Tuesday, November 27, 2001

NY Times: "Librarians' assertion of the principle of confidentiality may seem trivial to some people compared with similar stands by, say, doctors or priests. But librarians take it very seriously [sigma] so seriously that in most libraries nowadays, once a book is returned, the record of who checked it out is expunged. Forty-eight states have laws that protect the privacy of library patrons."  [Scripting News] 8:59:09 AM    Discuss

European Space Agency Developing GPS Rival [Slashdot] 8:56:36 AM    Discuss

Texas Court Upholds Conviction Of Two Men For Consensual Sex At Home. Texas now is one of only four states, along with Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, that prohibit consensual sex acts between same-sex partners only. Lambda recently argued its legal challenge to the Arkansas law, Picado v. Jegley. Twelve other states still prohibit consensual oral and anal sex between different- and same-sex partners alike, despite the nationwide trend toward abolishing such invasive criminal laws. [FARK] 8:52:08 AM    Discuss

Jules Renard. "The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 8:16:22 AM    Discuss

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