Do not install Office XP Service Pack 3This from Windows expert Brian Livingston, who details horror stories from readers who installed it and discovered applications were broken. “Recently, Office SP3 was installed on my system with Office XP. Now Outlook…

Fundrace.org How much are your neighbors ponying up to get cozy with Bush and/or Kerry? Check it out here! You can look up donors by zip code, view city maps of donors, and lots more. One quibble. The maps are,…

There are lies, damn lies, and statistics Unemployed dropping out of labor pool  If those people who want jobs but aren’t looking were counted, the unemployment rate would be more than 7 percent, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com.…

No Iraqi shock over slaying of Americans “The Americans may think it is unusual but this is what they should expect. They show up in places and shoot civilians so why can’t they be killed?” Falluja shop worker Amir said…

Courtney Love does the math I just discovered this, it’s from 2000, but still instructive as to how the music business works. Let Courtney explain. This story is about a bidding-war band that gets a huge deal with a 20 percent…

‘I saw papers that show US knew al-Qa’ida would attack cities with aeroplanes’ Circulate widelyFBI Whistleblower speaks to The Independent A former translator for the FBI with top-secret security clearance says she has provided information to the panel investigating the 11…

No one should die like this  Robert Fisk, The Independent The men were dragged from their car, begging for their lives. “They had gasoline splashed on them and were set alight,” he said. It was an especially terrible day in…