US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan The acknowledgement was made in a report submitted to the UN Committee against Torture, said a member of the ten-person panel, speaking on on condition of anonymity. Didn’t they loudly proclaim just a…

Dave and Adam pose for gnomerazzi as Secret Service looks away. Dave Winer opened Gnomedex with a keynote speech, Adam Curry closes it today with another keynote. Yesterday Adam noted he and Dave worked for four years on getting the…

The next version of Windows, Longhorn, will support RRS – the framework of blogs and podcasting – in a big way. What’s more, they are releasing their new RSS specs into Creative Commons, which means it will be open to…

The wireless net here at Gnomedex is part of the Bell Harbor Convention Hall, a facility operated by the city of Seattle, and the net has run fine through many a conference. Chris Pirillo, organizer of Gnomedex did warn them,…

You could just walk into a conversation and you knew what they were talking about. Lots of video bloggers, podcasters, techies; some from startups, others from Microsoft or Feedburner or a CGI company or whatever. Most have multiple interests and/or…

Rumsfeld: US not losing Iraq war Meanwhile, Bush approval sinks further Most striking: A startling 60% of registered voters disapprove of Bush’s handling of the economy, with 63% of Americans rating the national economy as “bad, very bad, or terrible.”

Protest anti-immigrant racists in Baldwin ParkStop attacks on immigrants! No to SOS/Minutemen/KKK! This Saturday, June 25, 11 am3875 Downing Ave (Corner of Ramona & Downing – Free parking on Ramona)Baldwin Park, CA More info at ANSWER LA, one of the many…

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have. — Saul Alinsky