Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Two from Wired News: All Eyes on ElcomSoft Trial. Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the copyright infringement case against the Russian coding firm, a trial expected to test the limits of federal copyright law. Programmer Dmitri Sklyarov will be on hand to testify for both the prosecution and the defense. By Joanna Glasner. Doubt Cast on bin Laden Tape. A Swiss voice-recognition expert wants to hear more tapes of Osama bin Laden's voice because he says the most recent recording isn't clear enough to remove scientific doubt. By Steve Kettmann. 6:43:58 AM    comment []

from the wonderful world of Get Your War On [Andrew Bayer Is Dreaming of China] 6:41:43 AM    comment []

Maps designed by mobs [bOing bOing] 6:40:12 AM    comment []

Joe Conason's Journal. A rare, unvarnished look at the Rove spin machine. Plus: The press goes soft on Kissinger. [Salon Headlines] 6:39:26 AM    comment []

West Virginia Joins Massachusetts in MS Appeal Bid [Slashdot] Good - it's nice to have allies against the Evil Empire. [Andrew Bayer Is Dreaming of China] I figured WV would throw in with Massachusetts. This is a Good Thing. 6:35:15 AM    comment []

Is this it for affirmative action? Ask Sandra Day O'Connor. Colleges' Selection Policies Face Test [Washington Post: Front Page] 6:33:37 AM    comment []

Scratching Without Vinyl: A Hip-Hop Revolution [New York Times: Technology] 6:32:51 AM    comment []

Why do books cost so much?. Thirty bucks for a new hardcover! How book prices got so out of hand, who's responsible and what it will take to make reading more affordable in the future. [Salon Headlines] 6:32:23 AM    comment []

Technology Source Author Forum scheduled for December 5: 2:00 - 2:45 Eastern Time: In his spotlight site column, Stephen Downes offers readers a guided tour of MIT's Web site, with particular focus on the OpenCourseWare components that MIT has released for public use. Stephen is jointed by MIT's Jon Paul Potts. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1050 5:55:57 AM    comment []

Gary Goldhammer is writing Tilt -- a life affirming book on the death penalty as a Salon blog. It is: A death penalty themed novel, web-published as a serial. Written by Gary Goldhammer, former journalist and author of Dead End (Biddle Publishing 1994), a non-fiction book about the death penalty in the United States. And it's only just started. 5:03:42 AM    comment []

David Wooley's big list of Conferencing on the Web: A comprehensive guide to software that powers discussions on the Web. 4:03:33 AM    comment []

Wendy has been reconstructing three jigs she used to play on the banjo. She found she needed to ''defrag her barin.'' (I don't see how to link to the specific post -- it's from Nov. 21.) 2:03:18 AM    comment []