] The Federal Communications Commission will likely adopt
] rules that will allow programmers to attach a code to
] digital broadcasts that will in most cases bar consumers
] from sending copies of popular shows around the world,
] said the officials, who declined further identification.

broadcast flag here we come...

Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage

" Dyslexics who have trouble reading words online and in print may soon find relief in a new typeface being developed by a Dutch designer.

Unlike traditional typefaces, which reuse the same forms for multiple letters -- such as b and d, or p and q -- the Read Regular typeface makes each letter significantly unique so that dyslexics can more easily distinguish one character from another. Additionally, Read Regular features simplified forms and extended openings in letters like c and e. "

New Typeface to Help Dyslexics

neat! maybe.

Anchorage Daily News | Village invited to test cheap, clean nuclear power

an interesting article on the digital music scenario...

having nothing to do with music, i still must submit this quote, which i found of particular interest :

] perhaps Mac owners are collectively suffering from
] Stockholm Syndrome, because under the jackboot of this
] proprietary computer systems company, they don't look
] such an unhappy lot.

The Register

] "The writer said that the items were carried onto the
] aircraft concealed on his person or in his carry-on bag,"
] the affidavit states. "The e-mail author also stated that
] he was aware that his actions were against the law and
] that he was aware of the potential consequences for his
] actions, and that his actions were 'an act of civil
] disobedience with the aim of improving public safety for
] the air-traveling public.' "

they sure are gonna throw the book at this kid, but it would seem that he's proved his point nonetheless. even after all the money and training, the TSA isn't particularly effective. what's the answer?

CNN.com - Student charged in airline box cutter scare - Oct. 20, 2003

] a personal anecdote meant to demonstrate how difficult it
] is to determine the truth, particularly when
] circumstantial evidence is involved. It involved an
] incident with his daughter, in which, he said, he told
] her not to take any chocolate cookies from the cookie
] jar. When he came home an hour later, he caught her with
] chocolate cookies. Her sister said she saw her taking
] cookies from the jar, and Mr. Muhammad said he sharply
] admonished her. But then her brother, John, explained
] that he had bought the cookies for her and that she had
] been putting extra cookies into the jar when her sister
] caught her.

boy this is gonna be quite a roller coaster i think.

Yahoo! News - Defending Himself, Sniper Suspect Challenges Concept of 'Truth'

] "FTAA: A Threat to Freedom and Free Trade"

something to be aware of, among the many other issues at hand...

IP Justice: IP Justice White Paper

very nice.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Water sparks new power source

] Have you ever wondered why you vote the way you do? Why you
] adhere to a religion? Why you hold to a political philosophy?
] Well, our good friends at the University of Berkley have come up
] with an answer for this perplexing life question. Unfortunately,
] they only have the answer if you’re a conservative. The
] professors at Berkley have harnessed all their intellect and
] wisdom to conclude that you’re mentally ill! Their conclusions,
] published in the American Psychological Association's
] Psychological Bulletin is claimed to be drawn from “over fifty
] years of research literature about the psychology of
] conservatism.” The conservative psyche, they say, boils down to
] this:

] Fear and Aggression
] Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
] Uncertainty avoidance
] Need for cognitive closure
] Terror management

I can't really see anyone being surprised by these results.

Josef Mengele Moves to Berkley

] And those are the people who still dominate the standards
] bodies?
] They're speaking out of both sides of their mouth right
] now. It's not OK to say standards are important, unless
] we don't like someone who implemented it. And it's not OK
] to say these services at the core should not be built
] out, unless you're one of the small guys and nobody
] really cares. How do we build a commercial business with
] ground rules that seem to shift based on personal agenda
] and emotion versus any particular logical data set?

More blood boiling commentary from the people who broke the internet.

The cultural divide and the Internet's future |CNET.com