JEF RASKIN, CREATOR OF THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER, DIES AT 61

Pacifica, CA February 27, 2005--Jef Raskin, a mathematician, orchestral soloist and composer, professor, bicycle racer, model airplane designer, and pioneer in the field of human-computer interactions, died peacefully at home in California on February 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones. He had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Raskin continued to work throughout his life - his working project when he became sick was "Archy," a text editor that will embrace many of his principles. This line especially caught my attention:

"Archy also replaces mouse movements, which many text editing programs require, with much faster "Leap" keystrokes, reducing the likelihood of carpel tunnel syndrome."

This is important to me since I suffer from CTS. Bravo!

Would Kerry Throw Us To The Wolves?

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Our British election endorsement

Interesting - the Economist favors another Labour victory in the UK's general election.

Go Deep or Get Out

For once, the centrists are wrong. What Senator Feingold and Bill Richardson are proposing is the only militarily sensible solution for those who oppose the war.

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