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Saturday, January 25, 2003

Nukes over Iraq
U.S. Weighs Tactical Nuclear Strike on Iraq LA Times
For what one defense analyst says is a worst-case scenario, planners are studying the use of atomic bombs on deeply buried targets.

"Wade Boese of the Arms Control Assn. in Washington said there is no evidence that conventional arms wouldn't be just as effective in reaching deeply buried targets."

Why constrain yourself to conventional when you can go NUCLEAR. Must have them salivating . . .

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My bet with Martin.
Observation. In 2003, when we want to, we can beat the NY Times, on a technical subject. Their report just appeared in their RSS feed, for the home page (so they thought it was an important story), but -- they don't have their own report, it's from AP. Presumably they will have a full Times-authored story in the Sunday edition.

In contrast, when I checked at 6:30AM Pacific, Slashdot had the whole thing, cause and cure, and while I asked for and got lots more links from Scripting News readers, Slashdot already had the story from the main angle.

One wonders why the AP report couldn't also include the cure, it's one sentence, sure it wouldn't mean anything to most people, but to the people who need the information, it could make a huge difference. The Internet is a set of interdependencies. We all depend on each other, never can you see that more clearly than when a virus attack is underway.

Anyway, good job, World Wide Web, and hats off to Slashdot. Now, if I'm going to win the bet with Martin in 2007, we're going to need to be that good not just in technology, but in everything. ";->"
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January 25, 1890

The United Mine Workers Union was founded in Columbus, Ohio, and adopted a constitution prohibiting racial, religious and ethnic discrimination. R.F. Warren of Ohio became the first African-American elected to the union's Executive Board.
On January 25, 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld "yellow dog" contracts, which forbid membership in labor unions. Yellow dog contracts remained legal until passage of the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932. At the turn of the century, the term "yellow dog" meant an inferior or worthless person or thing.

Thanks Workday Minnesota http://www.workdayminnesota.org

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Virus-like attack hits web traffic. An attack by malicious computer code dramatically slows internet traffic - and South Korea's web services are shut down. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Anarchists everywhere.

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U.S. May Not Press U.N. for a Decision on Iraq Next Week. Instead, administration officials said they were willing to wait possibly several weeks beyond Monday for the inspections to continue. By Elisabeth Bumiller and Steven R. Weisman. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Even the Bush Gang must face reality.

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Lobbyists Held Party for Bush Telecommunications Official. The Bush administration's top official for telecommunications policy let lobbyists for wireless companies help pay for a private reception at her home. [New York Times: Technology]

Nothing wrong with a little QUID PRO QUO.

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Powell starts last-minute offensive. The US Secretary of State embarks on a final mission to drum up support for action against Iraq before a crucial UN meeting on Monday. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]

"Drumming" is the operative term here. A little beating goes a long way.

"The US has warned that human shields will not stop specific sites from being attacked."

Those standing in the way of the machine will be ground up and spit out.

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