My friend Garry has often said that people who don’t know anything shouldn’t vote. Actually, I think he’d go as far as to give literacy tests, intelligence tests, and tests of political knowledge. If you don’t care enough to be aware, then you shouldn’t be voting. Kevin, over at szuping.com (link on the main page) […]
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Internet Public Library
My friend JB at hogswallowing (link on the right of the main page) sends along word of the Internet Public Library, or IPL. (link) Let’s say you’re interested in… astronomy. Go to the main page, find “Science and Tech†among the links on the left. Hover over it, then “Astronomy†pops up. Click to find […]
Al Qaida Blogging in Germany
This tidbit from Spiegel tells us that Al Qaida, or their sympathizers, have a new German Web site. (Link) Best line of the article? “Blogger.com is certainly by no means the first company to be used by terrorists to disseminate propaganda.†[End of Post]
Best Video Ever
The magic of the Internet brings us the YouTube video of DEA agent Lee Paige shooting himself in the foot while lecturing a class on gun control. I gotta give the guy a hand for trying to maintain control after getting shot. He pulled himself together right quick. Still. Shot himself in the foot. TJIC […]
Eliminate Tourists from Photos
Boing Boing (linked to from my main page) points out a bit of computer magic to help remove tourists (and other moving objects) from your photos. And it’s free. The idea is that you take a few shots of the same background, while tourists walk around in front of you. Each of your photos will […]
Please Don’t Get Me Sued
Though we won’t know the reason behind the verdict for a while, an Italian court seems to have held a blogger responsible for comments that others left on his site. One complaint about this court case is that the people lodging the complaint never even showed that the comments weren’t true. But I can imagine […]
AT&T Can't Keep a Secret
Apparently, AT&T is defending itself in a law suit accusing it of illegally aiding the government in monitoring Internet traffic. Something like that. AT&T has released a PDF of its response, with sensitive portions blacked out. You can download the PDF and have a look for yourself. The problem? Certain PDF readers (including Preview for […]