Sunday, August 18, 2002

Record Labels Want 4 Internet Providers to Block Music Site [New York Times: Technology] It looks like the RIAA has succeeded in intimidating backbone operators to block all access to listen4ever.com, an MP3 file trading Website based in China. There is no doubt the site was completely rogue, but this sets a very dangerous precedent. Talk about a slippery slope, we could be neck deep in full blown censorship before we know it if things like this are OK. 4:32:43 PM

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Top Republicans Break With Bush on Iraq Strategy. Senior Republicans have begun disagreeing with President Bush over the high-profile planning for war with Iraq, saying that no need has been proven. By Todd S. Purdum and Patrick E. Tyler. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Even top leaders of his own party are distancing themselves from the Smirking Chimps Iraq fetish. Thing is, we already know the Dim Son listens to no one, not even his own. Once his mind is made up, those two brain cells ain’t budgin’. 4:28:52 PM

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George Jean Nathan. "Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles." [Quotes of the Day] 4:19:35 PM

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Don Marquis. "The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race." [Quotes of the Day] 4:19:22 PM

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William Hazlitt. "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 4:15:00 PM

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Wayne Gretzky. "You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 4:14:36 PM

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Albert Einstein. "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." [Quotes of the Day] 4:14:12 PM

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