July 31, 2004
Scientists: Nanotech risks need study - News - ZDNet
Bill Joy (Sun Microsystems software genius) has been describing his nanotech concerns for years. We don't know what we don't know. We should proceed to develop this technology, but with great caution.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth - Service to Country
Seems the mainstream media doesn't see fit to cover this aspect of Senator Kerry's record, at least I haven't seen coverage. If it's true, and the media can easily verify if it is, there's a story here.
If Bush is accused of dodging Vietnam via the National Guard, Kerry's Vietnam record and his actions following his short tour of duty deserve the same scrutiny.
If Bush is accused of dodging Vietnam via the National Guard, Kerry's Vietnam record and his actions following his short tour of duty deserve the same scrutiny.
July 30, 2004
PCWorld.com - Microsoft Shows Off Search Tools
This is big news. Not only internet searches, but deep search capability for your hard drive(s). Google can search email deeply, given my experience with Gmail. It's a small step for them to offer the same capability for your hard drive.
The race is on and my guess is this will affect Google's IPO price.
Capitalism and free enterprise. Don't you love it??
The race is on and my guess is this will affect Google's IPO price.
Capitalism and free enterprise. Don't you love it??
The New York Times > New York Region > Cellphone Antennas to Sprout Atop Light Poles and Signs
The New York Times > New York Region > Cellphone Antennas to Sprout Atop Light Poles and Signs:
The lunatic fringe is active in NYC. To the writer's/editor's credit, they have included a statement of fact to counter Evie's wild and uninformed wailing.
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"Evie Hantzopoulos of the Astoria Neighborhood Coalition, which opposes the unchecked spread of antennas in the city, sees it otherwise.
'There has been a complete lack of public input on this and the city has given the telecommunications industry carte blanche access,' Ms. Hantzopoulos said. 'It's not just dangerous, it's irresponsible.'
While there has been widespread concern about radiation from cellphone towers posing a risk of cancer and infertility, most scientific studies have not found a link."
The lunatic fringe is active in NYC. To the writer's/editor's credit, they have included a statement of fact to counter Evie's wild and uninformed wailing.
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"Evie Hantzopoulos of the Astoria Neighborhood Coalition, which opposes the unchecked spread of antennas in the city, sees it otherwise.
'There has been a complete lack of public input on this and the city has given the telecommunications industry carte blanche access,' Ms. Hantzopoulos said. 'It's not just dangerous, it's irresponsible.'
While there has been widespread concern about radiation from cellphone towers posing a risk of cancer and infertility, most scientific studies have not found a link."
PayPal Class Action Settlement
Below is an excerpt from the email received sent by PayPal to those who may benefit from settlement of a class action suit. The lawyers stand to gain more than 1/3 of this settlement. My reading of this and the results of dozens of other class actions is the attorneys are the primary beneficiaries of such litigation. Taking more than 1/3 of a negotiated amount for something the defendant says it did not do seems so wrong to me.
I think I hear Senator Edwards cheering in the background.
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"10. HOW WILL THE LAWYERS FOR THE CLASS BE PAID?From the inception of the litigation in early 2002 to the present, Class Counsel have not received any payment for their services in prosecuting the case, nor have they been reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses. If the Court approves the proposed settlement, Class Counsel will make a motion to the Court for an award of attorneys' fees of up to $3,332,500 and reimbursement of expenses of up to $135,000, to be paid from the $9.25 million settlement fund. Class Counsel will also seek reimbursement from the settlement fund on behalf of certain of the named plaintiffs in the litigation for reimbursement of their expenses related to their service as class representatives in the litigation, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000. The motion will be heard at the settlement hearing described below in Section 11."
I think I hear Senator Edwards cheering in the background.
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"10. HOW WILL THE LAWYERS FOR THE CLASS BE PAID?From the inception of the litigation in early 2002 to the present, Class Counsel have not received any payment for their services in prosecuting the case, nor have they been reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses. If the Court approves the proposed settlement, Class Counsel will make a motion to the Court for an award of attorneys' fees of up to $3,332,500 and reimbursement of expenses of up to $135,000, to be paid from the $9.25 million settlement fund. Class Counsel will also seek reimbursement from the settlement fund on behalf of certain of the named plaintiffs in the litigation for reimbursement of their expenses related to their service as class representatives in the litigation, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000. The motion will be heard at the settlement hearing described below in Section 11."
July 29, 2004
The New York Times > Sports > Pro Football > Giants and Manning Agree to a $45 Million Contract
How crazy are these salaries? Yet fans go on paying the sky high ticket prices and the advertisers continue to pay for the air time. Nuts.
July 28, 2004
Robert Byrd Palaver
During this convention week, Senator Byrd has been getting more than a normal share of TV time and continues to rant and rave that Kerry can solve the problems created by Byrd's description of the Bush administration. Waving a small red book, he argues that the Constitution is abused by the Republicans in their exercise of power and that John Kerry will fix it if elected. Balderdash. Homespun political rhetoric.
The Kerry style of leadership | csmonitor.com
This analysis is less than persuasive that Kerry is a leader.
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Lost Record '02 Florida Vote Raises '04 Concern
Can Florida ever get voting right? This is not good news for electronic voting.
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