Archive for July, 2003

Does John Ashcroft know about this?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

The Office of Global Internet Freedom. Peter at Open Access says, “Does John Ashcroft know about this?”

Scientists in the kitchen

Tuesday, July 29th, 2003

Just when I was talking about it. Scientists in the kitchen(Free reg. req.)

Rolling over for the RIAA

Tuesday, July 29th, 2003

From Wired:

Mit and Boston College are among several universities who are saying no to rolling over for the RIAA. One cites a jurisdictional issue, another cites insufficient information to determine just exactly who was using the computer. In other words, not only are some schools keeping their traditional places as strongholds of free expression, but they’re also saying, “Not my job” when an investigation would be necessary to determine who had access to the allegedly infringing computer. From what I’ve seen at the universities I’ve attended, unless you keep your computer in your room under lock and key, “insufficient information” about the identity and number of users is pretty much the case.

He’s a Chef and Molecular Biologist.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2003

From Brett Anderson’s review of Sara’s of New Orleans.

“Chef Ganesh Ayyengar, who’s from Bombay, is a molecular biologist by training, a fact he uses to explain why he bristles at the confines of traditional Indian cooking. A scientist at heart, he’s temperamentally inclined to experiment.”

Oh my….I MUST meet him. I didn’t know anyone like me existed.