Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Guardian Unlimited | World dispatch | Ain't no stopping US now The Bush administration sees no particular virtue in seeking global consensus in its war on terrorism, because it has limited respect for governments whose opinions differ from its own
The 'axis of stupidity world tour' continues.
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Jim Roepcke's weblog: have browser, will travel: "My word what did Apple do? Mac OS X feels like it's doubled in speed!
Did they finally accelerate the video driver?" Oooh la la. Looks like I better get this thing installed. I hope the speed increase shows up here as well.
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News.Com: "As Microsoft prepares to launch the first trials of .Net My Services this fall, key details of the plan are still 'not figured out,' said Jim Allchin, Microsoft's group vice president in charge of Windows and server software development. 'I think we just got ahead of ourselves and didn't get clear enough thinking,' he said, echoing similar concerns voiced last August." Must read. [Scripting News]
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Canadian warship in Gulf rescues two. Toronto Star Online Feb 20 2002 0:13AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]
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Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Do geese see God? "We are, though, the only generation between the Norman conquest and the year 3000 to experience two palindromic years within a normal lifetime. So if you're looking for a reason to party today, why not raise a glass and say (palindromically): "Lager, sir, is regal." "
I'll pat myself on the back for seeing this one coming.
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CBC Sports Online : 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah : newsLithuania's Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas finished a surprising fifth despite skating a clean program. Italy's Barbara Fusar Poli and Maurizio Margaglio won bronze despite two major gaffes involving a trip in their original dance and a fall in their free dance.
The judges's marks indicated that the Lithuanians matched the Italians and the Canadians on technical merit, but scored lower in overall presentation.
Oh dear.
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