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Once-downtrodden dot-coms turning into money makers |
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6:42 pm EST, Feb 1, 2003 |
It's not quite the economic revolution once envisioned by brash entrepreneurs, but a handful of Internet businesses are actually making money. Reality is starting to finally crack the media. Once-downtrodden dot-coms turning into money makers |
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1:29 pm EST, Jan 30, 2003 |
"Our concern was that this is unidentified dirt," Maxwell said. "People are going to be breathing this dirt." dirt |
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Economist.com on Copyrights |
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2:29 pm EST, Jan 28, 2003 |
Digital piracy does indeed threaten to overwhelm so-called “content” industries. As the power and reach of the internet continue to grow, the illicit trading of perfect copies may well devastate the music, movie and publishing industries. No, not devestate. Transform. There is a difference, but it is up to the firms to make a choice as to which they want. My stance is to repeal copyright altogether. I think it would be a tremendous boon to humanity to have freely flowing content and ideas. At the very least, it would be a grand experiment. But in the interests of practicality and a smooth(er) transition, at least pull back copyright to something more in line with the shelf life of content. Something like 5 years. Economist.com on Copyrights |
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12:43 pm EST, Jan 24, 2003 |
Despite the dotcom boom and bust, the computer and telecommunications revolution has barely begun. Over the next few decades, the internet and related technologies really will profoundly transform society Finally, someone who gets it. We've only just begun |
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1:33 am EST, Jan 21, 2003 |
Something to think about next time you want to bitch about your job or how you have no money. No Way Out |
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Sen. Byrd: I Didn't Lynch and Wasn't Racist While in the Klan |
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8:39 pm EST, Jan 13, 2003 |
A spokesman for West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd said Monday morning that the top Senate Democrat has told him he never participated in lynchings, cross burnings or other hate crimes against African-Americans while he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s. And he insisted that his boss wasn't a racist even during the time he belonged to the anti-black hate group. Sen. Byrd: I Didn't Lynch and Wasn't Racist While in the Klan |
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CNN.com - Video shows police killing dog - Jan. 9, 2003 |
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10:44 am EST, Jan 10, 2003 |
I had to blog this because it is so outrageous and sickening. What alarms me is that googling around revealed that this happens ALL THE TIME. I can't believe that postmen have had this problem solved for decades. What's more disturbing is the inequity of these situations. If a K9 officer is killed during duty, it is considered IDENTICAL in all respects to a human officer falling. Why is it that these situations are not handled like human fatalities? Shouldn't police be held accountable for shooting a dog just like they are for shooting a person? CNN.com - Video shows police killing dog - Jan. 9, 2003 |
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