31 August 2001

  • American middle class was relatively unchanged by 90s economy, except for increasing, looming debt.
  • Norway breaks impasse by offering to take in some of the 400 asylum seekers floating off Christmas Island.
  • Bush's missile defense program could drop nuclear missiles on Europe, Canada, or middle America, warn Army scientists.
  • Britain to fine prostitutes up to 5,000 pounds for ads in phone boxes.
  • The gentlemen at thesmokinggun.com got scooped by Sports Illustrated on the baby bomber story, but still love their jobs.
  • Government report gives the Digital Millennium Copyright Act a passing grade, bypassing "first sale" rights for archivists.
  • The story behind Majestic, the Web game.
  • U.S. hopes to help Chinese citizens surf uncensored; question begged: why; answer shown: sell American stuff.
  • John Weir's Smoking Gun has plenty of browser tools for you.
  • Helvetica Bold Oblique declared greatest font.