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Archive for April, 2004

ITAB 2004

The new ITAB spring / summer catalouge is out. Finally. And it will blow your mind, of that you can be sure! Well worth the wait in this case.
Overall, prices are down, new models are in and many of the pants are now available in “metric sizes” instead of S / M / L etc. […]

Status Quo

Not much happening around here. This would be the midweek rant about nothing then.
MAMBO: Did a test install of Mambo Open Source CMS here. I just had to see for myself what all the hype was about. People have been calling it the overall best CMS and generally showering it with superlatives. So far I’m […]

The Tallest Blade, part 2

Part 1. Finally got around to actually replace the knives on the mower, service the unit and mow the lawn. For the first time this year. The result was better than before. But not as smooth as I had hoped. I guess nothing can replace the old cylinder design.
It’s amazing that the city hasn’t banned […]

IKEA

Was at IKEA the entire day, yesterday. Mostly looking for ways to augment a desperately inefficient kitchen. Had the worst headache in weeks also. But some things are worth enduring. Didn’t actually buy much though. Glasses, knives, utensils .. stuff like that. Feels like I’ve been stranded interior design-wise.
Next up is the new ceiling rail […]

Operation Fastlink

US Department Of Justice: Operation Fastlink Is The Largest Global Enforcement Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today the most far-reaching and aggressive enforcement action ever undertaken against organizations involved in illegal intellectual property piracy over the Internet. Beginning yesterday morning, law enforcement from 10 countries and the United States conducted over […]

Mordechai Vanunu

BBC: Defiant Vanunu celebrates freedom
He said he was proud of what he had done and had suffered “great cruelty”. Speaking briefly in Hebrew, he accused Israel of being a dictatorship and an apartheid country.
He went on to say he had been treated harshly because of his conversion to Christianity. Correspondents say Mr Vanunu’s words […]

(Anti)Terrorist Laws

It seems that Sweden has for the first time truly played out its one year old anti-terrorist law. And the results are awe-inspiring, but far from equitable. There is no doubt the law works, in fact it’s like cutting daisies with a chainsaw. Imprecise and provocative.
One newspaper said the arrests were made “based on information […]

Inside the Neocons

Kalle Lasn’s rather inflammatory article over at Adbusters magazine, dissecting the Neocon school, seems to be far from the end of the matter. His article, entitled Why won’t anyone say they are Jewish?, has sparked a great deal of controversy and a flood of responses since. Here is a short snippet for those that missed […]

2004 Jefferson Muzzles

The list seems like it’s getting more and more hefty every year.
Since 1992, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has celebrated the birth and ideals of its namesake by calling attention to those who in the past year forgot or disregarded Mr. Jefferson’s admonition that freedom of speech “cannot be limited […]

Breed

Breed is finally “out”, at least cracked and all that. Though it has really been out for over a month. Something about a new copy protection (StarForce 3) I hear.
I also spy that the game is utter crap. Really too bad. According to various sources, it’s just as bad as the demo. AI players keep […]





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