By way of follow-up, in a Dec. 31 post, “U.S. bumps tsunami aid up to $350 million,” we were critical of Saudi Arabia for its relatively paltry contribution to help victims of the tsunami disaster. This evening, on PBS’ “News Hour,” Jim Lehrer reported that a recent telethon originating in Saudi Arabia and broadcast throughout [...]
Posts on ‘January 7th, 2005’
Microsoft makes anti-spyware tool available for free
Microsoft is releasing a beta version of its newly acquired anti-spyware tool. And uncharacteristically, it’s free. The software giant’s intention is that licensed users of post-Windows 98 Second Edition versions of the Windows operating system will download and use the tool. So people going to MS’ download location will be asked to verify that their [...]
Challenge of Ohio election outcome well justified
“After two months of work by Greens, Libertarians and groups such as Progressive Democrats of America — which highlighted flaws in the practices and procedures of Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell — there was little question that a legitimate case had been made for challenging Ohio’s electoral votes during what is usually a perfunctory [...]
