Friday, August 16, 2002

Life Imitates Presidential Humor "The enemy attacked us thinking we were soft, thinking our culture was corrupt, thinking we'd just kind of roll over and say, OK, fine, we'll figure out if we can sue 'em. Man, did they make a mistake. They found a nation that's resolved."--President Bush, Feb. 27 "Some 600 relatives of Sept. 11 victims filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking more than $100 trillion from the Sudanese government and Saudi officials, banks and charities, charging they financed Osama bin Laden's network and the attacks on America."--Associated Press, Aug. 15 [OpinionJournal.com] comment () trackback ()  8:48:44 PM     Ed Cone introduces Tara Grubb. "She is the Libertarian Party candidate running against Howard Coble."  [Scripting News] Wow, the word "Libertarian" appears on Dave Winer's weblog! Who would have thought it? comment () trackback ()  2:31:05 PM     A Rebirth for Ricochet. One year after Metricom pulled the plug on its pioneering Ricochet network, the new owners of the high-speed wireless Internet service are putting it back in business. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] The service has restarted in Denver, so hopefully it will resume in LA soon. I still have my Ricochet modem! comment () trackback ()  2:23:11 PM     US vs. THEM. For the EU elite, America is like a rebellious teenager that they simply don't understand. How can they insist on sovereignty when it obstructs 'progress'? How can they insist on the right of self-defence when we know that true security comes only through concessions and negotiation? How dare they cherish Western values when we know that all values are equal? For the Eurocrats, America is not just mystifying, it's offensive. [Samizdata.net] My impression of Europeans--the ones quoted in the media and posting on the Internet at least--fits this. I would say the defining characteristic of most Europeans is that they are sanctimonious. comment () trackback ()  11:43:46 AM     Jake continues his plea for a browser-based editor that does the basics and doesn't cost and arm and a leg.  If somebody has one for a reasonable price, I would be more than happy to talk to them.  Look at this way:  given our sales growth, a nice editing widget (that works on Windows and Mac and provides spell check) that costs a couple of $$ could probably provide enough income for some smart developer to live on by early next year (or at least pay for the mortgage/rent, a car, and a trip to Hawaii for a week). [John Robb's Radio Weblog] A while back I'd suggested that a global floating pallete similar to BBEdit's would be good for this. On the Newton there is such a pallete, called nHTML. I've used it for most of my longer posts here, since I generally write those on my MessagePad 2100. comment () trackback ()  9:12:38 AM     Editorial: Doll disarmament. Ryan Scott probably should consider himself lucky that he wasn't arrested for trying to carry firearms onto an airplane. True, there were a few extenuating circumstances: Ryan is only 9, and the guns were toys that no one would mistake for actual weapons. But rules are rules, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lists 'toy weapons' among its 'Items Prohibited in Aircraft Cabins.' So when Ryan tried to take a rubber, four-inch G.I. Joe rifle and a few miniature toy pistols aboard a flight at the Central Wisconsin Airport earlier this month, he was nabbed. [FirearmNews.com] By this reasoning (if you can call it that), the airport security people will have to start keeping pens, pencils, and crayons off flights. After all, a hijacker might draw a picture of a gun! comment () trackback ()  9:04:14 AM     MacInTouch has the story of how HyperCard 3.0 was Steved. comment () trackback ()  8:53:29 AM

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