Gary Secondino's Weblog

Saturday, January 26, 2002

categories: Sportz

GO Patriots!

5:26:32 PM comment

Scientists develop cloning alternative. US scientists claim to have found an way to use gene cloning to develop new treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's without using human embryos. [BBC News: sci/tech]

iSay - Another step in a good direction. Cloning scares the hell out of me. Maybe I'm a product of scary sci/fi movies like The Blob, so what. This cloning, especially human cloning just smells bad. There are way to many negatives to the human race (new sicknesses, undesirable mutations, racial extinction, etc.) when this starts to be commercialized. We should stop all human cloning now.
12:42:12 PM comment

categories: Biz

Trouble ahead for broadband providers. Providing high-speed internet access at a competitive price could lead to financial headaches for many companies. [BBC News: sci/tech]

iSay - There needs to be a level playing field and more competition. The telcos bias everyting in their favor. I doubt very much if this administration will do anything consumer friendly to help this along.
12:29:28 PM comment

categories: Culture

Strange and vanished flesh. E.J. Bellocq's enigmatic New Orleans whorehouse photos still inspire wonder. [Salon.com]

12:19:32 PM comment

categories: Medical/Health

Blair: Problems With Health System. Britain's National Health Service provides excellent care to the majority of its patients despite instances of poor treatment and unacceptably long waiting times for some patients, Prime Minister Tony Blair said. [AP World News]

12:18:12 PM comment

The number one item on my list for this weekend is to get images working at a higher level in Radio 8. I want it to be easy and convenient and delightful.

[Scripting News]

You Rock Dave!
12:17:05 PM comment

categories: War

Gen. Franks Defends U.S. Tactics. The top commander of the war in Afghanistan defended U.S. tactics Saturday, saying that deploying large numbers of American ground forces would not have increased the chances of capturing Osama bin Laden or Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. [AP World News]

12:12:39 PM comment

When I open the Window menu this is what I see: