Month: May 2006

Barbaro seems to be doing well so far, after his surgery today.

A Desperate Effort to Save a Derby-Winning Colt. Barbaro's racing career is over, but a valiant and costly effort was made Sunday to repair his right hind leg. By JOE DRAPE. [NYT > Home Page]

$4b later, drugs still flow in Colombia. TUMACO, Colombia — Six years and $4 billion into the US-backed campaign to wipe out cocaine at its source, Colombia appears to be producing more coca than when the campaign started, according to US government estimates. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

I thought this was a cute picture, and especially apropos with our recent rains.

How to Get Through Identity Theft. Really good advice, step by step.  [Schneier on Security]

The Value of Privacy. Last week, revelation of yet another NSA surveillance effort against the American people has rekindled the privacy debate. Those in favor of these programs have trotted out the same rhetorical question we hear every time privacy advocates oppose ID checks, video cameras, massive databases, data mining, and other wholesale surveillance measures:… Continue reading The Value of Privacy

Miralink Lowers Entry Price to Data Backup. The company aims to make enterprise-quality data backup and recovery easier and more affordable for small-and-medium businesses. [Datamation Product News]

As Steve Martin would say, the answer is to get small. I think that the article by Lew Rockwell that I just referenced is really worth reading: In Mises's view, in order to maintain peace and free trade, large nation-states had to become small nations based on the will of the people. Otherwise, he said,… Continue reading As Steve Martin would say, the answer is to get small

Notes and Tips: Finder Issues. “One interesting note about the design of OS X: it had zero user testing.” [MacInTouch]

I think I've had enough rain for a while.