Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Patriot Act Thievery. My wife recently transferred funds from a mutual fund to her bank account to buy a new car (BMW 330 XI). When she checked her bank account to see if the transfer had occurred, she noticed that only 55% of... [LewRockwell.com Blog] The Feds have apparently found a new way to violate the Fourth Amendment. This one looks like a mutation of the "civil forfeiture" concept, where the government steals your property without ever charging you with a crime. 7:13:12 PM    comment () REALbasic 5.5 adds Linux, enhances Mac support. REAL Software Inc. on Wednesday released REALbasic 5.5, the latest version of their cross-platform development environment. The addition of Linux to the list of supported platforms is a major addition in this release but is by no means the only change, according to company president and CEO Geoff Perlman, who recently spoke with MacCentral about the new version. [MacCentral] I've been using REALbasic in various small work-related projects for years now, and I'm pleased to see how well it's developed--and that they still support the MacOS, and not just OS X. 10:39:06 AM    comment ()

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