Month June 2006

‘Bout time

Howard Dean: ‘We’re about to enter the ’60s again’ America is about to revisit one of the most turbulent decades in its history, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told a religious conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. “We’re about…

The first computer bug

Grace Hopper was a giant of the early days of computing. She invented the compiler, had the outlandish idea that computers could be used for business, and this led to the creation of COBOL, the first programming language for business…

Emergency Protest in LA Thursday.

Israeli occupation forces launch brutal assault on Palestinians in Gaza Food, water, electricity cut off to more than 1 million people Israel threatens regional war, sending war planes over Syria Stop the attacks! Cut off U.S. aid to Israel! Thursday,…

Gnomedex: Geek Christmas

That’s what Sue called it when I came back from Gnomedex last year, she said I looked so happy it must have been Geek Christmas. And she was right. I’ll be there again tomorrow, Thursday to Saturday, in Seattle. Gnomedex…

One kidnapped soldier

So Israel kept up the pressure on Palestinian militants to release a captive Israeli soldier Wednesday, sending its warplanes to bomb a Hamas training camp after knocking out electricity and water supplies for most of the 1.3 million residents of…