Monday, February 25, 2002

Ricochet Bounces Back, Cautiously [Slashdot] Apparently the service will be turned back on in Los Angeles first, in the spring. This would be great, if it happens. I'll certainly sign up again. comment () trackback ()  7:49:51 PM     Mistaken Identity Blamed in Soldier Killing. In a case of friendly fire in the homeland, an Army Special Forces soldier was killed by a sheriff's deputy in a "tragic mistake" stemming from mistaken identity Saturday, the county's chief deputy said Monday. [Fox News] The soldiers, who were on a training exercise, jumped the deputy, who wasn't. Although identified as Special Forces, the soldiers were on a final qualification exercise--which suggests that they really weren't Special Forces yet. The article gives details of what happened, and frankly I'm alarmed that the soldiers thought that they could get away with what they did, training exercise or not. comment () trackback ()  7:32:36 PM     I added a new link to the Gun-free Britain collection. It seems that crimes committed using firearms have almost tripled in London in the past year. comment () trackback ()  3:03:09 PM     DoubleClick Gets Into Spam [Slashdot] This isn't surprising, since those annoying banner ads are somewhat spam-like themselves. It's a lot easier to get rid of banner ads by using iCab than it is to get rid of spam, though. comment () trackback ()  2:26:49 PM     Palestinian Opens Fire at Bus Stop. A Palestinian gunman opened fire Monday at a bus stop in Neve Yaakov, a Jewish neighborhood in a disputed part of Jerusalem, wounding at least 10 people, rescue officials said. [AP World News] There's no mention of any Israeli civilians returning fire in this story in the American press. I haven't been able to read the story yet on the BBC or Jerusalem Post sites, but it wouldn't surprise me if they both report there were civilians shooting back. comment () trackback ()  9:34:48 AM     Zimbabwe Leader Gets Treason Charge. The head of Zimbabwe's opposition party faces charges of high treason, an offense punishable by death, after he was questioned by police Monday over allegations he plotted to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, his lawyer said. [AP World News] It was not immediately clear how this would affect Tsvangirai's ability to campaign in the March 9-10 elections. I don't think it makes any difference. It's obvious to anyone who has been paying attention that Mugabe has no chance of winning the election no matter what happens. It's equally obvious that Mugabe has no intention of giving up power regardless of the outcome. comment () trackback ()  9:22:14 AM     Help for Overly Frisky Felines. An antidepressant commonly used for humans and dogs is about to undergo a trial in an effort to gauge its safety and usefulness for the ferocious house cat. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News] Swell. It's not enough for people to turn their children into drugged-out zombies, now they want to do it to their pets as well. It occurs to me that this if any of the various nutcase animal rights groups want to improve their image, making a fuss about this would be a good way. comment () trackback ()  6:20:25 AM

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