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...Adam R. Gold’s Nov. 30 comment on the Amazon Kindle e-book reader (“Stick to Harcover”), he glosses over the biggest problem with the new gadget. All books that are bought through the Amazon store—which is, of course, the only practical way to read full books at all on the device—come crippled with DRM (Digital Rights Management Software). This is the same type of software that is included on most tracks purchased through the iTunes Music Store. This is “copy protection?...
...Fighting For White Rule Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith died an unreformed white supremacist last month at 88. Time reported on Smith's regime just before he defiantly declared independence from Britain to preserve white minority rule [Nov...
...Teaching a Diplomat Diplomacy I was shocked and somewhat antagonized by John Bolton's answers to some of the questions readers asked [Nov. 26]. In particular, I was alarmed by his lack of support for diplomacy in delicate situations like dealing with Iran. He also revealed arrogance and pomposity when referring to the U.N. as "a useful instrument of American foreign policy." Bolton must be blind and deaf if he thinks that anti-Americanism isn't sweeping the world. If he wants to see real change in the way America is viewed and practical solutions to global tension, he should...
DELAYED REACTION? The outbreak began in August but was not confirmed until Nov.29. Officials in Uganda deny they waited to publicly identify the highly contagious virus until after Queen Elizabeth II and 53 other heads of state had met in the capital, Kampala, on Nov.23 for a Commonwealth summit...
...which promised direct Harvard Square-to-New York trips featuring wireless internet—has suspended service entirely as a result of a licensing hitch, just two weeks after the company’s buses began running. The company’s service has been halted since Nov. 26, Vamoose co-owner Florence Bluzenstein said, because the company failed to secure one of the two licenses required to operate out of Cambridge. The company had gotten a “stop-location” allowed Vamoose to stop in front of either the Charles Hotel or on Mt. Auburn...