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Monday, Jul 01, 2002

width knell

"Members of the Toledo police computer crimes task force and FBI agents served search warrants at 13 residences, including an apartment, a condominium, and single-family houses. Investigators believe cable modems that connect Buckeye Express customers to the Internet were altered, allowing computer users unauthorized access to excessive amounts of bandwidth."

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copywrongs

"Berman's proposed legislation calls for a myriad of measures including stronger digital rights management laws, lawsuits by copyright owners, and prosecutions against the most gregarious infringers. Additionally he calls for "technological self-help measures" including redirection, decoys, spoofing and file blocking."

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take a flyer

"Checkpoint screeners at 32 of the nation's largest airports failed to detect fake weapons — guns, dynamite or bombs — in almost a quarter of undercover tests by the Transportation Security Administration last month, documents obtained by USA TODAY show."

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just being neighborly

"The US Ambassador to Bolivia has told the Bolivian people not to vote for the indigenous Indian candidate for the Movement for Socialism (MAS), Evo Morales Ayma. If he is elected next Sunday, the USA will suspend economic aid and will review its agreements."

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aztlandia

"It is, of course, true that some of the Bush administration's policies regarding our southern border are dictated by a desire to woo the Hispanic vote. However, there is a deeper and even more insidious motivation. The administration, building upon the work of its predecessor, is seeking to erase our border with Mexico as a prelude to consolidating the Western Hemisphere into a single political bloc modeled after the European Union."

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redd stripe bier

redd cross member adds bass to white stripes song and posts online as installation piece.

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lip service

this is a good idea. the flaming lips are streaming their entire upcoming album on their website. id be more inclined to buy something if i could decide if i liked it first.

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smoke signals

i dont even smoke cigarettes anymore and im outraged. seven bucks a pack!

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Saturday, Jun 29, 2002

cry me to the moon


the boy who cried wolf
he wore a sheepish grin
had trouble with the truth
now he takes his fizz with gin

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blind ambition

the truth may set me free
but not how jesus intended
too many words spoken
and meaning is upended

my knee jerk reaction
the damage may be done
too late for a retraction
past time to get some sun

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