September 26, 2002
A Great Project

Internet Archive: Bookmobile

"... In a celebration of the Public Domain, starting September 30, 2002, the Internet Archive's Bookmobile will be coming to a town near you, bringing with it the ability to access, download, and print one of the almost 20,000 public domain books currently available online. ..."

Brewster Kahle is taking the IA Bookmobile on the road. They'll be here in DC soon at the Supreme Court round Oct 8-9. Worth a visit!

Posted by ghbrett at 11:10 AM
September 24, 2002
Another DeeCee Calendar

DC Indymedia - September 2002 is another calendar summarizing all the different protest activities here this week. There are more topics being fussed about than I originally thought.

Posted by ghbrett at 04:50 PM
Calendar for this week in DeeCee

Have a look at the September 2002 Mobilization Boards for a full calendar of what is happening here in DeeCee this week. bizzeee bizzee these peoples are

Posted by ghbrett at 04:45 PM
September 05, 2002
President Carter's Concern

The Troubling New Face of America from washingtonpost.com

"... Formerly admired almost universally as the preeminent champion of human rights, our country has become the foremost target of respected international organizations concerned about these basic principles of democratic life. We have ignored or condoned abuses in nations that support our anti-terrorism effort, while detaining American citizens as "enemy combatants," incarcerating them secretly and indefinitely without their being charged with any crime or having the right to legal counsel. This policy has been condemned by the federal courts, but the Justice Department seems adamant, and the issue is still in doubt. Several hundred captured Taliban soldiers remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay under the same circumstances, with the defense secretary declaring that they would not be released even if they were someday tried and found to be innocent. These actions are similar to those of abusive regimes that historically have been condemned by American presidents. ..."


The Troubling New Face of America

Posted by ghbrett at 02:09 PM
Cheap Viz Immersion

Geowall Consortium

"... A combination of new projection technology, fast graphics cards and linux PCs have made it possible to provide a stereo projection system that is much more affordable than previous commercial solutions. The GEOWALL project makes use of these projection systems to visualize structure and dynamics of the Earth in stereo to aid the understanding of spatial relationships. ..."

Posted by ghbrett at 11:23 AM
Online Frontpages

Welcome to TODAY'S FRONT PAGES

"... The Newseum's popular exhibit, "Today's Front Pages" is now available online. Select a region and see the newspapers that are available. Click on the paper you are interested in and see the front page. ..."

This site has 131 front pages of newspapers from 24 countries online.

Posted by ghbrett at 09:56 AM
September 03, 2002
The Mirror Project

The Mirror Project is a growing community of like-minded individuals who have photographed themselves in all manner of reflective surfaces.

Posted by ghbrett at 04:07 PM