One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Tuesday, 25 November 2003

.< 6:39:13 PM >
Macworld review: DVD Studio Pro 2.0

Those sounds you've been hearing are professional DVD developers popping champagne corks to celebrate the arrival of DVD Studio Pro 2.0, a major upgrade to Apple's high-end DVD-authoring software. [MacCentral]

< 6:35:03 PM >

There has been a lot of pleading lately, from people across the political spectrum, for Democrats and liberals to 'develop a real policy to deal with terrorism'. In the absence of this, the argument goes, every terrorist act plays into the hands of the Republicans and the neocons, giving them 'I told you so' justification for their 'anti-terrorist' actions (at least in the minds of the 50% of Americans who still buy the Bush con that unilaterally attacking Iraq had something to do with fighting terrorism). And in such an atmosphere, irresponsible idiots like Tommy Franks are advising terrorists that if they want to turn the US into a paranoid police state, the answer is simple: just pay one wacko in the US to detonate one dirty bomb anywhere in the country.

If the Bush regime is struggling next year to get re-elected, the best shot in the arm they could get would be more terrorism. In fact the Republicans now are almost fully invested (politically, and, with taxpayer money, financially) in the exaggerated and inept "war on terrorism". No wonder, then, that the bozo 'president' says "bring it on

< 6:31:51 PM >

Arar wants Ottawa to help with lawsuit against Syria, Jordan [GAM-National]

< 6:29:24 PM >

The Bloc Pot's new "bring your own joint" caf, opening this Saturday on Rachel Street, is causing alarm and despondency among the powers that be, most specifically the area's city councillor. [montreal city weblog]

< 6:28:05 PM >

The number of hungry people worldwide was reported to swell in recent years, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to war, drought, AIDS and trade barriers. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

< 6:26:51 PM >

A record number of people were infected with HIV around the world this year, official figures reveal. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

< 6:26:23 PM >

Australia reaches a deal with the US for the trial of two detained Australians, as a UK judge condemns Guantanamo conditions. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

< 6:25:30 PM >

Jon Johansen of DeCSS fame has done it again. This time he has made it possible to remove the DRM from iTunes. The Register has the story. So does Slashdot. Jon Johansens various software is available here. He runs a blog where he has a quite funny "Sue me" comment. [Kuro5hin.org]

< 6:24:40 PM >

IBM DeveloperWorks: The importance of documentation. As documentation decreases in quality, users stop turning to it. As users stop turning to it, companies stop trying to maintain it -- why bother, if the users won't read it? This line of reasoning is dooming the future of documentation to failure. Documentation is important and needs to be taken seriously. [Tomalak's Realm]

< 6:20:07 PM >

Author Jessica Stern says the recent bombings in Istanbul and Riyadh show that the U.S. war on terror is deeply flawed. [Salon]

< 12:43:42 AM >

Maher Arar sues Syria, Jordan
Maher Arar has filed a lawsuit in Canada seeking millions in damages from Syria and Jordan, accusing both countries of kidnapping, assault and torture. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

< 12:42:47 AM >

CBC, newspaper win release of Driskell case details
The CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press won a victory in court on Monday that will see new details about the James Driskell case made public. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]