Month February 2006

Wiki manipulations

From Pombo Watch concering Wikipedia edits done on Rep. Richard Pombo’s entry by computers in the House of Representatives in an obvious attempt to cleanse it of references about the relationship between Pombo and Jack Abramoff. (This) marks a new…

The Three Trials

My long-time friend Randy Greif has made his first film, The Three Trials. This is not your normal film, even by indie/underground standards! Here’s the plot synopsis. “Catherine, a nun with a unique form of narcolepsy, attempts to lose herself…

Profile of the Fraudster

In the United States and North America, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers survey found that 79% of corporate “fraudsters” are males between the ages of 31 and 40 who have college or higher degrees; 60% were employed by the defrauded company, 47% were…

One tough kid

A six-year-old boy has been found alive after spending up to 36 hours in the Red Sea on his own following the sinking of a ferry. His uncle Haroun, who has visited the boy in hospital, said he was grateful…

Craig Murray on cartoons and religion

Excerpts follow, read the whole thing Muslims have every right to believe that nobody should caricature Mohammed, and presumably Muslims don’t do such things. However they have no right to stop anyone else from producing cartoons, commenting on the age…