THAT'S MY BOY!
A New Zealand teenager was today arrested on suspicion of stealing millions of pounds from bank accounts around the world and of being the ringleader of a hacking network which infiltrated more than 1.3m computers.
(Guardian)
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Friday, November 30, 2007
IS OBAMA MAN ENOUGH?....
If I lose, then I think it's fine for people to speculate that I don't have the blood lust. I think I'm going to win doing exactly what I'm doing. This notion that somehow the only way to succeed in politics is to try to kneecap people, distort their records, engage in underhanded maneuvers--I just don't buy it. Now, you know what, if it turns out in this campaign that I have lost, and the reason I've lost is because I wasn't willing to do things that I think are wrong, I can live with that. I don't think that's going to happen. The one thing I won't tolerate is people trying to play that stuff on me. The one thing I hope people have become very clear about, and if not I will remind them, is I won't be a punching bag for anybody. I won't have people try to engage in unfair attacks against me. And if they come at me hard, I will come back at them harder. Alright?"
If I lose, then I think it's fine for people to speculate that I don't have the blood lust. I think I'm going to win doing exactly what I'm doing. This notion that somehow the only way to succeed in politics is to try to kneecap people, distort their records, engage in underhanded maneuvers--I just don't buy it. Now, you know what, if it turns out in this campaign that I have lost, and the reason I've lost is because I wasn't willing to do things that I think are wrong, I can live with that. I don't think that's going to happen. The one thing I won't tolerate is people trying to play that stuff on me. The one thing I hope people have become very clear about, and if not I will remind them, is I won't be a punching bag for anybody. I won't have people try to engage in unfair attacks against me. And if they come at me hard, I will come back at them harder. Alright?"
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(ALTHOUSE)
Bill Moyers | My Father and FDR
FDR REMEMBERED
Henry Moyers was an ordinary man who dropped out of the fourth grade because his family needed him to pick cotton to help make ends meet. The Depression knocked him off the farm and flat on his back. He never made over $100 a week in the whole of his working life, and he made that only when he joined the union on the last job he held. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in four straight elections, and he would have gone on voting for him until kingdom come if both had lived that long. I once asked him why, and he said, 'Because the President's my friend.'
(TRUTHOUT)
Henry Moyers was an ordinary man who dropped out of the fourth grade because his family needed him to pick cotton to help make ends meet. The Depression knocked him off the farm and flat on his back. He never made over $100 a week in the whole of his working life, and he made that only when he joined the union on the last job he held. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in four straight elections, and he would have gone on voting for him until kingdom come if both had lived that long. I once asked him why, and he said, 'Because the President's my friend.'
(TRUTHOUT)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A Hoax Turned Fatal Draws Anger but No Charges - New York Times
HOAX TAKES CHILD
Megan Meier died believing that somewhere in this world lived a boy named Josh Evans who hated her. He was 16, owned a pet snake, and she thought he was the cutest boyfriend she ever had. They had flirted for weeks, but only online — Josh said his family had no phone. Josh suddenly turned mean. He called her names, and later they traded insults for an hour. In his final message he wrote, “The world would be a better place without you.” Sobbing, Megan ran into her bedroom closet. Her mother found her there, hanging from a belt. She was 13.
(NEW YORK TIMES)
Megan Meier died believing that somewhere in this world lived a boy named Josh Evans who hated her. He was 16, owned a pet snake, and she thought he was the cutest boyfriend she ever had. They had flirted for weeks, but only online — Josh said his family had no phone. Josh suddenly turned mean. He called her names, and later they traded insults for an hour. In his final message he wrote, “The world would be a better place without you.” Sobbing, Megan ran into her bedroom closet. Her mother found her there, hanging from a belt. She was 13.
(NEW YORK TIMES)
Law.com - Novelty Song About Reindeer-Trod Grandmother Leads to Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit
PUTTING THE $ BACK IN CHRI$TMA$
A feud involving the man who sang 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer' could wind up in court, just in time for Christmas.
(LAW.COM)
A feud involving the man who sang 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer' could wind up in court, just in time for Christmas.
