Daily Archives: September 15, 2003

Late Night Reading

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Tim Dunlop analyzes the post-war situation in Iraq.
Kos likes the latest NY Times Bestseller standings.
D-squared reviews the fall out from Cancun:

When push came to shove, the rich nations were not prepared to give an inch to the poor ones on agriculture unless they got their quid pro quo in the form of progress toward an agenda which has nothing to do with trade and everything to do with massively undermining the ability of democratically elected governments to set the terms on which the ownership of the means of production is decided.

Apparently it is getting more difficult for the public to access academic journals. This is not a good thing: check out Scientific American, The Invisible Adjunct and Relevant History who notes:

But just what is it that publishers think they’re protecting? Do they think that members of the general public could constitute a potential new revenue stream that can be tapped if only free public access to journals is eliminated? Were they thinking, “Gee, I would spend $9,000 a year for a subscription to Letters in Neuroscience, but since I can read it for free, I won’t”? And now they will?

Good Night!

ashcroft rests

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Tonight ashcroft is doing something he is marginally qualified for:

John Ashcroft’s nationwide tour to defend the government’s new surveillance powers in terrorism probes has stopped for the night. The U.S. attorney general is settling in at Comerica Park to watch some baseball

Remember that this is the guy who was so down and out that he could not even beat a dead man:

Two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the conservative Republican from Missouri has become the most powerful attorney general in decades.
Since losing his seat in the U.S. Senate to a dead man in the 2000 elections and barely surviving Senate confirmation hearings for his current job, Ashcroft emerged after 9/11 as one of the most formidable members of the Bush administration. At the heart of Ashcroft’s influence, and his awakening from what senior Justice Department officials describe as an unfocused first few months in office in 2001, is the increased surveillance authority granted to federal agents by the Patriot Act.

Overall this USA Today article is pretty decent.

Welcoming ashcroft

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Scott at the Gamer’s Nook reports that herr ashcroft is now being well received as he enters his closed door events on his tyranny tour. Bostonians greeted ashcroft with middle fingers, boos, hisses and:

Ashcroft was bombarded by cries of “Shame!” and the sound of the “Imperial Death March” from the movie “Star Wars” as he entered a meeting with law enforcement officials in Faneuil Hall.

As ashcroft morphs into his natural persona he might want to strive for the full Darth ashcroft look.

Watch Orcas and Others

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During daylight hours you might enjoy the view from the live cams at Orca Live, part of the Nature Network:

stations set up in Nature that transmit live images and sound to people around the world.

They have a 300 Kbps feed and a 56 Kpbs feed, archives and you can subscribe to be notified of when Orcas are near the cameras. A maximum of 200 simultaneous viewers supported.
Enjoy.
Via The Internet Scout Report.