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Date: June 6th, 2002

A Skeleton in the Bush Family Closet

6 June, 2002 (22:15) | Political | No comments

An amazing tale of how Prescott Bush, George W. Bush’s grandfather made a fortune of assisting the nazis both before and during WWll.
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Commissioner gives government a C grade on access to information

6 June, 2002 (16:22) | Political | 1 comment

Canadians too must be ever vigilant, our government is not user friendly!
OTTAWA (CP) - The right of access to government information is under siege, the federal information commissioner says. New ways to obscure ministerial spending, new laws brought in after Sept. 11 and new government bodies not subject to access laws all point to [...]

Another slap at Bush

6 June, 2002 (11:09) | Political | No comments

THere’s a good op ed piece on The Telegraph on why England should be cheesed off at Bush. My favourite part was:
And now look at what America has done. George Bush has introduced a farm Bill that will go down as one of the most spineless, opportunistic and shameful pieces of legislation in the history [...]

It’s about time

6 June, 2002 (10:58) | Computer | No comments

Microsoft has finally come out against the scheming of Hollywood and Senator Hollings et al. In a position paper released June 3, 2002 MS states:
Anti-piracy measures are self-defeating if, in tightening security, they impair technology?s usefulness or burden users. And even the best security is breakable. It must be improved continuously to stay ahead [...]

Security through obsolescence

6 June, 2002 (10:36) | Computer | No comments

Interesting article on network security. Using old, obsolete NOS and other software can help prevent hacking attacks. The Register
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