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 Sunday, June 29, 2003
Ten Appalling Lies We Were Told About Iraq. It was a systematic campaign to frighten the hell out of us about the threat of Hussein, and almost none of it was true. [AlterNet]
It must be hard to talk about revisionists when you own words come back to haunt you. At least for most people but misleading appears to be one of the real strengths of politicians today. Some day soon, statesmen and true leaders will replace the weak imitations we have today. That is one of America's strengths. 9:47:35 PM 
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Politics today has gotten so partisan. It is more important to win than to do what is best for the nation or state. California may start its way down a path that will be extremely difficult to exit. Will others begin to follow? What effect will financial disaster in the nations's largest state have on any sort of recovery? We should see see the answers to these questions shortly. 9:34:04 PM
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Rush Limbaugh: Why does Apple put politics first?. For years, Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio commentator who, whether you agree with him or not, revolutionized the radio industry and commands an audience of over 20 million daily listeners, has extolled the benefits of Apple Macintosh, but lamented Apple's unwillingness to tap his potential to widen the Mac platform's base.
Limbaugh writes, "The entire EIB radio staff uses Apple computers. That fact draws calls like those from Vince, a graphic artist in Calhoun, Georgia. Vince... [MacDailyNews]
One of the commenters suggested a Rush-Gore commercial. This could be great, demonstrating the humor both have, while emphasizing that political differences do not extend to using the best computer available. It would be a whole lot better to watch than Bob Dole pitching Viagra. 8:19:41 PM
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An editorial, Scientific publishing picks up speed .... An editorial, Scientific publishing picks up speed, in the June 24 issue of CMAJ, is mainly about fast-tracked publication of articles about SARS, but it also includes some positive comments about open-access electronic archives. An excerpt: "Perhaps we need 2 tracks to publication, in the model of, say, physics and computer science, where the fast lane is for preprint publication on individual or open-access servers and the slow lane is reserved for publication in print-based journals. Other than possible damage to existing journal revenue streams, we see few disadvantages in keeping the fast lane open". [FOS News]
Open access publishing for science articles will be a major path for the rapid dissemination of information. You can see it happening. 7:51:17 PM
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