After a considerable period wondering if there was any US news source that could claim even a fraction of credibility in reporting the war in Iraq, I have...
So what would one do if officials turned up and dragged away a citizen to solitary confinement without charge or recourse, for indefinite detention and without...
Just to prove that there can be truth in myth (not that I believe the passage I cite from Job 41 is meant literally), it seems researchers finally have their...
The US Army is using WiFi and x86 PCs on the battlefield , according to MSN. Notable quote: For reliability, Appliqué software runs on the Solaris operating...
Well, in the 21 days since I lasted posted anything here, only one person commented. So is it worth writing here? Certainly Andrew doesn't seem to think so ,...
One thing I did do was take everyone (except Tim, who's skiing in Switzerland) to visit Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, a Great British Tradition when it...
It seems there are actually a few people lurking out there reading things and I feel humbled and thrilled by the e-mails you sent welcoming the blog postings...
Any slight to Andrew O is hereby withdrawn. He does read blogs... -- Posted by Simon Phipps to Webmink: the blog at 4/26/2003 12:28:27 AM Powered by Blogger...
You are in a place that threatens women who breast-feed in public with arrest and humiliation. This same country will take your child away from you if you take...
oh boy ... then in that case ... i plead guilty ... infact ... going back some ... i think i have at least 3 family generations that are in serious trouble!!! ...
I'm sure the police involved in the second story were following the correct procedure too. What is seriously alarming is this: Robert Herrera, who was...
Be nice. We may be liberating Iraq, but *we're* still saddled with The Sock Puppet and his court. The top law enforcement official in the country is ......
Just back from the OMA Technical Plenary Workshop in Zuerich, Switzerland, where a fun time was had by all (under a veil of confidentiality which still leaves...
Hello! My research partner and I are professors at University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. We are conducting an online...
I am in California and saw the end of the eclipse of the moon last night - wonderful! I have never seen an eclipse before, so this was a big first for me,...
When a right-wing commentator (author of a book of 'anti-left venom', "The Terrible Truth About Liberals") calls America a police state [via IP ] , it's time...
Seems Gartner group is profoundly unimpressed by Passport and that just because you say securitty is important it doesn't mean you're secure... -- Posted by...
Looks like dinner on Wednesday (I'll be in Seattle) will be in a food court . Or so say Sam Ruby , Robert Scoble and an increasingly interesting crowd of...
How does one penetrate the 'inner circle' of weblogs? I've been writing this for many months now (with a few gaps recently, but mostly consecutively) and I...
Hi there,first of all i like your effort ,this site is superb.Iwant to congatulate you for trying to be open and inpartial,and present facts. I also like the...
... So let them come for us my friend...let them come........... they are so chicken that they will send propably their mercenaries or the stupidenglish who...
Just a pointer to Ted's report of the Seattle blog-gathering... -- Posted by Simon Phipps to Webmink: the blog at 5/23/2003 7:16:18 AM Powered by Blogger Pro...
So I need to hang out the red light , and my design choices are more important than my content? I am now officially depressed. The truth is hard... -- Posted...
I like John Porcaro's summary of part of our enjoyable conversation on Wednesday. I should add that when I refer to a "hitler youth" element I wasn't attacking...
I'm back home and sorting my photographs again, and can't resist displaying two more from Big Sur. On Sunday I continued south. After a delicious but expensive...
Ted Leung is very kind in his comments on my blog and raises the question on how one measures the "success" of blogs. While Robert Scoble is quick to claim...
For my American friends, may I suggest Warren Buffett's view of the dividend tax cut in the US is a must-read. -- Posted by Simon Phipps to Webmink: the blog...