March 31, 2005
Campo di Giove (AQ)
Carol's father's ancestral village in L'Aquila, Abbruzzo, Italy where we will visit in April.
The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > In the Competition for DVD Rentals by Mail, Two Empires Strike Back
All this thanks to the U.S. Postal Service! David Pogue didn't give them their well-deserved credit.
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: A Party Inverted
Bradley has hit the nail on the head. 'Deep politics,' as I would describe what the Republicans/Conservatives have built over the years creates solid substance with convictions, positions, strategies and tactics all working together.
March 30, 2005
Why tolerance is fading for zero tolerance in schools | csmonitor.com
Absurd outcomes from a well-intentioned law!! This is ridiculous. When will we learn that common sense should prevail over foolish interpretations of law?
Secondhand blues for eBay consignment sellers - page 2 | CNET News.com
It's absurd for states to demand the same rules for people accepting consignments for online auctions as for traditional live auctions. Somewhere there's a middle ground.
"Tod Cohen, eBay's deputy general counsel and vice president of government relations, criticized the idea of trying to squeeze consignment sellers into decades-old regulatory categories. Existing laws against fraud provide ample legal recourse against dishonest sellers, he said.
'States are taking offline regulations and without thought applying them to online marketplaces,' Cohen said. 'They're not equivalents. Trading assistants, which on the face sounds similar to consignment sellers or traditional auctioneers...should not be subject to the same levels of regulation.' "
"Tod Cohen, eBay's deputy general counsel and vice president of government relations, criticized the idea of trying to squeeze consignment sellers into decades-old regulatory categories. Existing laws against fraud provide ample legal recourse against dishonest sellers, he said.
'States are taking offline regulations and without thought applying them to online marketplaces,' Cohen said. 'They're not equivalents. Trading assistants, which on the face sounds similar to consignment sellers or traditional auctioneers...should not be subject to the same levels of regulation.' "
March 29, 2005
The New York Times > Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Cochran may be famous, but IMHO he helped thwart justice when Simpson went free. Does that make him a good lawyer?
"With his colorful suits and ties, his gift for courtroom oratory and a knack for coining memorable phrases, Cochran was a vivid addition to the pantheon of great American barristers.
The "if it doesn't fit" phrase would be quoted and parodied for years afterward. It derived from a dramatic moment during which Simpson tried on a pair of bloodstained "murder gloves" to show jurors they did not fit. Some legal experts called it the turning point in the trial."
"With his colorful suits and ties, his gift for courtroom oratory and a knack for coining memorable phrases, Cochran was a vivid addition to the pantheon of great American barristers.
The "if it doesn't fit" phrase would be quoted and parodied for years afterward. It derived from a dramatic moment during which Simpson tried on a pair of bloodstained "murder gloves" to show jurors they did not fit. Some legal experts called it the turning point in the trial."
PCWorld.com - PC Drive Reaches 500GB
A half a terabyte and more to come. Good grief, who would have thunk it? I fondly recall my first PC hard drive. It was 5 MEGAbytes with a 5.25" form factor in an IBM PC and its price was $1,000. Fortunately my employer picked up the tab!
"Desktop drive capacity will top out at around 1 terabyte by late 2006, before running into technological problems in maintaining data stability."
"Desktop drive capacity will top out at around 1 terabyte by late 2006, before running into technological problems in maintaining data stability."
March 28, 2005
Gang will target Minuteman vigil on Mexico border - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 28, 2005
It's time we closed the border with Mexico.
The New York Times > Washington > An Army Program to Build a High-Tech Force Hits Cost Snags
My hero! Walker wants us to be able to pay for the big 3 entitlemant programs, too.
"David M. Walker, the comptroller general of the United States, said in an interview that the Pentagon's future arsenal was unaffordable and Congress needed "to make some choices now."
"There is a substantial gap between what the Pentagon is seeking in weapons systems and what we will be able to afford and sustain," said Mr. Walker, who oversees the Government Accountability Office, the budget watchdog of Congress. "We are not going to be able to afford all of this."
He added, "Every dollar we spend on a want today is a dollar we won't be able to spend on a need tomorrow."
"David M. Walker, the comptroller general of the United States, said in an interview that the Pentagon's future arsenal was unaffordable and Congress needed "to make some choices now."
"There is a substantial gap between what the Pentagon is seeking in weapons systems and what we will be able to afford and sustain," said Mr. Walker, who oversees the Government Accountability Office, the budget watchdog of Congress. "We are not going to be able to afford all of this."
He added, "Every dollar we spend on a want today is a dollar we won't be able to spend on a need tomorrow."
FOXSports.com - USA- U.S. still can't solve Azteca in qualifying loss
Expel the illegal immigrants that are in the U.S from Mexico. Soccer fans are notoriously rowdy, but these bastards deserve no respect.
"The crowd booed the U.S. national anthem and a spattering of fans chanted 'Osama! Osama!' before play started, and shortly after Lewis' goal."
"The crowd booed the U.S. national anthem and a spattering of fans chanted 'Osama! Osama!' before play started, and shortly after Lewis' goal."
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