I'm asking for a declaration from the court that would overturn theunconstitutional requirement that US persons must show ID to travelthroughout the US. Not only airplanes, but trains, buses, cruiseships, and major hotel chains are now enforcing ID requirements,largely at the behest of the Federal Government. Many skyscrapersalso demanded ID for a time after 9/11; I refused, and eventually mostof them have relented. I have not flown in the US since 9/11/01, andI've recently been refused lodging as well as travel, for my refusalto present ID on demand. (Note that this is a *separate* issue from thegovernment's recent demand for more information from citizens who enterthe US border. That's a bad idea too, but raises different issues.)

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 05:13 PM | TrackBack 0

BlogFodder is a daily email for weblog authors. It's usually a single line of text that could ignite a post on your own weblog. This site is an archive of those ideas, and a place to share their (somewhat related) results. If you have questions, feedback, or fodder ideas, send them in.

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 05:10 PM | TrackBack 0

Who is eligible? For these awards, a "photoblog" is a webpage with dated entries that has a posts images to their site. Sites that post images infrequently are also eligible, but due to the nature of the awards, they will be at a disadvantage since there are many photo bloggers that post images on a regular if not daily basis. Only sites that post their own original images are eligible to be nominated.

Nominate me! The URL is http://hypercube.org/photo. An excellent choice is Afternoon with the Photographer, http://www.hypercube.org/photo/photo.cgi/2002.07.30, as accompanied by text in the essay Brilliant Corners, http://www.track0.com/cc/features/080902mrseverywhere.html.

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 04:52 PM | TrackBack 0

First, consumers should be notified--a notice on a checkout receipt would work--when RFID tags are present in what they're buying. Second, RFID tags should be disabled by default at the checkout counter. Third, RFID tags should be placed on the product's packaging instead of on the product when possible. Fourth, RFID tags should be readily visible and easily removable.

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 10:43 AM | TrackBack 0

"We need a common framework or regulatory regime because [the information society] is borderless, and we have to create this new framework," he said. "I am not intending to solve any specific problem with this conference but to [get agreement on] a shared view that we have to solve the problem of [issues such as] taxation, cybercrime or confidence in the Internet."

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 10:42 AM | TrackBack 0

Carville: Now let me ask you. What would Jesus do? Would Jesus vote to give every child health insurance and Head Start and a chance at life, or would Jesus vote to give people like me over $1 million, $100,000 a year tax break? What would he do?

Posted by GeeTee at January 14, 2003 10:41 AM | TrackBack 0

...people familiar with the new deal speculate that by coming out against such legislation, the music industry is trying to repair its battered reputation in places such as college campuses as being a bunch of conglomerates that want to prevent consumers from freely listening to, recording and trading music. The music trade group has been especially active in the courts, where it has succeeded in persuading judges to close down music file-sharing services such as Napster.

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...the Russian government said the violence was spurred by the showing of a clip from "The Big Lebowski" on the same screen after the match, which showed a man smashing a car with a baseball bat.

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In a statement on Saturday, Townshend said that on one occasion he had used a credit card to enter a site advertising child pornography. But he said he was not a pedophile and was only doing research for an autobiography dealing with his own suspected childhood sexual abuse. He said he had tremendous rage toward pedophiles and wanted to deal openly with it.

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