29. March, 2003 - a late start
- Went out for beers last night with some friends. I ended up staying awake until the wee hours (Wee!), so I’m getting a late start today.
- What Would You Do If You Saw Your Nation Going Fascist? Germans had to worry about this in the 1930s. Not necesairly an easy choice. [endwar]
- Use a Firewall, Go to Jail. It’s what could happen if various DMCA clones pass at the state level in MA, TX, SC, FL, GA, AK, TN and CO. They’d outlaw encrypted mail or NAT and not just using it, but also the sale or manufacture of them. Why? To protect copyrights. [boing boing]
- House approves elimination of Arabic numerals. Heh!
- Pawlenty puts price on protest arrests, saying that judges should require restitution to cover the expense of arresting protesters. Is it constitutional? Maybe. Is it a good idea? No.
- It’s time to start Bracing for Bush's War at Home. I mentioned Patriot Act, Part II before. It’s as ugly as I thought, or maybe uglier. Beyond just the attack on the Bill of Rights, this legislation would seriously tilt the balance of power to the executive branch of the government. [metafilter]
- FBI seeks Internet telephony surveillance, but as John Gilmore points out, if you’re watching everybody, you’re watching nobody . [boing boing]
- Use misleading domain name, go to jail? That’s what’ll happen if an unrelated child-abduction bill passes. Whitehouse.com will be in pretty deep trouble, because the bill outlaws using an innocent sounding domain name to drive traffic to porn sites.
- It's Easy Seein' Green–Night-vision scopes make your closet the color of Baghdad, and for under $200 you can watch the raccoons tearing through your trash, or see the glow from the night-vision in the suspicious van parked outside the party.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:59:04.