Monthly Archives: August 2003

I have noticed that when driving I get a particular thrill from being the last driver through a yellow light, especially in heavy traffic. This is because I believe it frustrates anyone trying to follow me. It completely ignores the … Continue reading →

Supporters of open-source technology are planning a new trade group to act as a lobbying organization for open-source tools and encourage their broader adoption. Although some organizers of the Open Source And Industry Alliance (OSAIA) have been vocal critics of … Continue reading →

Many of us Stateside, regardless of how we feel about the war, have been reading with great interest the dispatches from Chief Wiggles, a man of many talents: Utah National Guard officer interrogating Iraqi generals at a desert prison camp, … Continue reading →

How gay-friendly is your religion? How about an additional category for closeted clergy? height=”445″> from the Boston Globe

The Steamship Authority ferry Islander plies the waters between Cape Cod and Martha’s Vinyard daily, and periodically the Coast Guard requires they do surprize rescue drills. Yesterday, during one such drill, the lifeboat flipped over as it was launched, trapping … Continue reading →

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — A security flaw at a website operated by the purveyors of penis-enlargement pills has provided the world with a depressing answer to the question: Who in their right mind would buy something from a spammer? An … Continue reading →

It lacks the warm bedside manner of Marcus Welby or Dr. Kildare, but a high-tech robot being tested at The Johns Hopkins Hospital could be used to link patients with their physicians in a whole new way. Vaguely resembling a … Continue reading →

An earlier posting concerning dozens of Massachusetts school teachers who were about to lose their jobs after having failed a new, state-mandated English fluency test (Teachers Fail Fluency Test, Lose Jobs, Sue) takes on a new dimension today with the … Continue reading →

The Harvard Law School Library has approximately one million pages of documents relating to the trial of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany before the International Military Tribunal. Now Harvard has started putting the entire collection on line. article … Continue reading →

Few things exemplify the chaos of Liberia more than the sight of doped-up, AK-47-wielding 15-year-olds roaming the streets decked out in fright wigs and tattered wedding gowns. Indeed, some of the more fully accessorized soldiers in Charles Taylor’s militia even … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most spectacular of modern morality plays is the saga of Mike Tyson, mythical in his abilities and his appitites. It is the contradictions in the man which fascinate; his beefcake physique and squeeky voice, his obvious intelligence and … Continue reading →