Thursday, June 12, 2003

'Cause Microsoft and then MPAA in bed together is such a wonderful thing... Bill Gates, Entertainment God. Microsoft has two visions for the future of digital media: unlimited choice for consumers and unlimited control for producers. One thing's for sure, it's unlimited opportunity for Redmond. By Jeffrey M. O'Brien from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 11:30:24 PM    Talk to me! []

This is a suprise? Looking Beyond Free Trade. In the last decade, economists have discovered how much more difficult development is than just promoting trade and free markets. By Jeff Madrick. [New York Times: Politics] "Surprisingly, our immigration policy is also more restrictive than in most other nations." -He's suprised?  I'm not. "Even the highest-ranked nation, the Netherlands, scored only 5.6 out of a possible 10. But for the United States, the results are disturbing; second to last out of 21 nations, nosing out Japan." 10:52:47 PM    Talk to me! []

Why exactly are we trying to keep this thing going? Time to redesign.... Investigators See New Threat to Shuttle Safety on Liftoffs. The fault affects the heavy bolts that connect the powerful solid-rocket boosters to the external fuel tanks. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Science] 10:36:33 PM    Talk to me! []

Why doesn't this suprise me? House Democrats Look for G.O.P. Votes to Defeat Tax Cut. Democrats accused Republican leaders of including child tax credits for low-income families in a bill only as a ploy to enact bigger cuts for wealthier taxpayers. By David Firestone. [New York Times: Politics] Seriosly, can't you just fix the mistake that you made without bringing this nation even deeper into debt? 6:16:50 PM    Talk to me! []

43 extra minutes! Hot Damn! Slashdot: "USA Today have an article about the extra scenes that will be in The Two Towers Extended Edition. More ent scenes so it'll be worth watching for the special effects alone. Sadly it looks like there will be no extra gollum scenes. 4:04:47 PM    Talk to me! []

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