Tuesday, October 14, 2003

The Democratic Blog, Kicking Ass, reports on the New Texas Redistricting Map. If there was any doubt about the real intention of this re-redistricting, it was eliminated with the email sent by a Republican House staffer gleefully gloating over the elimination of Democratic districts by packing minorities. . . . Click here to read the full email by the Republican House staffer. It's a frightening look into the conservative mind. [Kicking Ass] Frightening? Look. 10:34:14 PM    comment []

Matt Haughey draws to our attention a report published by Privacy International and the GreenNet Educational Trust, noting among other things that in the wake of September 11, 2001 over 50 countries stepped up efforts to control the Internet within their boundaries: Silenced: Censorship and Control of the Internet 10:18:59 AM    comment []

Fighting to Preserve Old Programs. Like original prints of old books, software should be preserved for future study, archivists argue. The DMCA prevents efforts to preserve classics like Lotus 1-2-3. but archivists are trying to get around the restrictions. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News] 7:25:46 AM    comment []

Lynda Barry. After the sausage of summer is gone [Salon Headlines] 7:25:07 AM    comment []

Gore: Intrusive technology may make us less secure. The relentless drive for more intrusive technology to help improve security may result in a society that is less secure, warned Al Gore, former vice president of the U.S., speaking Tuesday at the Carnahan Conference on Security Technology in Taipei. [InfoWorld: Top News] 7:23:31 AM    comment []

In your tribe. Young people are staying single longer because they are so fulfilled by their network of friends, says journalist Ethan Watters in a new book. Has he touched on a generational phenomenon, or did he just write a book about his Burning Man crew? [Salon.com] 7:21:16 AM    comment []

Did E-Vote Firm Patch Election?. Once voting machine software is certified for use in elections, no one is supposed to change the code. But a former Diebold contractor says that's exactly what happened in Georgia. By Kim Zetter. [Wired News] Wasn't there some coverage of this story in Salon awhile back? Odd ... I haven't seen it in the ''major press.'' 7:12:41 AM    comment []

EE Times: Casting a wider, deeper Net. [Hack the Planet] 7:10:31 AM    comment []