April, 26, 2002 archives

wired takes a long look at the proposal to tax science fiction to finance nasa, all without thinking to mention the idea is almost certainly a non-starter for first amendment reasons.

mark pilgrim has posted another of his great long posts on web accessibility, chock full of linky goodness.

this article from the la times talks about an allegedly bad $95 million deal between the state of california, logicon, and oracle which seems altogether unsurprising. the mo of companies like oracle and the attendant swarm of consulting companies is to overprice and underdeliver.