the switch is soda, it is also pure juice, it is carbonated. it isn't sweetened. it is good.

Waging War On Wal-Mart. George Will’s piece in the current Newsweek, “Waging War On Wal-Mart” argues that Zoning and other laws used to block Wal-Marts from opening are, in effect, tariffs serving domestic protectionism. Talk about protecting “a sense of community” often is avarice masquerading as altruism. It is rent-seeking—the use of government to… [Outside […]

Group promotes “digital ubiquity” at home. “The job of connecting all the consumer electronics devices in your home is getting a boost with the formation of an alliance of some 145 consumer and electronics companies,” Michael Singer wrote on Wi-Fi Planet . “The consortium [is] now… [InternetPolicy.net] —- ubiquity is the big question here.

it looks good, very very good. the new osx tiger server.

while i can see the argument, i can also see that more people are seeing the issues involved in graduate school, the expectations, etc…. and actually being fairly critical.

Scientists Now Need OK to Consult WHO. Now specific US government scientists can't even be selected to advise international bodies without approval – the government will choose who gets to give advice. I wonder whether or not those chosen will have opinions in line with what the administration wants rather than what the science says… […]

Jon Stewart Nails Cheney In An Outright Lie. This is from the June 21, 2004 program. Stewart: “Mr. Vice President, I have to inform you: You're pants are on fire.” Cheney said he never stated that it was “pretty well confirmed” that meetings had taken place between Saddam's Officials and Al Queda members. The Daily […]

No more sex for American youths. AlterNet AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Condom Wars Lethal new regulations from President Bush's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, quietly issued with no fanfare last week, complete the right-wing Republicans' goal of gutting HIV-prevention education in the United States. In place of effective, disease-preventing safe-sex education, little will […]

Critical Theory – HCI Style. Proceedings of Reflective HCI: Towards a Critical Technical Practice (PDF 2.10 MB) Alas, no cultural studies – it's a strangely apolitical collection – but plenty of structural, semiotic and aesthetic (?) approaches. And I smiled when I read about usability as an oppressive practice. [Purse Lip Square Jaw] —– worth […]

IRR Call-Up Redux. CNN — Rarely used reservists may go to Iraq A group of Army Reserve soldiers rarely tapped for duty could soon be heading to Iraq, Pentagon officials said Wednesday. The troops, part of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), could be called to fill holes in units deploying to Iraq as… [Outside the […]