BBC piece on M$ as a target for lawsuits from other techs. Link: Rivals queue up to take on Microsoft

ACLU (not surprisingly) has something to say about the new attorney/client rules. Link: Power Grab Allows Government Eavesdropping on Inmate-Attorney Conversations

You've seen him on top of the WTC, now see where else he's been in the "Tourist Guy" gallery


well these posts are a little old and the earlier code was fucked, so i'll try this again:

The MS/DoJ saga may be drawing to a close, but there are still issues. The Reg says the large print giveth and the small print taketh away. NYT has a story about how the Eurpoeans are unmoved by the US action (thanks to L for the link). Finally the Reg weighs in with an update on how nine states tamed the Beast, we'll see how long it lasts.

Wonder how much US mainstream media play this will get. (FrontierPost, Peshawar)26 more body bags in Jacobabad

Remarkable, dense, disturbing look at 'secret war'. (UK Observer) Torture, treachery and spies - covert war in Afghanistan

"Among the many things that changed after the attacks of Sept. 11 was the media agenda. The 'war on terrorism' is not a story, but the story... Yet life goes on, and important stories have also been shunted to the back pages. Today, The Globe and Mail's SHAWNA RICHER provides a guide to those other stories, 40 days of missing news." (long, detailed VERY Canadian piece from October 20th) Thank to L for for the story All the news you never read