Saturday, June 29, 2002

"What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has". David Simon, creator of the searing new HBO series "The Wire," on why even the best cop shows are phony and our anti-drug mania amounts to a permanent war against the underclass. [Salon.com] 8:23:51 PM

Robert Cringley has an interesting perspective on Microsoft's proposed Palladium system, which is being pitched for the good of Internet security. In reality, it's being built for the good of Microsoft's profits. 8:31:04 AM

Software Errors Cost Billions. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software bugs are not just annoying or inconvenient. They're expensive. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology] Unfortunately, the article doesn't say how much of this is attributable to Microsoft... 8:26:51 AM

"Arafat Calls for Democratic Elections in the United States" [Daypop Top 40] You might not be a big fan of Arafat, but this article makes the point that there is strong evidence that Bush is calling the kettle black... 8:24:58 AM

Boy advised to write "What Would Jesus Do?" on his penis, to prevent impure sexual thoughts [Daypop Top 40] 8:22:27 AM

For Bush Daughters, (Night) Life Isn't Fair (washingtonpost.com) [Daypop Top 40] 8:20:27 AM

The Strange Case of the Disappearing Open Source Vendors is Tim O'Reilly's annual summary of the state of Open Source. As usual, Tim's eloquent and insightful, with his main point being that while there may not be a lot of successful Open Source vendors, there are definitely a huge number of successful Open Source users. 8:17:16 AM

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