- George F. Will is Recalling Y1K.
- The end of the world as we knew it is another review of the past year. It's notable mostly because it's full of links to stories I missed the first time around.
- Wars Rage in Third of World Nations - one third of the world's nations are actively embroiled in conflict. Sigh.
- At times, 1999 got pretty ugh-ly is Dan Gillmor's look back at the world of technology in 1999.
- Fixed software still had Y2K bugs say folks who are going back and double-checking. Imagine that. A quick patch doesn't entirely solve the problem. There really is a false sense of security.
- Abuse of power as art form: We've been fairly unapologetic about finding ways to act where we've found that Congress hasn't acted. Seems someone doesn't understand the concept of separation of powers, not that that's news. In related a related piece, Emperor Bill seizes another million acres of land.
- Human-borne tracker sparks privacy fears. It could be deployed sometime early next year. According to Marc Rotenberg, It sounds dreadful. That's about as bad as it gets.
- The Dallas Morning News reports that the U.S. switches course, agrees to Waco test.
- On a lighter note: Sunny Delight turns child yellow. Helpful tip: 1.5 litres of it per day is too much.
- The Intl Belt Sander Drag Race Association is pretty much just what it sounds like. Feel like doing some creative engineering on your power tools?