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Wednesday, July 24, 2002 |
Leave it to country-rocker Steve Earle to write the first song about John Walker Lindh, American outlaw: John Walker's Blues. I haven't heard the song yet, but Earle is a smart musician who's earned his compassionate streak the hard way. And I'l bet that what he has to say on the subject is more valuable than a hundred op-ed thumbsuckers. [Scott Rosenberg's Links & Comment]
1:24:32 PM
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Asteroid on collision course with earth.. "An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space. "A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth and could strike the planet on 1 February, 2019 - although the uncertainties are large." Link Discuss (Thanks, Tobias!) [Boing Boing Blog]
10:55:19 AM
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News.Com: "Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for illicit file trading." [Scripting News]
8:41:44 AM
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News.com Congress is working on a bill to authorize the media industry to hack your computer. This is insane. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
My reading of this is that the recording industry would have rights we don't give the FBI when looking for terrorists!
8:17:25 AM
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© Copyright 2003 Clarence Westberg.
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 This is my blogchalk: United States, Minnesota, Bloomington, West, English, Clarence, Male, 51-55.
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