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| Topic: Economics |
8:13 am EST, Nov 3, 2001 |
Economist on the recession. Honestly, things seemed to be looking up right before the attacks. They look grim now, and this data really shows it. Economics is driven by mood, and the fact is that no amount of government tax XYZ is going to solve what is, in essence, a marketing problem. People need to feel hopeful and secure. IMHO the big mistake Japan is making is that they aren't attacking that perception problem at its root. Economic highs are not driven on fear, and Japan has proven that hard economic lows are not fixed by monkeying around with financial policy. We need to kick the investment community in the ass. Now is the time to buy, and a little buying would go along way toward loosening up the labor market, which will fill in safety net that has been pulled out from under workers. Recession |
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BBspot - RIAA Wants Background Checks on CD-RW Buyers |
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9:44 pm EST, Nov 1, 2001 |
Washington DC - The RIAA is lobbying for vendors of CD-RW drives to conduct background checks and require a 3 day waiting period before the drive can be sold. :) BBspot - RIAA Wants Background Checks on CD-RW Buyers |
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Victory for DVD Code Cracking |
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8:09 pm EST, Nov 1, 2001 |
A California State Appeals Court ruled on Thursday that computer code used to "descramble" DVDs is "pure speech," and citing the First Amendment, the court reversed a trial court's order to block the code from appearing on the Web. Victory for DVD Code Cracking |
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CNN.com - Security tightened at Calif. bridges after threat - November 1, 2001 |
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| Topic: Current Events |
8:03 pm EST, Nov 1, 2001 |
SACRAMENTO, California (CNN) -- Gov. Gray Davis said Thursday state officials had received a "credible threat" against four major bridges that could be the target of terrorists during rush hour between November 2 and 7. CNN.com - Security tightened at Calif. bridges after threat - November 1, 2001 |
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5:42 am EST, Oct 31, 2001 |
"Duplication is not innovation." Why Linux will loose... Wired 9.10: Open War |
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5:36 am EST, Oct 31, 2001 |
"Tempest for Eliza is a Program that uses your computer monitor
to send out AM radio signals. You can then hear computer
generated music in your radio." This is neat... Tempest for Eliza |
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5:34 am EST, Oct 31, 2001 |
Interesting blog of innovative open source projects... sweetcode |
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