Daily Archives: November 21, 2003

Rorschach Test for the Blogosphere

A recent white paper released by Perseus Development Corp. has the Blogosphere all astir. Last night I heard it described by one of its authors as "a Rorschach inkblot of the blogging world." John C. Dvorak of PC Magazine has … Continue reading

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Doncha Hate It When That Happens?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers studying rocks from Antarctica have found chemical evidence that a huge meteorite smashed the Earth 251 million years ago and caused the greatest extinction event in the planet’s history, killing about 90 percent of all life. … Continue reading

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Somebody Give That Woman a Hand

Bethany Hamilton, 13, rising surfing star who lost her arm to a tiger shark while surfing on Halloween is interviewed on Wed. Nov. 18, 2003, at Kilauea, Hawaii. She said, ‘I wasn’t that scared.’ Hamilton said she will continue to … Continue reading

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Tell Us the Truth Tour – Breaking the Media Monopoly

"WHEN PRESIDENTS AND POLITICIANS LIE, IT IS THE JOB OF THE PRESS TO EXPOSE AND CHALLENGE THOSE LIES. WHEN THE PRESS FAILS, THE LIES BECOME LAW. THE POINT OF THE TELL US THE TRUTH TOUR IS TO HELP OTHERS MAKE … Continue reading

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Ashcroft Prepares Mass Arrests for Cyber-Crime

WASHINGTON — Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking and software piracy to credit card fraud and selling stolen goods over the Internet. The investigation, … Continue reading

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Slimy Sea Squirts Invade Georges Bank Bottom

Note: This story has absolutely nothing to do with Michael Jackson, although the sea squirt pictured below does look like a Michael Jackson sex toy. width=”302″ height=”272″> from the Boston Globe Goopy colonies of a foreign animal called a sea … Continue reading

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