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Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Why Does James Taranto Hate America?. The WSJ editorialist (aka PRAVDA: Print Edition) gets his panties in a bunch by calling those who applauded the sunset provisions of the hideous PATRIOT Act as "The al Qaeda Cheering Section". Check out this video story to see why... [Oliver Willis: Like Kryptonite To Stupid] 7:16:16 PM  Permalink  comment []

Command Post: "Did John Edwards use junk science to make over $152 million in groundless lawsuits?" [Scripting News] 5:33:47 PM  Permalink  comment []

Juggle me this!. Learning to Juggle Causes Changes in the Brain. In a possible twist for the "nature vs. nurture" debate, this study proves "what was not thought possible -- that new stimuli can alter the brain's structure." The head researcher from the University of Regensburg in Germany says "Our results challenge our view of the human central nervous system. Human brains probably must be viewed as dynamic, changing with development and normal learning." [MetaFilter] 2:54:27 PM  Permalink  comment []

Karen Hughes: Still lying. Here's presidential adviser Karen Hughes on CNN's Larry King Live: It's been a remarkable three years in our history. And we've emerged from the terror attacks and the recession that President Bush inherited and the war in Iraq. ... The... [slacktivist] Slacktivist says it well, but the gist is this: Karen Hughes repeats the like that Bush "inherited" the recession, despite the fact that economic growth during Clinton's last quarter was 2.1%. (Source: U.S. Department of Commerce) As he puts it, if they keep repleating the life often enough, pretty soon people believe it. But then why not lie when they get away with it so blatantly: So, did Larry King -- a veteran interviewer with decades of experience -- correct Hughes' misstatement and point out that the economy grew 2.1 percent during President Clinton's final quarter in office? And did he then go on to ask why, when this is an established fact unchallenged by any credible economist, the Bush administration insists on repeating the flagrantly inaccurate assertion that Bush "inherited" an economy in recession? Not exactly. Here's what he said: "Your hair looks great, by the way." 2:12:23 PM  Permalink  comment []

Supreme Court Backs E.P.A. on Anti-Pollution Rules. The 5-4 decision, a victory for environmentalists, found the EPA did not go too far when it overruled a decision by Alaska regulators. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 10:52:13 AM  Permalink  comment []

A survey of XML standards, Part 1. The world of XML is vast and growing, with a huge variety of standards and technologies that interact in complex ways. It can be difficult for beginners to navigate the most important aspects of XML, and for users to keep track of new entries and changes in the space. In this article, Uche Ogbuji provides a guide to XML standards, providing recommended resources for further information. [IBM developerWorks] 8:28:34 AM  Permalink  comment []

State of the Union Redux. CNN gives us the full story: (By way of Avram Grumer, Atrios, and numerous other sources.) [Charlie's Diary] 7:37:15 AM  Permalink  comment []

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