Monthly Archives: August 2006

Share and share alike.

“Jesus loves you, yes he does, brothers and sisters.” Oily and insincere, Owen Cudworth flashed a $20,000 smile directly to camera. “Call now and claim your piece of miracle burial cloth. Operators are standing by.” Jump cut to testimony #3. … Continue reading

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A lesson too far.

“So you see that under Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, sui generis rights are to be protected vis-a-vis electronic databases. A 2,500 word article, please, by … Continue reading

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A Brave New World

with apologies to Huxley for stealing his title. —— “AEGIS.” “That’s the name of our new organisation, gentlemen.” “What the hell does it stand for?” West was always first with the aggressive question. “Major West, AEGIS stands for American Electronic … Continue reading

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