February 21, 2005

First paper ever now shows up in a blog

First paper ever printed has been scanned and shown in a blog.

That's right folks. MSM better shape up. Even the first known newspaper from 1749 has made its way into the digital medium and latched onto the blogosphere.

BoingBoing < NewspaperIndex

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February 16, 2005

Kyoto Treaty in full force

The Kyoto Treaty goes into effect today. This is the Treaty that requires the nations within the United Nations to abide by certain CO2 levels by 2010. International pressure mounted on the United States after the US refused to sign the treaty for ratification. Although some find that there could be an economic boost in ecological safety issues, the United States has been very much against this push.

Why? The United States produces close to a third of the world's CO2 emissions.

We spoke about the Kyoto Treaty before.

Via Slashdot

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January 28, 2005

Now that is ice-cold!


Geneva chillin'.

Via BoingBoing

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January 23, 2005

Are you on this list?

The World Economic Forum is meeting this coming week and they have come up with a List of Young Global Leaders 2005. Criteria of Young Global Leaders include:

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January 12, 2005

Guardian Angel handbags

Rotterdam, Holland must have some really scary people. Some designers have gone ahead and designed the Guardian Angel handbag that has an embossed handgun on the side to deter perpetrators that are thinking about mugging poor helpless women. While, there is no gun persay, and I have no clue why a bag like that would scare away perps, I would imagine that if the woman happened to be able to benchpress 250 and reinforce their Angel bag with some titanium, that this could definitely become a star hit.

Popgadget brings you this tidbit.

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January 03, 2005

Living like sardines

An amusing video clip of Japanese commuters being packed into a subway car like sardines by subway officials. And you thought the Boston subways were bad... brought to you by BoingBoing.

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January 01, 2005

Africa genocide but U.S. doesn't care

A peace deal has just been signed in one of the most brutal, longest rebellions that has not been well-publicized. NPR covers the peace deal on a December 30th airing of Morning Edition.

The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance has been waging a bloody independence campaign against the Central Government in Dakar since 1982.

Personal note: Interestingly enough, the U.S. never REALLY cared about people. If they did, they would have stopped the "genocide" there. But why would the U.S. care about poor people? There's nothing to gain. That was from the interview itself and boy is it true.

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December 18, 2004

Global Voices Draft Manifesto

Joi puts out the locale of the The Global Voices Draft Manifesto. This is a document about free speech created by Global Voices. This document resides here for now on a Wiki, but will be moved shortly as Joi points out. Here is the current draft:

We believe in free speech, both in protecting the right to speak and in making access to the tools of speech universal. We define speech broadly to include many media that facilitate expression.

The broadest right of free speech has always extended to those who owned technology for publishing and distribution, such as a printing press. It is now possible for anyone to own their own press. It is our ideal that everyone who wants to speak can do so.


We believe in the power of direct connection and the freedom to connect to and hear others. The bond between individuals from different worlds is personal, political and powerful.

We seek to create bridges that cross gulfs that have traditionally divided people. By bridging these gulfs, we understand each other more fully, work together more effectively, and act more powerfully. These bridges let us do together what we could not dream of doing alone. It is our ideal that everyone who wants to hear what someone else is saying can do so.

Direct connection is its own reward. However, in a world full of challenges, it is also an important part of a future that is free, fair, prosperous and sustainable.

While committed to our work as individuals, we also recognize our common interest and goals. We each speak for ourselves, but in the end we are all in this together. We pledge to respect, assist, learn from, and listen to one other. We are Global Voices.

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December 02, 2004

Radical Islamists hate US foreign policy

Report of the US Defense Science Board Task Force on Strategic Communication September 2004 (PDF)

Joi Ito blogs - "The report also explains that it is not America's freedoms that they hate (as many Americans believe), but America's foreign policy."

Personal note: Americans have always thought that their "democratic" ways was the right way and that everyone should be similarly founded. Unfortunately, not every country can support a democratic way, and not have the capitalistic basis to drive for it. Look at how Russia fell, and even now, cannot be as powerful as they used to be. Germany however had the capitalistic basis to move into the democratic role. It just depends on how advanced the country is. Iraq isn't ready, which is why we're having so many issues there. Instead of forcing our way of life, try to help their way of life become better.

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November 19, 2004

Kyoto Treaty ratified

The Kyoto Treaty has been ratified and now the US and 55 other industrialized nations have until 2012 to cut up to 5.2% of the six major greenhouse gases. BBC has coverage here.

Amusingly enough, the Bush administration refused to sign this. Why? The U.S. produces about 30+% of the world's pollution. Where was the EPA on all of this?

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