All you folks who haunt the music/video stores may know this, but long-form music videos on DVDs are new to me. The list of performers releasing them is certainly eclectic. On the darker side of entertainment, your favorite Internet radio station may go dark as of Sunday; the bill to block the Library of Congress …
I suppose if one has a 30-year-old water heater, one should expect it to die, but still…early estimate for replacement and installation: $1,100. “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of…” the Royal Society of Chemistry? Yup. The great detective is being awarded an Honorary Fellowship. About damned time, too. I still have my copy of …
I am newly crowned! I probably should have looked at this page before I had the thing put on, but… the type I have is down there on page 6, porcelain fused to metal. No numbing, shots or gas required during installation of the permanent cap, which I thought was interesting. It took all of …
Here’s an example of unintended consequences: Senators are not allowed to update their websites within 60 days of an election, lest they electioneer on the sites. The House has no such restriction. Some of the more web-savvy Senators are objecting, as you might imagine. I’m not a conspiracy theorist (I’m not, I’m not!), but “For …
As mentioned Friday, the House Republicans blocked an inquiry to investigate September 11, apparently at White House behest. Here’s a follow-up. One does wonder if it is trying to hide something beyond general ineptitude, or does it just not want distractions while campaigning to take over Iraq? MacArthur “regency”, for heaven’s sake. The hubris is …
Have a laugh. A sarcastic laugh, maybe, but still… In yesterday’s comments I mentioned that the administration appears to be putting ideology ahead of scientific experience in its FDA appointments; that’s not just my opinion. More examples of administration obstructionism: now it seemingly objects to the makeup of an independent panel designed to investigate September …
Here are two thumbnail sketches of the copyright issue argued yesterday before the Supreme Court. The argument made by the plaintiffs (the good guys, in my view) is that if the law stands, it sets a precedent which would allow Congress to extend and keep extending copyright protection for creative works in perpetuity. One of …
“He says he prefers not to prescribe contraceptives to single women, but will if they insist and reject his advice to abstain.” Hmmm. Is that a desirable approach for the chairman of the FDA’s women’s health policy committee? The last time I insisted on a specific treatment from a doctor was, umm, never. In other …
F YOU’RE wondering just what is behind the GAO suit to get Cheney’s energy policy documents, and what’s behind the workers’ rights argument in the Homeland Security department, here’s one answer: it’s an attempted power grab by the executive branch. The GAO argument comes down to an attempt by the administration to eliminate the legislative …
IRST Monday in October: here’s a preview of what SCOTUS will take up beginning today. There are cases stemming from the Patriot Act and the “enemy combatant” designation slowly moving up the chain towards the Supremes, as well as a copyright extension case. Could classical music be a smoking gun behind pop music hits? That’s …