in the first two seconds. After that, the movie doesn't go downhill or uphill; it doesn't go anywhere. It flatlines. Memo to George Lucas: Hire an editor, bud. ... It's too long, it's too dull, it's too lame. Lucas seems to have based this episode on "The McLaughlin Group." ... What little story creeps out in dribs and drabs ... Hmmm, I forget what happens next. This is now the second "Episode II really sucks" review I've seen; NYT's A.O. Scott said much the same thing in last week's review. washingtonpost.com: Force Fizzle |
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