Monday, July 08, 2002

I've added a new article to the "Gun-free Britain" page. The last sentence was particularly interesting: "The figure could be THREE TIMES higher under a new system which will count crimes not investigated." I thought the British government had been forced to stop lying about their crime a few years ago, but from this it sounds like they're still doing it. comment () trackback ()  8:43:44 AM     Ebay buys PayPal [Slashdot] This strikes me as rather alarming. Will Ebay now force users to pay using PayPal? Or impose some kind of additional penalty on those who don't? In addition, PayPal has a history of dubious practices that probably won't change just because someone bought them. comment () trackback ()  8:37:00 AM     Base Station Rescue service for ABS [The Macintosh News Network] They offer to replace the defective capacitors Apple used in their Airport Base Stations for $80. I have one of the base stations with bad capacitors, so I'm going to give this service a try. comment () trackback ()  6:15:04 AM     Libyan Leader Arrives in South Africa [AP World News] It was yet another victory for South African President Thabo Mbeki in his struggle with Gadhafi over who will lead the world's poorest continent in the beginning of the 21st Century. Gadhafi fancies himself the father of the African Union, the new continental body that will replace the 39-year-old Organization for African Unity at a summit of African leaders starting Monday. With these two as the choices for "African leader," it's no wonder the continent is in such bad shape. Mbeki is better than Gadhafi, but not really that much better. comment () trackback ()  6:09:53 AM

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