(LAW.COM)
NATO's new Afghan battleground: YouTube - CNN.com
NATO "OUTS" TALIBAN
NATO is acknowledging YouTube as its new battleground in the six-year war on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, as the military alliance posts formerly secret surveillance and attack video. The Taliban, who are literally cave-dwellers, are doing better than we are on a key battleground -- and that's video," said a NATO spokesman.
(CNN)
NATO is acknowledging YouTube as its new battleground in the six-year war on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, as the military alliance posts formerly secret surveillance and attack video. The Taliban, who are literally cave-dwellers, are doing better than we are on a key battleground -- and that's video," said a NATO spokesman.
(CNN)
TIPS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Okay, I just bookmarked two of the sites that this article talks about. This is not your typical local newspaper holiday filler, but a really good article from a computer magazine that gives you some really valid holiday computer shopping tips. Retrevo is a site I'll be using well after the holiday shopping horror days have passed. And WhatTheyPlay is right on for anyone wanting not to screw up (too square? too inappropriate?) when they give some kid a game.
Okay, I just bookmarked two of the sites that this article talks about. This is not your typical local newspaper holiday filler, but a really good article from a computer magazine that gives you some really valid holiday computer shopping tips. Retrevo is a site I'll be using well after the holiday shopping horror days have passed. And WhatTheyPlay is right on for anyone wanting not to screw up (too square? too inappropriate?) when they give some kid a game.
CLICK HERE FOR THEIR GIZMO GUIDE
(Suggested by Washington Post Tech blog)
mediabistro.com: UnBeige
WORD SMITH - "Quotidian"
As in: "This [Herbert]Hoover is the New York-based artist and designer who has made a name for himself by casting quotidian objects in metal, instantly transforming them into shiny morsels of pure joy."
As in: "This [Herbert]Hoover is the New York-based artist and designer who has made a name for himself by casting quotidian objects in metal, instantly transforming them into shiny morsels of pure joy."
Monday, November 26, 2007
JOHN MCCAIN INTERVIEW
John McCain will be interviewed by Charlie Rose on PBS on November 27. The great thing about the Rose format is that he's the new Dick Cavett. His interviews are far-ranging and in-depth conversations and you get a sense after each show that Rose is more interested in the conversation than at any particular agenda. His shows range from talks with directors and other stars to politicos and computer geeks.
John McCain will be interviewed by Charlie Rose on PBS on November 27. The great thing about the Rose format is that he's the new Dick Cavett. His interviews are far-ranging and in-depth conversations and you get a sense after each show that Rose is more interested in the conversation than at any particular agenda. His shows range from talks with directors and other stars to politicos and computer geeks.
Gonzales's Not-So-Free Speech - Bench Conference
CAVEAT EMPTOR
Thirty-five grand might not seem a lot to hear a former attorney general of the United States candidly discuss his role in a scandal that brought shame to the Justice Department and a sweeping investigation that continues even now that he's gone. But it's an awfully steep sum to hear an inept former politician talk about his few self-described successes.
(WASHINGTON POST)
Thirty-five grand might not seem a lot to hear a former attorney general of the United States candidly discuss his role in a scandal that brought shame to the Justice Department and a sweeping investigation that continues even now that he's gone. But it's an awfully steep sum to hear an inept former politician talk about his few self-described successes.
(WASHINGTON POST)
Howard Kurtz - The Press's Post-Iowa Tailwinds: As Nature Intended It? - washingtonpost.com
IOWA EFFECT?
The chief reason for the Iowa effect is an explosion of media coverage that treats the winners as superstars and the also-rans as lamentable losers. Without that massive media boost, prevailing in Iowa would be seen for what it is: an important first victory that amounts to scoring a run in the top of the first inning.
(WASHINGTON POST)
The chief reason for the Iowa effect is an explosion of media coverage that treats the winners as superstars and the also-rans as lamentable losers. Without that massive media boost, prevailing in Iowa would be seen for what it is: an important first victory that amounts to scoring a run in the top of the first inning.
(WASHINGTON POST)
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