] Heads up, sharers of music, video and software files: If
] a prominent Michigan lawmaker has his way on Capitol
] Hill, you will soon be a felon.
]
] U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, is the
] sponsor of the Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner
] Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003, which
] declares sharing a single copyrighted file online to be a
] felony.
]
] Because the bill doesn't specifically name the type of
] file, you could theoretically become a felon by copying
] and posting this very column on your Web site. (We frown
] on that sort of thing anyway, but webmasters, be warned.)
]
] Giving fake information to the folks who register domain
] names, the basic Internet Web addresses (such as
] freep.com), would be punishable by up to five years in
] prison and a fine. Using a camcorder to record a movie in
] a theater -- whether you share it or not -- would be a
] federal criminal offense.

HEATHER NEWMAN: 60 million file sharers could face prison, fine

Checking out the CD right now... Very nice. Instrumental. Sort of soft indy rockish.
Two thumbs, dude...

The Mercury Program

] The White House expects that President Bush would have to
] assemble a new foreign policy team, including a secretary
] of state, if he wins a second term, administration
] officials said Monday.

This is a crazy mess of competing spin, but the concensus is that Powell will not be a part of the second term. A shame. I think he is presently my favorite republican.

CNN.com - Powell not expected to serve if Bush re-elected - Aug. 4, 2003

] Dockers recently came out with a new brand of pants, the
] Go Khakis, which promise to keep your legs stain-free
] using revolutionary nanotechnology.
]
] We couldn't help thinking that Dockers might be using the
] word "nanotechnology" more for marketing muscle than for
] true scientific purposes, so we called its customer
] service line to ask a few pointed questions. Here's a
] slice of the conversation.

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaa!

CNN.com - Little robots in your pants - Jul. 18, 2003

The statement put up by blackboard about Interz0ne

The "careful and measured" language is used again. My ass...

BlackBoard Inc.

It begins! Fly the REAL friendly skies. I wonder if they serve buffalo shrimp on the plane??

HootersAir - We loves us some flying, and it be showing like a mofo

] In the coming decades, a radical upgrading of our body's
] physical and mental systems, already underway, will use
] nanobots to augment and ultimately replace our organs. We
] already know how to prevent most degenerative disease
] through nutrition and supplementation; this will be a
] bridge to the emerging biotechnology revolution, which in
] turn will be a bridge to the nanotechnology revolution.
] By 2030, reverse-engineering of the human brain will have
] been completed and nonbiological intelligence will merge
] with our biological brains.

KurzweilAI.net

"I'm Steve, and I'm a Supervillain..."

Switch to Linux

] Three-dimensional tubes of living tissue have been
] printed using modified desktop printers filled with
] suspensions of cells instead of ink.

This is simply amazing stuff.

New Scientist - Ink-jet printing creates tubes of living tissue

I must confess to being a Baxter fan. Their new CD is a little more upbeat and relationship oriented (read girly) then their older one, which is high on my list of top music. However, its basically impossible to get their new CD in the USA anyway. :)

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