According to a ZDnet article, Justice Department prosecutors have asked Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL to turn over millions of records from their databases. This is all part of the government's attempt to defend the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). The ACLU is challenging COPA in part on the grounds that compliance is impossible. To support COPA, the federal … [Read more...] about Fight the Power!
Nikon D200 Blues
It's been a while since I wrote anything about the Nikon D200 camera I want, so I figure many of you are asking yourselves, "How's Mark doing with that new Nikon D200 camera he ordered?" I don't have it yet. There were rumors about the new Nikon D200 well before the official announcement. So on November 1, when retailers announced they were taking pre-orders, a lot of Nikon … [Read more...] about Nikon D200 Blues
Catching Up With Mainstream Media, But Not In a Good Way
In the half-decade or so that blogging has been taking off on the World Wide Web, bloggers have envied the mainstream media for its power and influence while at the same time excoriating the mainstream media for its arrogance. The bloggers have been making continuous progress catching up on power and influence over the last few years. Now they take a big step toward catching … [Read more...] about Catching Up With Mainstream Media, But Not In a Good Way
Clown Captured in Chicago
I just spotted the headline in Yahoo news: Reputed Mob Boss Captured in Chicago A mobster, in Chicago? Say it ain't so! Why would a mobster in Chicago be big news? Unless... They did write "Mob Boss"... Could it be...? Holy Crap! They caught Joey "The Clown" Lombardo! Lombardo has had kind of a strange reputation for years. Apparently, he was not a very flashy guy by … [Read more...] about Clown Captured in Chicago