Jim Roepcke's weblog have browser, will travel (est. 1999)

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Gold, silver buried

Gold, silver buried in World Trade Center rubble

A metric ton (I thought it was spelled tonne but it's spelled "ton" in this article) is approximately 2205 lbs.

USA and Canada

Solidarity, Brother!

Canadian CF-18s ready to go

Avs Forsberg: not going to play

Avs Forsberg: not going to play

Wow. At first I thought maybe he was scared to fly over the USA every second day but then I came to my senses and really READ the article. His body is battered and beaten (he had his spleen removed in the spring after all) and he needs to listen to what his body is telling him. Rest.

I respect Peter's decision. I wish more pro athletes would listen to their bodies. (Eric Lindros, for example)

SSSCA: Open Letter to Michael Eisner

Hey America,

Amid all the tragedy, the megacorps are trying to pull a fast one on you.

Have you read about the SSSCA yet?

Open Letter to Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO, Walt Disney Company

About the SSSCA:

Security Systems Standards and Certification Act

Also note cute little comments like (paraphrased) "time shifting is okay on non-premium cable channels and non-premium satellite channels." Which means, as soon as it passes, all channels except PBS will become "premium".