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Two years after the attacks on New York and the Pentagon, "Muslims
worldwide will again be watching replays of the collapse of the Twin
Towers, praying to Allah" to grant those Magnificent 19 Paradise," says
the group .

article from WorldNet Daily

Al-Muhajiroun Web site

For the past 33 years Boston University has been led
by the controversial take-no-prisoners meritocracy of John Silber. After
busting up an incipient faculty union by firing dozens of professors,
the one time Silber enjoyed the support of a majority of the faculty
was when he ran for governor, and then only because we realized
it was the only way we could conceivably get rid of the guy. Unfortunately,
he self-destructed in vitriol and lost.

Somehow, like an ancient third-world icon hovering over
a captive population who know no other leader, he’s still there. However,
lately
there are signs his grip may be weakening. Last month Silber officially
anointed a successor, former NASA chief Daniel S. Goldin. Today Goldin
is in hot water even before ascending to the throne – because of his
last job.

Goldin, whose claim to fame and defining buzzwords at NASA
were "Better, Faster, Cheaper" has been identified as a major culprit
in the "culture of fear" which reigned at the Agency and which was responsible
for the Colombia Shuttle disaster.

A detailed report released yesterday names Goldin frequently and describes
his tenure as a period of "continuous turmoil." He brought new
management techniques, cut the NASA work force by 25 percent, and triggered
the resignation of the head of the shuttle program.

Goldin also had a habit of "shooting the messenger," former
NASA chief historian Roger D. Launius said. "That led to
a culture of fear," said Launius, now at
the National Air and Space Museum. "People didn’t want to bring
him information they knew he wouldn’t like, and that’s a very dangerous
thing."

He should feel right at home at BU…
article from the Boston Globe

What if you could file-share someone’s consciousness?
Would it be a violation, or the ultimate communication therapy? A short
story by Cory Doctorow.

"A couple years ago, right after I sold the novel [Down
and Out in the Magic Kingdom], I wrote a short-story set in the same world as
the book, but a century or more
later. It’s a parable about Napster, and it’s called Truncat , and
today, Salon has published it. And you can read it for free."

from Salon

"There are bad people. There is no police. . . . Risk will find
a way in," said Samir Kapuria, director of strategic solutions for
a Cambridge-based data security firm.

A San Francisco man has won the resurrected Rubik’s Cube
World Championships in Toronto.

Dan Knights, a 24-year-old software developer, beat dozens of other competitors
by solving the puzzle in an average time of 20.2 seconds.

I couldn’t do the damn thing when I was a kid, and I still can’t.

here is the article from Ananova
here is a real, live Shockwave
Rubiks Cube Knock yourself out