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While the Democratic Party frantically searches the trenches for a worthy candidate is the best man for the job right under their noses? With a healthful project to end homelessness, successful mediation into major crisis world wide including the E3 crash in China, Gulf War II, and a score of others, and a sense of…
...Read MoreMarine Dies Before Becoming U.S. Citizen. Francisco Martinez Flores was to become a U.S. citizen in two weeks. But the 21-year-old Marine, who had moved to California from Mexico at age 3, was killed before he could take an oath of allegiance to the country he died fighting for. Martinez was killed in Iraq on…
...Read MoreMass Layoffs Threatened for Teachers in California. With the state’s budget problems, many districts fear they cannot afford to pay those already in the classroom. By Dean E. Murphy. [New York Times: Education] Somebody tell me again why I live in California. Must be the cheese.
...Read MoreWindows XP download boosts 802.11 security. Microsoft released Monday (March 31) for download a free patch that adds Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) to both consumer and business versions of its Windows XP operating system. WPA offers an interim boost in security for 802.11 networks while the 802.11i standards effort continues its work. WPA uses two…
...Read MoreWindows XP SP1 glitch could slow systemsBecause of changes made in SP1 to Windows XP’s memory management system, programs that affect large blocks of memory may take up to ten times longer to load on a system running SP1 than on one without, Microsoft said. The company detailed the problem on its support Web site…
...Read MoreMy sister and I are both using the Logitech MouseMan Dual Optical mouse and I must say, what a mouse. The MouseMan Dual features the “standard” 3button/wheel mouse configuration as well as toting an additional programmable side button and an innovative ergonomic design. The general shape of the mouse is slightly curved with a higher arc…
...Read More911 Calls by Cellphone Swamp California Patrol. Cellular 911 calls, nearly all of which are answered by the highway patrol as a result of a law passed almost two decades ago, are overwhelming the agency’s call centers. By Jonathan D. Glater. [New York Times: Technology]
...Read MoreIt’s 3:30 am and I’m on the way to Yosemite. See ya’ tonight.
...Read More“Very Beck-esque”. Brad Sucks (“a one man band with no fans”): Fixing My Brain (.mp3) [via scottandrew.com] [jenett.radio] Hey! I’d buy that! Pretty good song.
...Read MoreOil shortage rocks markets. Oil prices climb 4% as the Iraqi conflict removes supply from the market while stock markets remain weak. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] Intersting thought: In a post war Iraq a leader will be in place who could be sell the 25% of the worlds oil contained beneath…
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