Aldoblog

A friend sent me the following screen capture from Google News:

I take this as another sign that the first true machine intelligence will emerge in the Googleplex.

I present without comment two articles. One comes complete with a video that should chill your bones.

“I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president.” — Walden O’Dell, CEO of Diebold promises to deliver Ohio to George Bush in the 2004 election How To Steal an Election With Diebold Voting Machines — […]

Can I vote for him for President?

Lawrence Lessig appears to be taking the Eldred vs. Ashcroft defeat and turning it towards victory, with a proposal that would move the great majority of material affected into the public domain, while still allowing copyright holders who are actively using their rights to publish commercially valuable works to keep those copyrights. There’s a FAQ about the proposal, and I’m exceptionally proud to have suggested question #3 to Prof. Lessig.

“Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England…”

Senator Lott seems to be in favor of any war, if the president is leading the charge.