This week, we’ve got both net neutrality and the Patriot Act under fire, plus an airline sacrificing goats. Those go together seamlessly.
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Justice Department says no to net neutrality here.
Federal Court rules Patriot Act statute unconstitutional here.
No peaches for the Treasurer here.
Southwest Airlines fashion police here.
Airline sacrifices goat here.
Today’s post doesn’t have any audio. Sorry. Too much stuff to do. But — I do have some tech news you would probably like to know about. Am I right? Am I right?
It’s called Groovle. Based in Ontario, Groovle allows you to create a custom Google homepage (provided that you like to use a basic Google search page without widgets).
Groovle has a bunch of custom pages they have already designed, with images ranging from planets to half-naked celebrities. You can also upload your own image and create a homepage with a photo of your choice. I’m surprised it took so long for someone to come up with a way to create custom homepages for people who don’t know how to make custom Google search engines.
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) announced its latest findings on Iraq yesterday. Its conclusion: things are basically negative in Iraq, and security hasn’t shown any marked improvement since “the surge” began. Not only are the Ministry of the Interior and the Baghdad police force plagued by “dysfunction,” the report says, the level of violence across the country has not decreased.
But military officials in Iraq disagree. They say that the GAO’s report does not include the most recent data, which does show a measureable decrease in sectarian violence.
So are we ever going to get a straight answer to these issues, or will opposing sides continue to discount the other’s findings?
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Petraeus interviewed by Couric here.
Military officials in Iraq disagree with GAO here.
Why different people are coming up with different numbers here.
President Bush thinks “we’re kicking ass” here.
