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# Ars Technica - Love Is Hard(ware) - Not one typo, not one grammatically
warped sentence, not one instance of the word "kewl" did I find at Ars
Technica. Not even one "you suck" epithetical rant. Can it be? A tweak-
geek haven that waxes intelligent? Hwy, some of us geeks is CIVILIZED,
dewd!! http://www.techsightings.com/ts_review/390.html
# China cracks down on computer game. BEIJING (AP) Chinese authorities have
punished retailers selling computer games showing Taiwan's military defea-
ting an invasion by mainland Chinese forces. The CD-ROM computer games,
with titles like "Crush the Chinese Invasion" and "Defend Taiwan's territ-
orial seas," were being sold openly in electronics markets. Reporters said
they bought the games and, after discovering their "reactionary" content,
informed the police. Authorities reacted swiftly, confiscating more than
10,000 of the games and "severely punishing those involved." Sore losers -
see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561140408-f12
: Is y'r power structure threatened by software? Do you threaten hierarchies
with warez? What computer games are crimes against the state and humanity??
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# Evangelical church members detained. IZMIR, Turkey (AP) Cops arrested 40
members of an evangelical church during Sunday prayers for holding a reli-
gious service without prior government authorization. All were released
for lack of any evidence. The group had several foreigners including two
Americans. http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561139633-60f
# Zimbabwe judge sentences US evangelicals. HARARE(AP) Citing evidence that
3 American missionaries were tortured, a judge gave them unusually light
sentences for possessing weapons of war and trying to smuggle guns aboard
a plane. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561139549-8ab
: Do evangelical Xians tend to disrupt existing social/cultural patterns and
structures? Are you evangelical? Do you like disrupting society, culture??
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# Man seeking heir considers a church. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 79-year-old man
seeking an heir for his US$375,000 estate said he'll give the money to a
church, as long as he gets some answers to spiritual questions first.
Clayton Goward is inviting clergy from all faiths and anyone else who is
interested to a forum on the afterlife. "I'm hoping someone there will
enlighten me and I can feel better about facing eternity." International
media coverage has led to more than 34,000 replies. More are on the way,
u-betcha. http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561144289-825
: How many spiritual questions should/could/would you answer for US$375,000?
How much are y'r ideas worth? How many new questions/answers can you devise?
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# Darth Vader In The Pulpit. LONDON (Reuters) An English vicar eager to
attract a bigger congregation gave his sermon extra zip by dressing up
as "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader. May the Church be with you...
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990914/10/odd-starwars
: Do you worship The Dark Side? Is duct-tape The Force because it has a dark
side and a light side and it holds the universe together? Are you taped up?
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# Rwandan bishop on trial. (BBC) State prosecutors in Rwanda are confident
of a guilty verdict in the trial of a Catholic bishop accused of direct
involvement in genocide. Took part in planning meetings, refused refuge:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_446000/446688.stm
@ Links: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: http://www.ictr.org/
@ Rwanda Information Exchange: http://www.rwanda.net/
@ Amnesty International: Publications on Rwanda:
http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/countries/indx147.htm
: Does your belief system promote/perform genocide? Has it in the past? Will
it in the future? Do all proselytizing faiths promote cultural genocide???
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# Texas Race Murder Defendant Saw Himself As 'Hero'. BRYAN, Texas (Reuters)
A white supremacist on trial for the dragging death of a black man in
Jasper, Texas, bragged about being a hero and allegedly said the crime
had given a him "rush" that left him "licking his lips" for more. Yummy.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990914/00/news-crime-race
http://cnn.com/US/9909/14/dragging.death.trial.01/index.html
http://news.excite.com/news/u/990913/18/news-draggingdeath
# Wisconsin man believes God told him to kill a nine-year-old boy. Slit
his throat: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990914/06/ca-state-news-1
# Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols loses appeal -
no new trial: http://news.excite.com/news/u/990914/09/news-nichols
# State charges: http://cnn.com/US/9909/14/bombing.nichols.ap/index.html
: Does your belief system promote homicide on a retail or wholesale basis?
Do you like to kill those who differ from you? Would you mind being killed?
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Crack-O-Rama:
# US Army Chooses Macs Over Windows NT
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/macsforever.htm
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/politics/story/21725.html
# Russian Hackers May Have Snatched US Military Secrets:
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/russianhackers_p.htm
http://www.newsweek.com/nw-srv/printed/us/st/sr0612_5.htm
# IE5 Bug Leaves Computers Open To Invasion:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-202-117462.html
# New Security Hole In Hotmail:
http://internetnews.com/bus-news/print/0,1089,3_199751,00.html
# EXPERT DISPUTES CHARGE OF WINDOWS BACKDOOR - NSA off the hook?
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/13/backdoor.idg/index.html
@ Virus Report: http://www.antivirus.com/trendsetter/virus_report/
@ Virus Encyclopedia: http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/
# Hackers break into South Africa's official statistics website & deface it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_446000/446392.stm
# Hackers vandalize Matt Drudge Web site - "United Loan Gunmen" strike
again: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561147940-1d2
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