Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Troublemaker interview with Klansman Virgil Griffin. 6:18:47 PM   permalink   comment []

The special prosecutor seems to be taking the Plame case seriously. So does the White House. 6:12:57 PM   permalink   comment []

Audio from the Truth & Reconciliation hearings posted at News & Record site. 11:58:28 AM   permalink   comment []

Jon Lackman in Slate: Is it time to revamp the periodic table? "Oxford ecologist Philip Stewart has designed a new periodic table of the elements, and it's a hit...the only remake to achieve widespread adoption since Dmitri Mendeleev invented the original periodic table in a fit of brilliance in 1869." Be sure to click through to the slideshow for the whole story. Click on the images below for larger versions of the new table                      and the image that inspired it.                             9:24:01 AM   permalink   comment []

WSJ article on FCC chairman Kevin Martin. The NC native wants to boost broadband (not everyone agrees on how best to do so), is OK with community-backed web access, pays at least lip service to further "decency" crackdowns, and favors a la carte cable service. Semi-related: a look at the recent spate of telecom mergers and what they mean for businesses. "Like a Greek tragedy, the telecom industry story is a generational saga, complete with hubris and incest." Includes quotes from Jefferson-Pilot chief information officer Marvin Maynard. My art director, Aileen Hengeveld, worked a long time on this family tree of the industry (click chart to enlarge):                                               8:45:31 AM   permalink   comment []

"Gerald K. Hege still swaggers," reports Lenslinger. The former Davidson County Sheriff and convicted felon is writing a book. "Most likely, the resulting tome will only cement people's deeply-held opinions: dedicated crime-fighter, racist profiler, dangerous megalomaniac, fallen hero. It's all there, brewing on Hege's laptop -- a juicy tell-all destined for the paperback rack and the made-for-TV movie screen. Let's just hope the former sheriff sticks to the facts. After all, his truths have always been stranger than fiction." 8:20:40 AM   permalink   comment []