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Via Electrolite: the Army has kicked out six Arabic experts because they’re gay. The obvious bit of irony is that we refuse to accept the assistance of homosexuals in fighting a war against the forces of ignorance, hatred, and bigotry. Maybe the fundamentalist morons who are eager to attack the United States will lay off [...]

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Drug companies suck. Jason Levine explains exactly how. (Actually, to be fair, I should say that drug companies are for-profit enterprises that as part of their duty to their shareholders are concerned with maximizing profits and little else.)

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OSAF is filling out its staff nicely. You already know that Mitch Kapor and Andy Hertzfeld were on the job. Now they’ve signed on Mitchell Baker (from the Mozilla project) and David McCusker as well. Perhaps my quest for the ultimate email client will finally be complete when Chandler is released.

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If you want to see the Leonid meteor shower at its best in your lifetime, stay up late (or get up early) and check them out tonight. I’ve been putting off making an effort to see the meteors for years, and now it looks like it’s make or break this time. I hope I have [...]

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Did you ever wonder why Keith Olbermann left ESPN? He issues an apology and an explanation in his Salon column today. I’m glad he had somewhere to publish it.

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I’ve mentioned here any number of times that at heart, Amazon has always been a software company. Last week, the company hired a former computer science professor as its chief algorithm officer (link spotted at Medley).

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Of all the arguments in The Threatening Storm, Kenneth Pollack’s book arguing in favor of invading Iraq with a massive force, the most convincing one is that the so-called “Afghan Approach” advocated by many in the pro-war camp as a way to get rid of Saddam on the cheap is doomed to failure. I just [...]

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Today Ha’aretz ran an article which basically stated what I’ve been thinking about the battle in Hebron in which 12 Israeli soldiers were killed, which is that it wasn’t terrorism. It was awful and senseless, but it looks to me like the casualties on both sides were soldiers. I call that combat. I [...]

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Have you heard about the new advertisements that will parody the government ads linking drug use to financing international terrorism by linking driving an SUV to the same thing? I think it’s kind of a shame that they’re targetting SUV owners in particular, because it weakens the message of the ads. I think that it’s important [...]

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Here’s something you won’t read too often at rc3.org: Congress fixed something. They passed legislation that improves upon the stupid fees that the Copyright Office imposed on webcasters earlier this year. It’s assumed that President Bush will sign the bill.

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