Friday, October 11, 2002

This is kind of old, but it's amusing in light of Harry Belafonte's recent remarks about Colin Powell. 8:30:49 PM    Comments []

Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize Only the third US President to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, after Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter had an imperfect presidency, followed by a lengthy career as an ambassador for peace on behalf of the United States. His political fortune rose in the aftermath of the two humiliating defeats for the US, the war in Vietnam, and the Watergate scandal and Ford's pardon of Nixon. Carter was the first presidential candidate I voted for. Like many others, I came to see him as a weak president, but in later years came to appreciate his values of honesty, hard work, and an uncompromising sense of what's right. It's unfortunate that his award was tainted by politics from the awarding committee, but the award stands on its own. As an American I am proud that Jimmy Carter, who represents what's good about my country, is this year's Nobel Laureate. [Scripting News] Carter became a great statesman after he left office, and is one of the very few ex-presidents who actually did good work instead of trying to make money from his office. I really hope Carter tries to negotiate peace with Iraq - I think he's one of the few people who could do it. 8:18:33 PM    Comments []

A Sad Day for America. CNN: Senate approves Iraq war resolution. 'The president praised the congressional action, declaring "America speaks with one voice."' I'm not... [Aaron Swartz: The Weblog] I'm really disgusted by this situation. War with Iraq would be a disaster. 2:11:15 PM    Comments []

More EFF News Items. Robbing the Future Dan Bricklin, co-inventor of Visicalc, discusses how DRM will "break the chain" of archival techniques that has existed for thousands of years. Tuning Out the Customer Fortune.com's David Kirkpatrick on how the media industry's defensive posture on digital piracy is damaging their long-term interests. You've Got Dissent! Chinese dissident use of the Internet and Beijing's counter- strategies. [MacMegasite] 11:13:59 AM    Comments []