Did the weblog world do anything other than amplify the pre-war Bush propaganda campaign on Iraqi WMD? Are we in the worst of all worlds when the mainstream media (our former gatekeepers) buys into a completely false propoganda campaign and that same propoganda is supported online by tens of thousands of mini-Limbaughs? [John Robb’s Weblog] Considering much of ...
Expo Speculations [Jan. 05, 2004] – With all the hoopla over ITMS for Windows and the fact that iPods work with non-Mac computers, it’s easy to overlook the fact that Apple’s music strategy is another proprietary platform play. That’s the strategy that gave Microsoft its monopoly and made Apple a niche player in the computer ...
US introduces new security checks – New US security regulations have come into force that will see most foreign visitors having their photographs and fingerprints taken. The rules apply to all those requiring visas to enter the United States. [BBC] I wonder how long it will be until police are routinely running fingerprints against this ...
One-Time-Use E-Mail Addresses – You sign up with a address company (e.g., “NoSpam.com”) that you give your real address to. When you need to provide a valid e-mail address on a site, you click a button and NoSpam would instantly generate an address — maybe “x43gti@akantor.nospam.com.” Ugly? Yeah. But who cares? You could specify how ...
Many people have this year have said that they don’t seem to have New Year’s resolutions. “What’s the point if I’m not going to stick with them?” Don’t you feel excessively cynical saying something like that? It seems like the value of resolutions isn’t the success in following them, but the commitment to the process ...
Did Blogs Amplify War-Propoganda
Jan
5
2004
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