Monthly Archives: August 2005

An explanation.

I’ve been very remiss in not pointing out that Susan Kitchens at 2020 Hindsight has been running a Special 1945 Commemorative Edition. It blogs the development of the first atomic bombs at Los Alamos and their use in Japan in … Read More →

The US Copyright Office is considering making their web sites IE-only. But they’re asking for comments from the public, so consider letting them know what you think. Tags: copyright mess

The WSJ laments that the future isn’t what it used to be. Choice quote: “Without taking anything away from the astronauts, the biggest accomplishments of the Discovery mission were that a) it came back; and b) an astronaut pulled bits … Read More →

Rochester’s Midtown Plaza used to be a showcase, nestled into the heart of downtown shopping. Now, more than half of its stores are closed and empty and the retail giants that accompanied it are long gone. There are a number … Read More →

You’d think the city would be more open about the ferry, given the failure of the initial company, but the D&C actually had to use the Freedom of Information act to obtain any ridership information. Unsurprisingly, it’s not meeting ridership … Read More →

The Ludwig von Mises Institute, a frequent critic of the FCC, now claims that by establishing unlicensed frequency bands (49 MHz, 900 MHz, etc.), the FCC has made itself obsolete. It’s based on the idea that the purpose of the … Read More →

Back in 1995(!), Umberto Eco wrote Eternal Fascism: 14 Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt. It’s still startlingly relevant today. Tags: Eco fascism