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Sunday, March 31, 2002

All of 'Almost Famous'. With the DVD "Untitled The Bootleg Cut," we get to see all that Cameron Crowe had in mind for his semi-autobiographical movie "Almost Famous." By Bill Desowitz. [New York Times: Movies]
3:20:57 PM

Terror, Timing and a Fanatic's Tale. Bill Paxton's directorial debut is a psychological thriller called "Frailty" in which Mr. Paxton plays a blue-collar single father bent on religious vengeance. By Sean Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]
3:20:46 PM

Retail Sharp Zaurus Released

Retail Sharp Zaurus Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday March 30, @03:16PM
from the little-is-better dept.
Arminius writes "It looks like Sharp has finally released the Linux based Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 for retail sale. This thing is so awesome! Other than only being able to listen to mp3's thru my headphones only, this thing blows away my iPaq 3835! It even has Opera as the web browser. " [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]
10:18:52 AM

CBDTPA / SSSCA Won't Be Passed This Year, Say Leahy

CBDTPA / SSSCA Won't Be Passed This Year, Say Leahy

Posted by Hemos on Saturday March 30, @04:16PM
from the savior-graceful dept.
filrock writes "It looks like we'll have a little breathing room before the CBDTPA/SSSCA becomes law. Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is against the bill. Read the article on Wired. Good to see someone in the Senate with some common sense." [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]
10:14:23 AM

Leaked FEMA/ASCE Draft Report On WTC Collapse

Leaked FEMA/ASCE Draft Report On WTC Collapse

Posted by Hemos on Saturday March 30, @04:48PM
from the structure-integrity-good dept.
securitas writes "The New York Times obtained a copy of the World Trade Center draft report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Society of Civil Engineers about the engineering failures that caused the towers to collapse. Among the findings: 'Fireproofing, sprinkler systems and the water supply for hoses were all disabled and the fires generated heat equivalent to the energy output of a nuclear power plant' reports the NYT (Yahoo link). Amazingly, if it wasn't for the fire (or another secondary catastrophic force), the towers would have remained standing." [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]
10:13:45 AM

For Resourceful Students, the Internet Is a Key to Scholarships. With more than 700,000 scholarships available from over 25,000 providers annually, careful planning is crucial for winning some of it. By Katy Mclaughlin. [New York Times: Education]
10:12:46 AM

The week in review: Judging tech. It seems the most important decisions regarding the future of the high-tech world aren't being made in the boardroom these days--they're being made in the courtroom. [CNET News.com]
10:12:24 AM