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Thursday, May 29, 2003
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Here's a novel approach to hypertext storytelling: K.C. Bolton has created a Groove space as a medium for telling a children's story. Groove users can take a look by downloading the invitation.
7:39:05 PM 
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Editorial: Feeling Lucky Perp?. Be dead or be arrested. That's the choice New York's mindlessly enforced gun laws force upon otherwise law-abiding people.
Consider:
Mohammed Dramy, a 40-year-old Gambian immigrant, was shot dead Tuesday during an apparent robbery in Harlem.
The perpetrator is still at large.
Meanwhile, two bodega employees, Jose Acosta, 69, and Victor Alejandro, 23, are alive following an attempted armed robbery the same day.
And it's a perp who's dead.
Sadly, Acosta and Alejandro are now charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
As three armed would-be robbers entered their store waving guns, Acosta pulled out a .22-caliber pistol, fatally shooting one; the others escaped. [FirearmNews.com]
Here's a question that article doesn't even ask: if Acosta was the one who used an "illegal" weapon in self-defense, why is Alejandro in trouble? Is it against the law to have your life saved in New York now?
7:14:12 PM
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US 'still fighting Saddam forces'. A US commander in Iraq says the war is not over and more troops may be needed to quell continuing attacks. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]
A police station requisitioned by US forces came under attack and was set on fire, forcing soldiers and Iraqis to retreat.
One report suggested the attack was a response to intrusive house-to-house weapons searches by Iraqi police backed by US troops.
If that report is correct, then good for the Iraqis!
11:55:48 AM
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Supreme Court pares Miranda rights. The Supreme Court narrowed the historic right against self-incrimination Tuesday, ruling that police and government investigators can force an unwilling person to talk, as long as those admissions are not used to prosecute them.
The 6-3 opinion undercuts the well-known "Miranda warnings," in which officers tell suspects of their right to remain silent. It appears to allow more aggressive police questioning of reluctant witnesses in the hope of obtaining evidence. While a witness's words cannot be used against him in court, evidence can be. [Fresno Bee]
So now the government has decided that it's okay to torture people as long as what they say isn't used in court. Somehow I doubt that any cops will be tortured for information about suspicious shootings, though.
9:43:12 AM
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J.J. Johnson at Sierra Times -
Whack'em & Stack'em - Kill the Unarmed; No Questions Asked -
another unarmed innocent dies at the hands of New York City's
"finest". [sierra]
If you are reading this wondering if the shooting officer is in
custody, the answer is no. In fact, at the time of this writing, the
shooter hasn't even been questioned. But thou shallt not pass judgment
on this fine officer. After all, we must put ourselves in their shoes,
and understand things from their viewpoint.
But, any civilian under the same circumstances would have been
immediately charged with first degree murder, discharging a weapon
within the city limits, and heaven forbid if he didn't have a license
for that firearm. And that line about "He was reaching for my gun?"
Tell it to your loy-ya. So let 's not put a civilian in this officer's
shoes.
[End the War on Freedom]
9:17:56 AM
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Tekka. The new issue of Tekka is out. [Mark Bernstein]
Speaking of subscription-based web journalism, here's a preview of an interview with "Salam Pax". The entire article is available by subscribing to Tekka, which is a web magazine.
9:14:18 AM
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I found another good use for "Tinderbox" recently. It's very good for keeping notes while playing Uplink! I create a note for each mission, and each mission has a link to a separate note for the target system. The map view even fits with the graphic display of the Uplink user interface.
6:16:23 AM
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2006
Ken Hagler.
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