Govt. Orders Work Out Of Public Domain
Posted on July 26, 2004 - Filed Under books, government, public domain | Leave a Comment
According to a Boston Globe article, the federal government has ordered that some pamphlets already issued to federal depository libraries be taken out of circulation and returned because they are internal. Librarians note that the information has long been in the public domain and are resisting the order.
Full article
from boston.com.
The Funniest Rendition of This Land Is Your Land
Posted on July 20, 2004 - Filed Under funny, government | Leave a Comment
Pretty much work safe, just don’t blast the volume!
JibJab presents This Land Is Your Land.
Interesting Read On Indo-Pak Relations
Posted on July 20, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, desi / india, government | Leave a Comment
From friend and geologist colleague, SC, on Indo-Pak-Bangla relations. There’s nothing like a pack of irate Hindus, let me tell you.
Dear Friends,
I have been getting it in the neck recently, mainly from Stephane, about a subject close to my heart: my views of Pakistan and Islamic separatism in general. Meant to send […]
Bad Science / Good Science - Scary
Posted on July 16, 2004 - Filed Under government, science & technology | Leave a Comment
Latin Americanist decides which US govt-funded scientists may speak at conferences? Ok, I go crawl in hole now.
Bushwhacked
Ben Goldacre . Thursday July 15, 2004 . The Guardian
Pointing out that the current American government is manipulative, deceitful and interventionist is hardly news: although it hadn’t occurred to naive little me that it’d started meddling in […]
I, Robot Movie Review
Posted on July 16, 2004 - Filed Under movies/tv | Leave a Comment
In retrospect, the only memorable aspects of the movie were the cameos of Will Smith’s birthday suit (I got to see what Jada sees everyday … sigh) and the flawless animation of the new-fangled robots.
I, Robot; How About You? from USA Today:
“I, Robot,” a new movie inspired by Isaac Asimov’s classic story collection of the […]
Tick Tick Tick … Baby!
Posted on July 15, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history | Leave a Comment
CEM writes:
“… This trip was then followed by a pair of visits to the doctor’s office. One of my doctors has decided that all of my problems will go away if I just have a baby. A baby would make [me] happy. (I think this very odd. This is not the first time I […]
Pseudomonasfragilisticexpiali …
Posted on July 14, 2004 - Filed Under science & technology | Leave a Comment
AG from Spain writes:
“As a person who works in the petroleum industry and who is very knowledgable about science, I have to ask you about this story we heard on the Spanish news yesterday that has me deeply disturbed! I’m sure you recall the Prestige disaster last year, when the oil tanker sunk off the […]
The Impoverishment of Imagination in Science - A Discussion
Posted on July 13, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government, science & technology | Leave a Comment
An ongoing conversation on the future of science education based on an excerpt from Neil Postman’s book Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology. The main participant so far is Robert H. Dott, emeritus professor of geology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, an astute scientist, prolific geohistorian and friendly soul who shares […]
Read More..>>I Think I Can, I Think I Can
Posted on July 12, 2004 - Filed Under funny, government | Leave a Comment
How to start your week with a positive outlook:
1. Open a new file in your PC
2. Name it “George W. Bush”
3. Send it to the trash
4. Empty the trash
5. Your PC will ask you: “Do you really want to get rid of George W. Bush?”
6. Answer calmly, “Yes,” and […]
A Lovely Little Ditty
Posted on July 12, 2004 - Filed Under funny, government, music | Leave a Comment
NSFW!
Without further ado, Eric Idle presents …
The FCC Song
