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Bush Backs Away From His Claims About Iraq Arms, but still, Bush defends Iraq war in face of WMD findings. Meanwhile, Kerry claims New Hampshire primary and Howard Dean is struggling to stay afloat. Most voting Dems just seem to want Bush out of the White House. Altho I agree, wouldn’t it be nice to [...]
Welcome back, nathaniel! Thank you, nathaniel! You are more than welcome. Zanzibar was beautiful. The Spice Tour was great; the beach dreamy; the seafood fantabulous; the shopping fun (and I usually don’t like shopping) and my wife is pretty cool, too. However, I got some stomach bug on the last day, and I am totally [...]
Solo show at the Johannesburg Art Gallery confirmed for September, 2004. the GetAway Experiment, a duo show with Marcus Neustetter at the ArtSpace, also confirmed to open on May 9, 2004 (Fairlands, just outside Joburg). GREAT meeting with Marcus and the curator yesterday. Looks like I’ll also be doing a small installation at an art [...]
Yahoo! News – Professor Lives Life As a Cyborg Tags: technology
Not sure if I agree with Nader’s view on this particular point (The Independent: Nader Says a Run Would Benefit Democrats), but you have to love this quote: "’I would not do this if I didn’t really want to defeat Bush,’ Mr. Nader said, calling the McCarthy era ‘chicken feed compared with what we have [...]
Dean Exudes Pragmatism, Not Personality – is what I’m saying. The Balance Sheet for Dean – but he needs to think a bit before he speaks Still, this is good: Senator Harkin Endorses Dean And, a fantastic candidate has some wise words of caution that my pick (Dean) should give a listen to: Kucinich: ‘Anger’ [...]
Just got back from 5 days on safari in The Kruger Park. We saw 4 of "the big five" in the wild (note: the big 5 are rhino – which we did not see – buffalo, lion, leopard and elephant), amongst many other beautiful creatures (I LOVE birds of prey!). The two highlights, for me, [...]
Conservatives want Reagan to replace FDR on U.S. dimes – WTF? Vote NO! Operation Nobel Prize – very interesting new e-literature project by August Highland And The Superheroes of Humanities Department of Art & Technology – a net.art intervention by Randall M. Packer A Pragmatic Streak Colors Dean’s Green Credentials – this is a touchy [...]
BBC Radio mention of Cycling74 (makers of Max/MSP/Jitter) – you’ll need the RealOne player for this (streaming). Not a bad overview of some people working in digital music, tho it ends on a sour note… regardless, recommended. Tags: music, technology
Happy new year! My better 2/3rds and I just sat around watching DVDs of The West Wing, and drinking champagne and single malt scotch, to bring in 2004. How civilized :) One of my favorite lines in the show talks about voting for the "lesser of who cares" (haha – John Spencer), and a great [...]
