Thursday, June 12, 2003

The plot to kill Social Security. Bush's tax cuts won't do much to create jobs or boost economic growth, but they will bankrupt the nation's retirement program. That's the plan, anyway. [Salon.com] 3:59:28 PM

Gregory Peck, a Star of Quiet Dignity, Dies at 87. In a career that spanned half a century, Gregory Peck often played a morally anguished hero who displayed grace under fire. By William Grimes. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 3:59:01 PM

David Brinkley, Elder Statesman of TV News, Dies at 82. David Brinkley's delivered his pungent news commentaries with a mixture of wry skepticism and succinct candor. By Richard Severo. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 3:58:48 PM

army.mil Moves To OS X [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion] 3:55:37 PM

Apple tech used in iLectures system. Apple technology is used in the iLectures system created by the Arts Multimedia Centre at the University of Western Australia. It automatically records audio and/or video of lectures and "zaps" each lecture recording up on the Web within an hour or so of the end of each lecture -- without human intervention. The iLectures system is currently capturing over 300 lectures per week and getting over 3,000 hits per week on those lecture recordings. Students can access the recordings 24 hours a day, seven days a week. [MacCentral] 9:26:25 AM

Apple in legal dispute over Unix trademark. From the outset, Apple has been clear that Mac OS X is based on core Unix technology. A San Francisco, Calif.-based company called The Open Group claims that Apple is in violation of their trademark and has sued the company, according to CNET. What's more, Apple has countersued, claiming that Unix is a generic term. CNET's Ian Fried reports that the case, which is a year and a half old, has not yet gone to trial -- although a motion has been filed in court this week to enable the companies to exchange documents this summer, with a trial to follow early next year. [MacCentral] 9:26:08 AM

What the definition of "WMD" is. The White House helpfully explains what the president meant when he claimed weapons of mass destruction had already been found. [Salon.com] 9:25:53 AM