OK, my DSL is back. After my provider, Huges Direct DSL, went under I tried to get set up with a local guy who provides wireless internet access from leased radio towers. That didn’t work out. Then I called my cable company, Adelphia, to get their broadband service. They were at capacity, and I would have to wait a week before they got the network upgraded. Two weeks later I was still waiting so I called Verizon. They had my DSL up in less then a week. Long story short, I’m back in business.

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Try arm wrestling Freud.

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John Podhoretz writes "Hell, every single word," Powell "spoke was a smoking gun. "

Safire says that Powell produced a “half-dozen smoking guns, of a huge Iraqi cover-up.”

In criminal law, that obstruction of justice would be called hiding incriminating evidence, spying on law enforcement officials and intimidating witnesses.

The Times editorial page subtly noted how Powell’s speech changed the war equation. But the paper continued to call for diplomacy, even while admitting that Powell made a strong case that extended diplomacy was futile and dangerous.

Even Mary McGrory was convinced.

Still no word from the Not in Our Name crowd, on Powell's address. But Dustin Hoffman felt the need to weigh in on the war issue. He comes to a startling conclusion: It's all about oil.

The Arab world continues to be unconvinced by US evidence.

More reaction from around the world: Germany, Denmark (not in English, but you should be able to make out the poll results) and France.

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Lileks really rants well in this Newhouse column.

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It looks like the shuttle era is winding down, and people are talking about the next era of space travel: The Space Elevator.

The idea, first widely promoted by Arthur C. Clark, is to extend a strong, thin material between a fixed location on the equator and a fixed location in geosynchronous orbit. Then we pull ourselves up, or lower ourselves down along the line.

This crazy idea is being taken seriously by many engineers, and by NASA. New developments in materials could make the space elevator a reality within ten to twenty years, by some estimations.

Here's one company looking into getting the idea off the ground. They're looking for investors.

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