researchers are finallyl realizing that antibiotics aren't good for the human system and some now suggest that you need to recover from them, which i completely agree with.

E-signatures fail to catch on. Florence Olsen dares to write about the failure of market-based e-signature solutions in Federal Computer Week: “Electronic signatures have often been touted as a cornerstone of e-government, providing the legal underpinnings needed to do away with paper and move transactions… [InternetPolicy.net] —— hmm, i've used e-signatures before, they are a […]

Abstinence-Only: Does It Work?. At institutions that accept government money, teachers must advocate abstinence until marriage. But is the policy realistic? By Jane E. Brody. [New York Times: Education] —– no, it does not work. enforcing ignorance never works.

Handmade Houseboats. Cheapest way to live on water [Cool Tools] ——- been having those escapist thoughts again. this could provide the basis for a solid escapist fantasy.

TANGENTIUM is an online journal devoted to alternative perspectives on IT, democracy, and society. Each month it investigates a different theme, with a feature essay, background information, definitions of key terms and concepts, and reviewed hyperlinks. The current (May 2004) issue is on Anarchism, Activism and IT. [A blog doesn't need a clever name] —— […]

SPU Monthly News Flash: IP-related activities. The latest ITU Strategy and Policy Monthly News Flash is now available. This month's Flash is devoted to IP-related activities in the Strategy and Policy Unit. Topics include: ITU Workshop on Internet Governance ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam APT-ITU Joint Workshop on ENUM and IDN [ITU Strategy […]

but this is a pretty cool flash unrelated to that i suppose.

and overcoming it.

Nick Dyer-Witherford, “Cognitive Capital Contested” [Interactivist Info Exchange] —— interesting little essay on the computer game industry….

Anti-Joppolos. I’m rereading a superb article by Robert Kaplan called “Supremacy by Stealth” that appeared in the July/August 2003 Atlantic Monthly. His thesis is that the… [Outside the Beltway] —- sounds interesting….