Sunday, July 25, 2004

Pirates are real Just a note to the MPAA, RIAA, and others who keep referring to infringers of copyright as "pirates," there are very real, very lethal, pirates out there: Pirate Killings Hit 10-Year Global High (AP). AP - Pirates killed 30 seafarers worldwide in the first six months of the year ó the highest toll in more than a decade ó and governments need to boost patrols in dangerous regions to curb the violence, a maritime group said Sunday. [Yahoo! News - World] Downloading music doesn't kill anyone. Later: From the "be careful who you call a pirate" department-- Who's a Pirate? Russia Points Back at the U.S.. Russia asserts that the U.S. has been abetting intellectual-property pirates by purchasing thousands of knockoff Kalashnikov assault rifles. By By C. J. CHIVERS. [The New York Times > Home Page] 7:27:08 PM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

Happy Birthday, Louise Happy birthday to Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby. Louise is 26 today. 3:49:04 PM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

QOTD "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx. [Quotes of the Day] The last time I posted this one, I mentioned having it on a t-shirt from Bookshop Santa Cruz. More recently, it appears on a bookmark I bought at the Museum Moderner Kunst (Museum of Modern Art) in Vienna. Yes, it's in English. 10:37:47 AM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

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