Atomized juniorDedicated to the smallest particles of meaning on the webFCC No. 9- March 30, 2008 It has not been the best of times for FCC Chairman Kevin "Pincher" Martin Congress dons rubber glove, prepares probe of FCC chairman. First there was Rep. Dingell's (D. MI) little request; for virtually all paper-work the FCC has produced in the last 10 years. The FCC's own data on consumer complaints system is so chaotic as to cast all doubt on any attempt to ensure net neutrality FCC living in the dark ages; a threat to net neutrality aims. Then there was a strange story that some staffers...http://www.wam.umd.edu/~pbushmil/atomized_jr/2008/03/29.html#a712 Beijing Olympics- March 22, 2008 There are increasing media indications that any organization with any kind of grievance against the Chinese government in Beijing, is going to use this year's Olympic games to press home their concerns The Olympics are the perfect place for a protest. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine. They will disrupt, interrupt and replace the message and news of the day with their own. They will not stand beside the scoreboard with their bill of particulars. Their passion will dictate they throw the...http://www.wam.umd.edu/~pbushmil/atomized_jr/2008/03/21.html#a711 Citizen Spitzer or keeping up with the Johns'- March 16, 2008 Like many I took a moment last week to speculate on New York governor Eliot Spitzer's behavior and mores if not his rationality. I'm not ready to institutionalize that level of hypocrisy in governance yet, so that he had to give up the job and leave public life in disgrace is not troubling for me. He painted his own exit - stage left. What I liked particularly, though, was that periphery of press commentary that looked to Spitzer's behavior to discovery what rational or societal mechanisms lay..http://www.wam.umd.edu/~pbushmil/atomized_jr/2008/03/15.html#a710 Tupolev Honey- March 8, 2008 I had this post mostly drafted out on Saturday, at which point I thought I had this topic boxed. Today's events (Tuesday 11 Mar 08) had me adding a couple of sentences to the last part. In the news again the other week were Bears in the Air U.S. Carrier Intercepts Russian Bombers - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog. Russkies and their pesky aircraft Tupolev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Flying over our ships. Sky falls, cold war returns U.S. military weighing if Russia in..http://www.wam.umd.edu/~pbushmil/atomized_jr/2008/03/07.html#a709 |