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hmm, do i have $2500 burning a hole in my pockets? … canon eos d30 coming in september with a 2nd positive report.
i should be able to easily link / match earlier references, searching by keyword, category, etc. also, this entry should be an element in a scratchpad attached to a project.
cool, arsdigita has adopted the openacs sdm (software development manager) for the acs. on a semi-related note, it’s amazing how much more attractive editing in emacs becomes after you’ve been editing code in a piss-poor custom java text editor application all week.
a lot of funky url rewriting and related stuff can be done with apache’s mod_rewrite.
grr, gnutella hoses the cable connection i’m on. i knew it was bad, but i finally did some tests today. it’s especially weird because it’s supposedly only transferring 5-10kbps.
before: round-trip min/avg/max = 66.9/197.5/419.5 ms
during: round-trip min/avg/max = 198.0/1427.3/2913.5 ms
after: round-trip min/avg/max = 62.3/260.5/1123.7 ms
the lowdown on msdn’s redesigned table of contents.
to read: code and other laws of cyberspace
cool, google has streamlined their page a bit.
after reading a recent nytimes article on senator leahy, i dropped him a supportive note at his site, and despite selecting the no response necessary form option, got one today anyways. which isn’t a bad thing, as it points to statements made on the senate hearing on internet music distribution, as well as a list of his recent press releases. among the recent ones are two of background on the sheep seizure in vermont, and also his reaction to the proposed legislation to update wiretapping laws and encryption rules.
i am still waiting to get a response from senator feinstein’s office. i sent a message after finding out that the hr 2987, the methamphetamine anti-proliferation act, also attached as a rider on hr 833, the bankruptcy reform act (makes lots of sense, right) originally started life as senate bill 1428 last year, co-sponsored by feinstein. basically the bill tromps all over the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments, which of course is really stupid (of course, historically speaking, the “war on drugs” has never taken the logical or smart path in reducing drug use or harm prevention). more info on what you can do at the eff or from the lp.
any politician willing to give up my constitutional rights for their pet concern gets no respect from me. in the words of our old friend ben franklin, Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety