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Month: June 2005


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House panel backs ban on all wine shipments

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Just remember, some guy in Brighton thinks he knows better than you. Invoking the “For the Children” mantra, Representative Chris Ward of Brighton introduced a bill to ban shipments of wine both in-state and into the state. All shipments would be banned unless, of course, you pay for a distributorship. Good luck getting one though. […]

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Google Earth launched

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Aside from the pretty pictures and faux spy-craft, I don’t see a market for earth.google.com. I’m not saying I won’t play with it, I just don’t see where they make money from me. Maybe all will be clear when I can install it (damn lowest privileged user account!). Google Earth – Home

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Happy Luddites day!

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So, it was a banner day for the legal process here in the States. Our Supreme Court managed to tell everyone in the world that, in the most uncertain terms, they’re pretty sure that, maybe, file sharing is bad, unless you meet an “intent” test, after which you might be sued. Ernest Miller has a […]

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Screw Theocracy, We Have Real Problems

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In the continuing assault on your rights, SCOTUS ruled today that local governments can seize private land (read: your home) for private development. I love this little tidbit. Local officials, not federal judges, know best in deciding whether a development project will benefit the community, justices said. The test was whether city officials know better […]

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ScrapBook Extension for Firefox

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Is Firefox the greatest browser or what? The extensions are the best part of the browser, making it a real tool, and an ever-adpatable one at that. Take this extension for instance, ScrapBook. Highlight a section of a page, right-click and save the clipping locally. Never loose that snipet of information or the source. Very […]