Well, as I guy who's worked every day of his life since he was 16, I can tell you which handle I'll not be pulling come November, 2004.

[from Lloyd Grove's "Reliable Source" column in the Washington Post]

As sometimes happens with Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), he let his mouth race ahead of his brain Wednesday night at a gathering of Young Democrats at the Washington nightspot Acropolis. After presidential candidate Howard Dean spoke, Kennedy delivered an impassioned peroration against President Bush's tax cut. We hear that Kennedy told the crowd: "I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a [bleeping] day in my life."
8:30:22 PM     comment []

We can only hope.
12:55:04 PM     comment []

There's more to bullshit intellectual property laws than patents, copyright and trademarks: with the introduction of the "shrink wrap EULA", contract law has also become involved. If this case stands up to higher scrutiny it could be devastating to industry as a whole...

Contract Case Could Hurt Reverse Engineering [Slashdot]
10:39:12 AM     comment []

A fascinating look into the behavior of large corporations in Washington ...

Microsoft's new push in Washington. CNET News.com's Declan McCullaghexplains why the software maker has quietly given marching orders to its phalanx of lobbyists to get the government to impose additional regulations on the cable industry. [CNET News.com]
10:37:05 AM     comment []