[MyAppleMenu] Jun 16, 2002

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=== reviews =============

Mozilla, An Old Browser New Again (Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55122-2002Jun15.html>
Why should anyone care that a bunch of programmers, after starting work in 1998, finally shipped an open-source version of a Web browser that most people abandoned years ago? Two reasons should suffice.

=== internet news =============

Mozilla, An Old Browser New Again (Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55122-2002Jun15.html>
Why should anyone care that a bunch of programmers, after starting work in 1998, finally shipped an open-source version of a Web browser that most people abandoned years ago? Two reasons should suffice.

=== wintel top news =============

Microsoft At Heart Of Calls For Software Liability (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-liability-microsoft.html>
Now a growing number of voices within the industry and government are arguing for software to be held to the same standards as other products, a potential reform that puts the world's largest software vendor squarely in its sights.

=== reader : tech =============

What's So New In A Newfangled Science? (George Johnson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/weekinreview/16JOHN.html>
Science is a cumulative, fairly collegial venture. But every so often a maverick, working in self-imposed solitude, bursts forth with a book that aims to set straight the world with a new idea.

=== reader : life =============

The Knockout Paunch (Peter Carlson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51288-2002Jun14.html>
This Father's Day, let us praise Dad by celebrating that ever-expanding, much-maligned monument to the good life that he always carries close to his heart -- his paunch, his shelf, his spare tire, his front porch, his Buddha, his bay window, his beer gut, his potbelly.

Amtrak Must Die (John Tierney, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/magazine/16AMTRAK.html>
Amtrak is nearly bankrupt, and just threatened to shut down the whole system in July. What should be done? A train lover's lament.

Father Time (Charles McGrath, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/magazine/16WWLN.html>
Recently, some scientific evidence has come to light suggesting that male fertility may not be as ageless as we thought.

Does A Painter With A Camera Cheat? (Michael Kimmelman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/arts/design/16KIMM.html?8hpib>
People fret about painters using "crutches" like lenses, cameras and photographers. But that misses the point. What artists make of these tools is the issue.

A Critical Difference (Anne Midgette, Andante)
<http://www.andante.com/magazine/article.cfm?id=17223>
The larger issue for all female music critics -- akin to that faced by female conductors -- is how to find and assume the kind of authority they need to help their statements be heard.

=== singapore top news =============

Call To Restore Vital Park Of Toa Payoh (Alicia Yeo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,126526,00.html?>
Half of the town park was used for a temporary bus terminal and residents now want their green space back.

In Censorship, It Should Be A Matter Of Choice (Tan Tarn How, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,126412,00.html?>
Singaporeans are more alike today than beofre. Yet, they are also more different.

=== singapore news =============

Tech-Averse Singaporeans Give Banks Hard Time (Siow Li Sen, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,48470,00.html?>
Remote channels like the Internet remain unpopular: survey report.

News Has To Be Presented Farily And Accurately (Cecilia Yip, Singapore Broadcasting Authority, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,126561,00.html?>
There could be separate broadcast programmes which are commentary pieces or personal columns.

PM Goh Hopeful Of Fixing Water Price With KL (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,126476,00.html?>
On Malaysia's plans to present a formula to fix the price of water it supplies to Singapore, Mr Goh said that it would be good to have 'a formula which can stand the test of time'.

KL To Table Water Price Formula At Talks (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,126366,00.html?>
Says formula could prevent future disputes; Malaysia also preparing claim to Singapore island of Pedra Branca.

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