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Katharine Gun leaked a confidential memo from the U.S. asking Britain to spy on the U.N. Security Council before the Iraq war. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] .< 11:52:12 PM  >More workers enjoying freedom 75... More workers enjoying freedom 75
.< 5:32:39 PM >4 gw Top Twelve Reasons Against Gay Marriage [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] .< 1:54:45 PM >The Globe and Mail-ChrÈtien approved blueprint for scandal He and Gagliano signed off on request for cash that created sponsorship program .< 1:50:01 PM >Small wi-fi item Via Rail is now offering wi-fi service on some Montreal-Quebec trains and is still planning to add it on some trains to Toronto. Nothing here about having to travel first class to get it, although that's always been mentioned before. [montreal city weblog] .< 1:48:37 PM >Apple due in London court to contest Beatles lawsuit It's a litigious week for Apple and the music industry -- first Eminem, now the Beatles. Bloomberg reports that Apple is expected back in London's High Court on Wednesday to contest a lawsuit brought forth by Apple Corps Ltd., the company owned by the four members of the Beatles and their families. [MacCentral] .< 1:47:59 PM >How to enter a WEP key with a non-Apple access point Summary: With a Apple brand access point, it's easy, but with non-Apple access points it's hard to enter the WEP key. The menu-bar drop-down seems to be broken. Use Internet Connect instead; here's how to do it:Set up the ro... [macosxhints] .< 1:44:13 PM >Bull Session With Professor IPod Dr. Michael Bull is the world's leading expert on the societal impact of personal stereos. Bull wrote the definitive treatment on the Walkman, and now he's turned his attention to the iPod. A Q & A with Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 'One of the interesting things is that with vinyl, the aesthetic was in the cover of the record. You had the sleeve, the artwork, the liner notes. With the rise of digital, the aesthetic has left the object -- the record sleeve -- and now the aesthetic is in the artifact: the iPod, not the music.' .< 1:35:58 PM >Europe May Tell Microsoft to Split Software European antitrust regulators are considering a requirement that Microsoft sell two versions of Windows in Europe. [New York Times: Technology] 'Last August, the European Commission told Microsoft that its practice of bundling Media Player into Windows amounted to an abuse of the operating system's dominant position because it placed rival music and video players at a disadvantage.
The commission agreed with Microsoft's rivals, who argue that record companies and Hollywood studios will increasingly tailor their digital products exclusively for Microsoft's Media Player, because it will be the only player they are sure that people will have on their personal computers.' .< 1:10:52 PM >Boston Globe - Op-ed / Cheney's unprecedented power The true role of the shadowy Cheney is finally becoming an issue in the election, and it deserves to be. A recent piece in The New Yorker by Jane Mayer lays out in devastating detail how Cheney, while CEO of Halliburton, created the blueprint for shifting much of the military's support role from the armed services to private contractors. The leading contractor, of course, is Halliburton. When Cheney became vice president, Halliburton was perfectly positioned to make out like a bandit. .< 1:07:24 PM >ANALYSIS / Bush seeks to control campaign agenda / Support for amendment may fire up conservatives "The economy looked like a strength, and now it's not. The (Iraq) war looked like a strength, and now it's not,'' said UC Berkeley political science professor Bruce Cain. "This is an issue that gives them a backup, when the other two don't work.'' .< 1:06:24 PM >The Complete Guide to Google They named it after the biggest number they could imagine. But it wasn't big enough. On the eve of a very public stock offering, here's everything you ever wanted to know about Google. A Wired magazine special report. [Wired News] |
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