News - A computer keyboard with no keys:
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/tech_today.html
Comment - This may be a good option for people with carpal tunnel, but
otherwise, looks like a steep learning curve to figure out how to operate
it.
News - The final Lord of the Rings movie will have a new character called
Jar-Jarormir: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2003/01/jaromir.html
Comment - I sure hope this is a joke: "A recently leaked trailer for The
Return of the King has Tolkien fans outraged over the apparent addition of a
new character - Jar-Jaromir. The scene depicted in the trailer shows
Jar-Jaromir shouting, "Gondora gonna fallsa"; he then trips over a corpse
and knocks down a couple of Uruk-hai."
Be sure and check out the photo of "Jar-Jaromir".
News - Polls show falling support for U.S. attack on Iraq, but so
what?:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24783-2003Jan21.html
Comment - Here's a good quote from the article: "It is the outcome of the
war itself that will determine public support, not hypothetical polls in
advance," said Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
during the Clinton administration, who has supported the administration on
its looming military confrontation with Iraq. "That is what leadership is
all about. Roosevelt understood that in 1940-41; Bush senior understood it
in the first Persian Gulf War; Clinton understood it over Bosnia and
Kosovo," he said.
The U.S. must lead, not follow. If France and Germany are opposed, who
cares? It appears that France and Germany has substantial conflicts of
interest - they have signed sweetheart deals with Saddam to provide
technology and develop Iraqi oil reserves.
International cooperation should not be an end in itself. It we get
international support to topple Saddam, great! But the goal is to get rid of
Saddam, not just please the Europeans. I'm sure President Bush is fully
prepared to have us go-it-alone. Heck, our troops (and the Brits) will be
doing all the fighting anyway.
1:28:40 PM 
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