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Archive for March, 2004

March 8th, 2004

G.R.S. Mead on the Gnostics

“The Gnostics were ever changing their nomenclature; the god of one
system might even be the devil of another! He who makes a
concordance of names merely, in Gnosticism, may think himself lucky
to escape a lunatic asylum; he, on the contrary, who seeks the idea
behind the name will often find himself in a realm of great beauty
and […]

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March 8th, 2004

Another interesting item off Dave Farber’s IP list… Silicon Valley vs. Bangalore (from an Indian perspective!)

From: Suresh Ramasubramanian
Subject: [rediff.com] - Bangalore: Silicon Valley or Coolie Valley
To: Dave Farber , Declan McCullagh
Organization: -ENOENT
An interesting article.
http://in.rediff.com/money/2004/mar/03guest1.htm
Bangalore: Silicon Valley or Coolie Valley?
G V Dasarathi | March 01, 2004 | 13:45 IST
Politicians, bureaucrats and residents of Bangalore take pride in the fact
that they live in what they call the Silicon Valley of […]

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March 5th, 2004

[ELECTION REFORM]: Dodd/McConnell/Ney/Hoyer letter re: voter-verified paper trails

March 3, 2004
Attention Members and Staff:
Dear Colleague:
As the principal authors of the Help America Vote Act (Public
Law 107-252) (HAVA), signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002,
we feel compelled to express our concerns about recent legislative efforts
that promise enhanced electronic voting […]

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March 5th, 2004

710…everyone needs this!

A few days ago I was having some work done at my local
garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten. We all
looked at each other and another customer asked, “What is a
seven-hundred-ten?” She replied, “You know, the little piece in the
middle of the […]

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March 4th, 2004

Acoustic Cavitation Fusion replicated and documented in detail

[This is potentially huge. -Thomas]
http://www.rpi.edu/web/News/press_releases/2004/lahey.htm
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
March 2, 2004 CONTACT: Theresa Bourgeois
(518) 276-2840
bourgt@rpi.edu
Researchers Report Bubble Fusion Results Replicated
Physical Review E publishes paper on fusion experiment conducted with upgraded measurement system
TROY, N.Y. — Physical Review E has announced the publication of an article by a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Purdue […]

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March 4th, 2004

Avi Rubin — My day at the polls

[From Dave Farber’s IP list. -Thomas]
From: Dave Farber
Subject: Avi Rubin — My day at the polls
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:10:49 -0700
Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 07:19:06 -0500
From: Avi Rubin
Subject: My day at the polls
To: Dave Farber (by way of Bernard A. Galler)
I served as an election judge today. What an […]

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March 4th, 2004

“Did Your Vote Count? New Coded Ballots May Prove It Did”

[This sounds like a credible solution, put together by credible players in the computer science community. -Thomas]
This is a summary of the long article that I sent to you yesterday. I consider this to be a significant advance (assuming all this is confirmed by the computer science community) in voting machine security technology, […]

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March 1st, 2004

Another great quote…

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - what a ride!!!!!!” (received with no attribution)

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March 1st, 2004

Great bisexual slogan.

“We’re
50% Heterosexual
50% Homosexual
and
100% MARRIED!!!”

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March 1st, 2004

Bible Contradictions

[Received without attribution to the original author. -Thomas]
Should we kill?
* Exodus 20:13 “Thou shalt not kill.”
* Leviticus 24:17 “And he that killeth any man shall surely be put
to death.”
vs.
* Exodus 32:27 […]

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March 1st, 2004

Kucinich on Kerry

[Really now… how are those of us on the “left” supposed to stomach Kerry? The logic of “Anybody But Bush Again” palls when the alternative is unpalatable enough… and even absent that, being willing to hold your nose and cast a vote for the lesser of two evils is a far cry from being willing […]

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March 1st, 2004

News At 11: controversy over queers kissing on TV

Our local TV station just ran an editorial on the reaction to their coverage of the “gay marriage” issue in San Francisco. Apparently, they actually had to ponder whether or not showing the couples kissing at the end of the ceremonies was journalistically appropriate… fortunately, they came down on the side of “yes, it is […]

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