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From Kuwait To Katrina And Beyond

Would TIA By Any Other Name Stink As Sweet?

Posted on February 23, 2004 - Filed Under government, science & technology | Leave a Comment

From AP:
When public outcry forced Congress to eliminate funding for the Pentagon’s Total Information Awareness program, which had been developing powerful tools to mine millions of public and private records for information on U.S. citizens, it left undisturbed a separate but similar $64-million research program at DoD’s Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA) unit, using […]

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Fortune Cookie Stamp of Approval

Posted on February 4, 2004 - Filed Under general, new orleans | Leave a Comment

On the way into work this morning, I looked up at Highway 90 which curved and splayed right over my head, and thought how beautiful highways really are. While not a lover of asphalt jungles that neglect the natural beauty of the earth, I must admit that freeways with their bends and twists are […]

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