Daily Archives: April 9, 2007

Civility On The Web

April 9, 2007 – 7:45 pm

The Paper of Record jumps in to the debate Is it too late to bring civility to the Web? The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place. Now, a few high-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean up the quality […]

By William Teach Posted in Weblogs 3 Comments

Pakistani Cleric Wants Minister Fired For Hug

April 9, 2007 – 12:49 pm

Such a tolerant religion ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The chief of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital has issued a decree calling on the government to sack a woman minister after a photograph was published showing her hugging a foreign man. The demand, contained in a decree known as a fatwa, is the latest challenge […]

By William Teach Posted in Religious Desecration? 4 Comments

Beer Monday Linkfest: “Climate Change” As National Security Policy

April 9, 2007 – 7:19 am

Good Monday morning! The start of a new week, time to fire it up and get some productive work done. How 'bout a beer? [gv data=”1S9eOhUFuPo”][/gv] You'll need said beer after this story WASHINGTON — The CIA and Pentagon would for the first time be required to assess the national security implications of climate change […]

By William Teach Posted in Global Warming, Linkfest 24 Comments
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