Cathedra Unitatis has posted the text of The Final Ravenna Document. I read it with great hope that the divisions between East and West may one day come to an end. It is fairly clear, however, where disagreements still exist.
Sonic Detour host Duncan Strauss recently recorded an interview with Tull singer-songwriter-guitarist-flute player Ian Anderson. The interview will air on the Dec. 12 Sonic Detour, sometime between 4 and 6 p.m.
Amazon has released a new competitor in the ebook-reading device market. Dubbed the Kindle, this device features the ability to download purchased ebooks wirelessly over a cell phone network, so no wi-fi hotspots are required. Amazon is covering the costs of cell connectivity, so you don’t need a contract, or a computer. This is a killer app.
You can put stuff on it via a USB cable from your computer, if you want to. I just wonder if it’s compatible with ebooks purchased from other sellers.
I’m still leaning towards getting a Cybook, but this will certainly make me do some comparison shopping.
Update: Popular Mechanics reviews the Kindle here.
There have been so many taser-related deaths recently, that anyone who thinks will see that they are misclassified as “non-lethal” weapons. A taser is most definitely NOT non-lethal. The use of a taser against a human being needs to be classified as the use of lethal force, as is the use of firearms. If a police officer would not use a firearm in a certain situation, then neither should that officer use a taser.
The astute reader will note that I’m calling ONLY for a change in police training. I am not calling for a ban or a restriction on the devices. After all, the Second Amendment protects a citizen’s absolute right to keep and bear arms.
