7. January, 2002 - Steve Jobs scooped

I've moved the links about the MacWorld SF keynote and product announcements into my Thoughts on Steve's Keynote. I'm not completely underwhelmed, but I don't feel any great techno-lust today.
Back on Christmas Day, I was given two and a half pounds of cashews. They're almost gone now. Ugh! Is it any wonder I spend the entire month of January trying to lose the weight I put on over the holidays?
Another software update.
Geeks With Books by Rick Klaw talks about the abrogation of parts of the Bill of Rights, specifically as it relates to books and information. [endwar]
I've been working on updating The state of the Bill of Rights, but the USA PATRIOT law changed so much for the worse that it's going to be a while before I'm caught up.
Judge OKs FBI Keyboard Sniffing - another nibble at the fourth amendment. [instapundit]
The McDonaldization of ye old public house. There's thoughts that globalization and the increasing size of corporations are killing off a lot of economic niches. And in this case, he blames the customers. I don't think that's entirely the case, since there are still customers for niche products (or more traditional beers), but you have to work to sell into a niche. Good value and good service will go a long way toward keeping you alive in a niche. [instapundit]
How Islam Lost Its Way. It's all the fault of a 12th century cleric named Imam Al-Ghazali. [cam]
Corporations Behaving Badly - The ten worst corporations of 2001. [daypop]

7. January, 2002 - Steve Jobs scooped - Hell in a Handbasket