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State To Operate Anti-Terrorism Tipline. Big Brother is here. As if the idiotic Shoney’s incident weren’t enough…
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Turns out the toolkit included in the FreeBSD PowerPak can be pretty useful after all as the open-motif distribution is available on disc 4. Saved me a ton of time when I tried to install Motif last night. Easily the best money I have ever spent on an operating system… How To Win The War … …
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Higazy case revisited. The government tries to cover up its colossal screw-up. What an utter disgrace.
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Police Fire Beanbags at 81 – Year – Old. Police in Florida shoot beanbags and pepper spray at an old man in a wheelchair armed with (gasp!) a vase. Pure madness… Did anyone consider just throwing a blanket or sheet over the old coot? This sounds like a textbook example of excessive force. Israeli tank … …
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X and PPP dialup are now running, and I am so psyched! Who could have imagined that a fun weekend would consist of reading the FreeBSD Handbook and recompiling UNIX kernels? :-p GEORGE W. BUSH HATES AMERICA. Too easy a target, but you know it’s true. Our Sandbox FF league finally drafted (almost a week … …
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The Israeli Army is destroying the homes of relatives of past suicide bombers in hopes that this will deter future suicide bombers. On the contrary, I believe this simply leaves some (justifiably) pissed-off and impoverished people with little else to lose but their lives. Lightning storm killed the modem this weekend. What a pain. This … …
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U.N. Report Rejects Jenin Massacre Claim. Of course, Israel never allowed a U.N. commission to survey the area first-hand. Go figure. Should Yahoo ever decide to start charging for its calendar offering, I will be prepared with my calendar export utility. In the Code section. :-p
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Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp. Pretty timely as only a few days ago I had read EFF’s Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy. Despite calling for Arafat’s removal, the Bush administration is not willing to formally condemn Ariel Sharon’s bombing of a residential complex. U.S. officials had just enough backbone … …
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Ugh. Incredibly, it is hotter underground than outside. Time to shower… AGAIN. Just noticed this on the Frontier Airlines web site. Ah well. Effective Sept. 24, 2002, Frontier Airlines will no longer participate in the OnePass program and Continental Airlines will no longer participate in the EarlyReturns program. Prosecutors Ordered to Explain Holding Man Who … …
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With regard to the PATRIOT Act, there may be hope for us yet: Congress Looks at How Justice Uses New Power.