Thursday, January 16, 2003

Farm virus laws flouted. Laws introduced to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease are being routinely flouted, BBC Radio 4's Farming Today learns. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] That's not surprising, considering that during the epidemic the government was killing uninfected livestock without compensating their owners. comment () trackback ()  11:17:25 PM     Librarians Split on Sharing Info. A requirement in the Patriot Act that requires public libraries to forfeit to law enforcement patrons' book-borrowing and Internet surfing information has divided librarians into two camps: those who go along and those who resist. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News] Estabrook said librarians -- traditionally fierce guardians of free speech and information access -- have been forced to juggle conflicting obligations: protecting patrons' privacy as good librarians and collaborating with law enforcement requests as good citizens. The problem is really that librarians have gotten the mistaken idea that collaborating with unconstitutional demands is somehow good citizenship. comment () trackback ()  8:29:19 PM     EFF asks for nominations for 12th annual Pioneer Awards [Politech] Someone should nominate Tara Sue Grubb. comment () trackback ()  6:44:59 PM     Gratuitous Product Plug. A while back, Doug Weinberg asked me to "proof" his T-shirt design for factual gun errors, which I did (so any silly quibbles about ".45" vs. ".45 ACP" should be directed to me, not to him). Anyway, considering all the brouhaha about "diversity" and "affirmative action" and similar bullshit flying around, I thought that you'd all like to do your bit for "diversity"; so visit Doug's site and purchase one of... [Kim du Toit] The shirt's pretty funny. I think I'll get one. comment () trackback ()  6:40:59 PM     Venezuela Suspends Dollar Auctions [AP World News] If Venezuelans concerned about the drop in value of their currency can't get dollars, they should consider buying gold. Or, alternately, "e-gold". comment () trackback ()  12:07:50 PM     Russell Roberts: Killing dividend tax will help all of us [Politech] A good short summary of why this particular tax cut would be good. Personally, I'm in favor of cutting all taxes by 100%. comment () trackback ()  9:38:28 AM

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