Sunday, 6 January 2002
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Quebec Tories quit party to back Alliances Day. Toronto Star Online Jan 6 2002 9:03PM ET [Canada news]
Freaky! What's up with those crazy folks? Looks like the Star has a scoop here. I don't see anything at cbc's site.
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'Cutout' Macs a Real Passion. Thanks to the Internet, paper modeling of Macintosh computers has become a flourishing hobby. Enthusiasts have created cut-and-glue plans for just about every Macintosh ever made. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
Too funny! Not that anyone thought Macophiles were losing their passion . . . but wow!
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'Cutout' Macs a Real Passion "I could not get it to boot up with the OS 8.6 CD but it looks great sticking out of the top slot!" Burgess added.
.< 1:23:34 AM >
CNN.com - Small, stolen plane slams into Tampa skyscraper - January 5, 2002 The pilot, a 15-year-old high school student, died in the crash.
Oh dear. A candidate for the Darwin Awards?
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Avie Tevanian and Philip Schiller will present the second keynote, “Power of X,” at MacWorld San Francisco. [mac.scripting.com]
I'm keen to see where this OS is headed.
.< 1:13:12 AM >
CNN.com - Canada to dispatch 900 troops to Afghanistan - January 5, 2002 The deal for a Canadian contribution was reportedly reached with American military officials at the U.S. southern military command headquarters in Tampa, Fla.
Clearly there was political pressure from high up in Ottawa to make something happen. It's quite ridiculous because as the article points out, the "problem" of a lack of Canuck input is all one of perception. Instead of pointing out the obvious we just put more Canadians "in harms way".
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