Steve Jobs WWDC presentation on the next OSX (tiger) Supposedly impressive stuff related to the future of image & video processing, I haven't seen it yet as I'm on my land line. He gets into the capabilities of "core video" at about 1hr 10min.
From
Yahoo (IPS):
A report prepared by the top CIA official handling the matter says Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the [Halabja] massacre, and indicates that it was the work of Iranians.
This is the infamous "gassing of the Kurds" incident that is the basis for the "Saddam used WMD against his own people" mantra. Before the war I remember hearing that it was really the Iranians, but then it seemed like anyone saying this was branded a nut job (or worse - a Saddam lover,) and I admit to being sort of convinced by this into believing it was Saddam.
Has anyone been following more closely? Is this the standard line now? Are you no longer crazy to suggest it was the Iranians? And has this been widely known, or is this new story big news?
That could be a little tough for the administration...
I've been trying, when appropriate, to get people to move away from Internet Explorer (just doing my part for
homeland security.) So I guess I should stick with the follow through. To wit: there is a bug in Mozilla (and thus in Firefox) when run on Windows 2000 or Windows XP that can allow for remote execution of code. This bug has already been patched, so all you need to do is update your software to the latest version. For Firefox that would be 0.92. Here's the
mozilla page with complete details on the vulnerability and what you need to do.
Waltzing Matilda
Bruno’s contention that “waltzing matilda” refers to hanging by the neck sounds plausible, but the references I’m finding confirm the (perhaps bowdlerized) meaning that I’ve always heard, in which waltzing matilda means carrying a swag bag, like a hobo with his belongings tied in bundle hanging on a stick. Perhaps there was a double reading intended.
feel like ive posted this before but...
cinecultist.
A
silly season story, but a cool picture of an SUV in a swimming pool (via eyebeam reblog).
Bruce S on
creeping Lysenkoism in the federal government under Bush.
Just incase someone is thinking about a career change.
Reykjavik
"The government needs to establish guidelines for canceling or rescheduling elections if terrorists strike the United States again,
says the chairman of a new federal voting commission."
any thoughts on
billmon going commentless?
i dont spend that much time in comment threads but i still find them useful. wasnt one of the innovation of blogging the possibility for an open forum? i understand they can be unruly but should that be the determining factor?
im grateful for billmons prodigious output but he sure can be thinskinnned at times.