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May 28, 2003
Has the paranoia gone too far? Perhaps it has.
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May 14, 2003
Lest anyone forget:
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else"
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United StatesI take the time to remind you of this not because I thought that war with Iraq was a bad idea (I still haven't completely made up my mind yet), but because of the witch hunt atmosphere that has blossomed in this country since 9/11.
Dissent is the key seperator of democracies and authoritarian states. Without the ability to dissent the majority wields their opinion like a hammer, smashing away at the very cornerstone of freedom: the freedom of speech--to express ones opinion regardless of its popularity or relevance.
If you don't understand this concept, you are not a patriot. You are a thug.
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May 13, 2003
The Deepest Photo Ever Taken
Congratulations to roomate and best friend from college, Dr. Tom Brown, for the successful photograph of the deepest visible-light image ever captured. It is 6 billion (6,000,000,000) times fainter than what can be seen with the naked eye.
Tom is an astro-physicist working at the Space Telescope Science Institute. I remember when he told me about this particular project. He was very excited to have so much time using the Hubble Wide Field and Planetary Camera. Now all that time has paid off for him and his research team at SCSI.
Congrats, Biggles!
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May 12, 2003
Stop the FCC with MoveOn.org
MoveOn, who are really leading the pack in online grassroots organizing, have an online campaign that you can participate in in order to stop the FCC from removing the final barriers to media consolidation.On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission intends to lift restrictions on media ownership that could allow your local newspaper, cable provider, radio stations, and TV channels all to be owned by one company. The result could be the disappearance of the checks and balances provided by a competitive media marketplace -- and huge cutbacks in local news and reporting. Good, balanced information is the basis for our democracy. That's why we're asking that:
"Congress and the FCC should stop media deregulation and work to make the media diverse, competitive, balanced, and fair."
Please join us below. We'll send your comments to your Representative and your Senators. If you choose, they'll also be posted to the FCC's public comments website. And we'll keep you posted about what more you can do to support this campaign. This petition is an initiative of MoveOn.org, Media Alliance, CodePink, United for Peace and Justice, and Global Exchange.There is already precious little diversity of opinion in the world of mega-media conglomerates. Clear Channels owns nearly all the radio you hear; Viacom and AOL Time Warner, nearly all the TV you watch; Universal, nearly all the music you buy; and Bertellsman, nearly all the books you buy.
(From BoingBoing)
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