Monday, April 08, 2002

Marijuana does not dent IQ permanently. Heavy users who have given up cannabis perform as well as those who never smoked the drug, researchers say [New Scientist] I could have told them this for a lot less money. Cheers, Dusty 6:17:02 PM

Red Hat Linux ISO 7.3 Beta 2 Released [BetaNews.Com] Be the first one on your block.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:28:06 AM

Napster 3.1.3.37 Beta Build 20020405-1309 Released [BetaNews.Com] This one goes straight to the ‘Why Bother’ file.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:27:32 AM

Drastic times call for drastic measures. World dispatch: The only outcome is that either George Bush or Ariel Sharon will be humiliated, writes Brian Whitaker. [Guardian Unlimited] The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ is, for the most part, a very liberal publication. Still, this is exactly the fears that I have about Bush’s long delayed Middle East involvement. Frankly, I’m afraid the guy’s gonna embarrass us.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:26:37 AM

The best way to kill MS Messenger. Check out this little script [The Register] Here’s a cool little script from the shredding edge UK tech journal ‘The Register’ that kills the annoying MS Messenger nags in XP. Haven’t tried it yet. Send me your reports.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:22:21 AM

Balky Players Are Defying the Bush Game Plan. President Bush seemed testy over the weekend when asked why all three players in the Middle East had so far defied his demands. By David E. Sanger. [New York Times: Politics] Strength is what is called for. It’s the proper response, but I’m not sure Bush has it in him. He obviously has the will and the desire, but he still seems to lack that elusive gravitas.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:20:17 AM

Israeli Offensive in West Bank Goes On. Israeli helicopter gunships pounded a Palestinian refugee camp and fire broke out near Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity during a firefight Monday, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel's 11-day-old offensive in the West Bank would continue despite U.S. demands for an immediate withdrawal. [AP World News] What a cluster fuck. Powell is on his way, probably on the ground, by now. He’s been furiously farting sunshine the last few days while the boss’s calls for an immediate pullout have been completely ignored. What the fuck is the guy supposed to do next?   Cheers,   Dusty   8:16:45 AM

First Rule Of The Patriot Act: You Do Not Talk About The Patriot Act [Plastic] This is some scary shit. I don’t care where you are on the political spectrum, this is some seriously scary shit.   This link will send you to Plastic, where I first spotted this story. From there you can read the scary as shit details from the original essay.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:14:01 AM

Israel Persisting With Wide Sweep Despite Bush's Call. The Israeli government and army indicated Sunday that they intended to carry on with the broad military sweep through the West Bank. By Serge Schmemann. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] I think Bush is 100% right in his repeated calls for an immediate Israeli pullout. Thing is, after 15 months on the sideline, nobody is paying any attention to him. Maybe the EU/EC is right. Maybe it’s time for Bush to step aside and let someone else try.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:08:51 AM

Star Wars: Episode II Script? You Decide. - http://www.prequel-spoilers.com/script.txt   Is there not enough hype already? People are already standing in line for the May 16 opening, fer chrissakes. So let me take this opportunity to piss and moan a bit. Just Kidding.   Do you think this is the real deal? Do you care? Let me know.   Cheers,   Dusty   8:01:35 AM

recalcitrant: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. recalcitrant [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] Appropriate, given the Middle East situation. Cheers, Dusty   7:06:15 AM

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