This is amusing. Microsoft has sued Lindows (a windows emulator that runs in Linux) for trademark infringement, claiming that consumers will be “confused” about the name, and might think that it’s a Bellevue product (hmmmm…just shows you what Microsoft thinks about the average computer user’s intelligence…)

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), they may end up losing their own trademark over the issue, since Microsoft argued themselves in their case against Apple that “windows” was a generic industry term, and that no company had a claim on it…

Romanians are giving each other plots of land on the Moon as Valentine’s gifts.

While few gift recipients probably really care, these deeds are almost certainly worthless in practical terms, if for no other reason than they are in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which effectively forbids private property rights in space (or at least any declaration of national sovereignty, which is almost a de facto requirement for enforcement of such rights).

Say, as long as we’re taking a fresh look at Kyoto and the ABM Treaty, maybe the environment is getting ripe for a fresh look at the OST. It was written at a different time, and the political planets may be coming into alignment to revise it to encourage, rather than discourage, free enterprise off the planet, as well as on it.

Romanians are giving each other plots of land on the Moon as Valentine’s gifts.

While few gift recipients probably really care, these deeds are almost certainly worthless in practical terms, if for no other reason than they are in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which effectively forbids private property rights in space (or at least any declaration of national sovereignty, which is almost a de facto requirement for enforcement of such rights).

Say, as long as we’re taking a fresh look at Kyoto and the ABM Treaty, maybe the environment is getting ripe for a fresh look at the OST. It was written at a different time, and the political planets may be coming into alignment to revise it to encourage, rather than discourage, free enterprise off the planet, as well as on it.

Romanians are giving each other plots of land on the Moon as Valentine’s gifts.

While few gift recipients probably really care, these deeds are almost certainly worthless in practical terms, if for no other reason than they are in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which effectively forbids private property rights in space (or at least any declaration of national sovereignty, which is almost a de facto requirement for enforcement of such rights).

Say, as long as we’re taking a fresh look at Kyoto and the ABM Treaty, maybe the environment is getting ripe for a fresh look at the OST. It was written at a different time, and the political planets may be coming into alignment to revise it to encourage, rather than discourage, free enterprise off the planet, as well as on it.

A sixteen-year-old girl was beheaded, after her parents were also murdered, by terrorists in Kashmir.

Because of the news about the copycat, the Fox All Stars are discussing cloning. They all think that human cloning is a bad idea, and Tony Snow just cited a poll showing varying levels of public support for cloning various classes of animals, with humans having a low of 7%. In my opinion, such polls probably indicate nothing except the abysmal ignorance of the American people on matters biological specifically, and matters scientific generally.

The argument was made by Bill Sammon that we already have too many cats, many are being euthanized every day, so why are we cloning them? Well, Bill, because a) it helps us learn how to clone higher mammals (a concept he and the others are obviously against), and b) it allows us to make copies of animals that, for whatever reason, we find pleasing or useful. It’s really no different than breeding for desired traits, except it’s much more precise.

Fred Barnes thinks that any cloning is a slippery slope toward human cloning, so therefore we have to outlaw all cloning. At least someone had the sense to point out that there’s no practical way to do this worldwide. As usual, none of them are able to articulate a reason as to why cloning humans is a bad thing.

This is getting more interesting. According to CNN, Karzai is now claiming that the minister who died in the mob attack at the airport yesterday was actually assassinated by dissident elements in the Afghan government.

This is happening often enough that it’s getting quite irritating. I think I’m going to asterisk the links to the left that are blogspotters, so people don’t have to waste time trying to go there when it’s down.

We really shouldn’t have so many quality people reliant on a single provider–it remains a single-point failure. Maybe if I banish you folks to my link ghetto you’ll get serious about your blogging service (he said, as though this site actually provides that much referral…)

This time, Jack Kelly tees it up against the Europeans, with a graphic analogy.

The fat kid in the band wants to play quarterback. He won’t lift weights or run wind sprints, and he shies away from contact. But he thinks he should call the plays.

This time, Jack Kelly tees it up against the Europeans, with a graphic analogy.

The fat kid in the band wants to play quarterback. He won’t lift weights or run wind sprints, and he shies away from contact. But he thinks he should call the plays.