Monthly Archives: February 2002

Oscar Predictions

    One would expect me to write a big food-based message today, it being Fat Tuesday. But in fact I did not buy any semi-traditional pączki today and, since this is the Movies page (I mean, category), I’m more … Continue reading

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Canada vs USA in the Olympics

    The Winter Olympics have begun. We watched the opening ceremonies last night, and it reminded me of something Jon Stewart said on The Daily Show following the Super Bowl. Leaning back and patting his tummy as if he’d … Continue reading

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U2 Halftime Show

    Time to backlash against the backlash.    Seems like U2 just can’t win. First there was uproar that they’d agreed to perform at the Super Bowl. And now, following their halftime show, there’s uproar that their appearance did … Continue reading

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Thinking of Linking

    It seems every day I read something even more mindboggling about the Internet. Specifically, how the Law is interpreting the Internet.    Today’s jaw-dropping news is the fact some company called BT Group Plc is claiming patent rights on … Continue reading

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Who’s Online?

    According to the latest census information released by the Commerce department, more than half of all American households, and more than half of all Americans, have access to the Internet. A further breakdown shows that of this total … Continue reading

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The American Talib

    I guess my local newspaper thinks I’m stupid.    They keep referring to notorious traitor-in-training John Walker Lindh as the “American Taliban”. Apparently they forgot that “Taliban” is plural. That’s why when we were fighting to oust the Taliban … Continue reading

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