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MS Silverlight To Stream Obama Inauguration Events
Ilgaz writes in to let us know that we will have to install MS Silverlight 2 to watch the US President's inauguration online. Everyone running Mac PPC, Linux, and FreeBSD has been left out, as there are no working Silverlight 2-capable alternatives on these systems. Here is Microsoft's press release announcing the selection of Silverlight yesterday. Streaming of various events around the inauguration begins today at the Presidential Inaugural Committee site, which touts its "inclusive and accessible" coverage.
says it will take a while to figure out how best to close Gitmo
Most reasonable people would acknowledge that it's going to take awhile to close down Gitmo. Many of the people held there are simply too dangerous to let go. Many of the others who aren't have no where to go -- their home countries won't accept them. It should be obvious that you can't just close the facility down and give everybody there a bus ticket home. Obama has committed himself to ending torture and finding a safe way to closing down Gitmo. What more do you want?
Wants to renew Bush's tax cuts
And? Do you really think raising taxes in the middle of the ongoing economic meltdown is wise?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
The US Department of Defense operates many military prisons. They can all easily be transfered to a military prison within the US.
So it's ok to hold them without charges on American soil but not ok to hold them without charges on foreign soil?
They were only held offshore to avoid jurisdiction, and that point's been rendered moot.
Then who cares that they are held offshore?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Mac users and BSD users
Mac users (at least Mac OS X users) are BSD users.