As part of her Masters in Library Science thesis, Lori Eichelberger wrote and published The Cookie Controversy, an essay that has become the definitive chronicling of the history and purpose of computer cookies.
In the course of her essay, Ms. Eichelberger also addresses the issues of privacy, as well as the future of computer cookies, as a management storage device.
Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation
As a point of reference, American imperialism begins (or it doesn’t really — one would have to completely ignore the genocide of the native population, African and Native-American slavery, rapid and continuous expansion of the national borders through war, the ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples, the mid 1800s colonial state established in Nicaragua, etc.) with the aquisition of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Phillipines after the Spanish-American War of 1898.
In this timeline of American foreign policy, historian and Pentagon General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, Alberto J. Mora, provides his own perspective on the diplomatic role of the United States on the world stage, all the while dismissing the hegemony argument as a facet of American foreign policy. Determine for yourself, the veracity of his argument.
Long Goodbye: Spalding Gray’s troubled years
We’re all familiar with Spalding Gray’s demons—venting his despair was his art and profession. But after a crippling car crash in 2001, his depression began to overwhelm him. So when he went missing in early January, after several previous suicide attempts, his wife, children, and friends were left to fear the worst.
Sunday morning, March 7th, a body surfaced in New York’s East River. The following day, the city medical examiner identified the body as that of Spalding Gray, the confessional monologuist and actor who disappeared two months ago.
Although the cause of Mr. Gray’s death has not as yet been determined, police were investigating reports that Mr. Gray, who had a history of depression, had committed suicide by jumping off the Staten Island ferry.
After his disappearance, an article in New York magazine, chronicled Mr. Gray’s despair after a devastating car accident which occurred while he was on vacation in Ireland in 2001, fracturing his skull and crushing his hip.
Spalding Gray will be missed, as will his wit, humanity and grace.
Furore in Victoria as Liberal MLA quits party
The coalition of right-of-centre politicians that Gordon Campbell cobbled together to defeat the New Democratic Party government in 2001 has begun to develop chinks in its armour.
Backbench MLA Elayne Brenzinger quit the B.C. Liberal caucus Monday, accusing Premier Gordon Campbell of ruining the province, destroying communities and disregarding the concerns of the Liberal caucus.
Province newspaper legislative columnist, Michael Smyth, reported in Tuesday’s paper that Premier Gordon Campbell admitted that he may have angered his now ex-colleague by telling her to “fuck off” at a caucus meeting, and referring to her as “a bitch”. Good role-modeling, Gordo.
Vaughn Palmer, in today’s Vancouver Sun, reports that the Premier’s office has begun a smear campaign to discredit Brenzinger.
Effective today, March 9th, CanWest Global has made The Vancouver Sun, The Province and all CanWest Global newspaper sites available to subscribers only (CanWest Global is the first media company, that I am aware of, to deny linkable access to individual newspaper stories; nothing like shooting yourself in the foot … good work Asper brothers …).