FBI Subpoenas National Lawyers Guild Records. In another first for a low blow to civil liberties and our right to peaceful assembly, the FBI has subpoenaed… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] ——- why can't the fbi learn that strong-arm tactics against its own citizens who were protesting within their rights, is not a crime, even […]

Thou shalt mind thy own business. Christian group to ask judicial candidates about faith The “League of Christian Voters” — a bunch of religious fanatics with… [War Liberal] ——- or perhaps you would go and see what SOMEONE said on the sermon on the mount.

The history of the Linux's Penguin logo.. The history of the Linux's penguin logo. Linus: So when you think “penguin”, you should be imagining a slighly overweight penguin, sitting down after having gorged itself, and having just burped. It's sitting there with a beatific smile – the world is a good place to be when […]

The Lie Factory [InfoWar Monitor]

Cornell launches OA university press for books. Open Access News notes today that Cornell University has launched Internet-First University Press which will make digital texts available online and offer fee-based print-on-demand services. From the press release: Just when the recording, music and publishing industries are going all-out to stop people from making their products available […]

More on “Torn Document”. Calpudit has new theories on the “Torn Document” at the heart of the did-GW-show-up mystery. Some of the commentators in that thread are sceptical, and I’m just confused. Meanwhile, one has to wonder, if he did show up somewhere during the missing months, why isn’t there a single witness to the […]

you are somewhat left-hemisphere dominant and show a preference for visual learning, although not extreme in either characteristic. You probably tend to do most things in moderation, but not always. Your left-hemisphere dominance implies that your learning style is organized and structured, detail oriented and logical. Your visual preference, though, has you seeking stimulation and […]

i should be writing a paper…. but i'm going to go through the criterion collection and say which ones i like Seven Samurai The 400 Blows This is Spinal Tap Silence of the Lambs Time Bandits Brazil Yojimbo Chasing Amy L' Avventura The Hidden Fortress Wild Strawberries 8 1/2 Bob le Flambeur Fear and Loathing […]

What Foreign Policy?. For all the bluster on the right about how the evil Democrats aren't tough/serious/whatever enough on foreign policy and terrorism, I can't help but wonder what, exactly, the Bush foreign policy is supposed to be at this point. It would… [Matthew Yglesias]

The Virus Underground. Feature length article from the New York Times magazine on the underground community of computer virus writers and the attempts by global law enforcement to control them. [Gyre.org]