Overturned laws good step towards gay rights

The US Supreme Court overturned the laws making certain sexual practices illegal. This lifts a long standing legal stigma attached to homosexuals in many states, including Florida.
Editorial June 30th, 2003
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Big Brother is watching you, even though it is not 1984

America has more in common with the totalitarian regime depicted in George Orwell’s 1984 than it probably should.
Opinion Column June 30th, 2003
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Good Vibrations

This must be the most laughable USB doodad I have seen in a long time. I’ll just supply the link, you have to figure out what it does.

(via JohnSFlowers)

Powell ignores problems at home while addressing them abroad

Secretary of State Colin Powell wrote an edit for the New York Times that I just had to respond to. The irony of the edit was just too big. So I wrote an edit about an edit…
Editorial June 26th, 2003
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iChat AV

I used iChat AV a few minutes ago to talk to my brother in Germany. Talk, not type, mind you.
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USF battles problems handed down by federal legislature

USF had to hike the tuition again, but this time it was not their fault.
Editorial June 23rd, 2003
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Global warming cannot be edited away

The Bush administration edited a EPA report to keep the warnings about global warming quiet.
Opinion Column, June 23rd, 2003
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Common sense absent from anti-piracy proposals

Senator Orrin Hatch proposes to allow RIAA and other copyright holders to attack computers of users stealing content, then is found out to have unlicensed content on his Web site.
Editorial June 19th, 2003
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Tell us how you really feel, Steve

Steve Jobs initial reaction to the Segway: “It sucks…”
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USF wrong to downplay AAUP condemnatio

Even after receiving a condemnation, USF?s administration does not appear to be getting the message.
Editorial June 16th, 2003
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War on terror more selective than it should

The Bush administration is more interesting in getting some terrorist than others…
Opinion Column June 16th, 2003
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Florida teenagers deserve the ?Truth

Yet again the Florida State Budget leaves a lot to be desired…
Editorial June 12th, 2003
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You will die in X days

Not scared enough? This OS X screen saver supposedly calculates in how many days you kick the bucket, based on the U.S. census life expectancy data.

Whenever you do nothing, the screen saver come up and reminds you how many days you have left.

Am I the only one who finds this deeply troubling? As if I did not get scared often enough on a daily basis. I really do not need yet another reminder that I am mortal.

Chernobyl model and alerts spur hysteria and show lack of taste

How about a nice little toy Chernobyl reactor? Or how about a model of Lady Diana’s accident? (crashed car included)
Opinion Column June 9th, 2003
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Beatles have every right to sue Apple

Alex Hung at Mine Blogging says he has lost every respect he ever had for The Beatles because they are suing Apple. The Beatles (or what is left of them and Yoko) have every right to sue though and should…
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Changing stance indicates reasons behind war highly questionable

The Bush administration is changing their stance on if and where weapons of mass destruction are in Iraq. Hardly fair to the public after selling the war based on mostly those grounds.
Editorial June 5th, 2003
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Environmental protection needed, despite need for profit

Manatees remain an endangered species. Read why that is a good thing.
Editorial June 2nd, 2003
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Stir away from Starbucks

An ode to independent coffee houses and why I love them so much.
Opinion Column June 2nd, 2003
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