Day by Day

From Michael Moore. A suggestion that makes a lot of sense.

2008-08-20T00:15:50Z

Dear Caroline, We've never met, so I hope you don't find this letter too presumptuous or inappropriate. As its contents involve the public's business, I am sending this to you via the public on the Internet. I knew your brother John. He was a ...

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ICH today

2008-08-19T22:19:09Z

"As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual, nor I against them. They are only doing their duty, as the saying goes. Most of them, I have no doubt, are...

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The True Sin

2008-08-19T10:57:23Z

In Manchester, U.K. there's a rather sad little monument. It's a bronze statue of man sitting on a bench eating an apple. That man was Alan Turing. Among other achievements, he is considered the father of modern computer science. He was a mathemat...

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And the masses slumber on...

2008-08-18T10:39:20Z

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/95372/the_plot_against_liberal_america/?page=entire The Plot Against Liberal America By Thomas Frank, The New Statesman. Posted August 18, 2008. Conservatives don't want to debate, they want to destroy their...

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How come no-one asked the bomb, bomb, bomb man if it was evil to bomb innocent Vietnamese?

2008-08-18T01:08:10Z

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sex-drugs-and-regrets-ndash-the-battle-for-the-christian-vote-900651.html Sex, drugs and regrets – the battle for the Christian vote By David Usborne in New York Monday, 18 August 2008 Barack ...

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Just to make your next flight a little more....interesting.

2008-08-18T00:07:29Z

All too rarely, Australian airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight 'safety lecture' and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: On an Air NZ Flight with a ...

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Firefox hack attack warning

2008-08-17T12:20:40Z

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/firefox-hack-attack-warning/2008/08/17/1218911441873.html Firefox hack attack warning Several security holes have been discovered in Firefox and other software from Mozilla. The Thunderbird e-mail program a...

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Diplomacy

2008-08-17T12:07:59Z

It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there's n...

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ICH today

2008-08-16T21:55:26Z

"The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity": André Gide = "Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people": Spencer Johnson = "Every vio...

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So, it's come down to a pissing contest on who has the best invisible friend. God help us.

2008-08-16T21:49:54Z

http://news.smh.com.au/world/obama-and-mccain-put-religious-credentials-on-line-in-forum-20080817-3wtc.html Obama and McCain put religious credentials on line in forum August 17, 2008 - 7:20AM The religious souls of US presidential hopefuls ...

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