Abstinence-Only: Does It Work?. At institutions that accept government money, teachers must advocate abstinence until marriage. But is the policy realistic? By Jane E. Brody. [New York Times: Education]

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no, it does not work. enforcing ignorance never works.

Handmade Houseboats. Cheapest way to live on water [Cool Tools]

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been having those escapist thoughts again. this could provide the basis for a solid escapist fantasy.

TANGENTIUM

is an online journal devoted to alternative
perspectives on IT, democracy, and society. Each month it investigates a
different theme, with a feature essay, background information, definitions
of key terms and concepts, and reviewed hyperlinks.

The current (May 2004) issue is on

Anarchism, Activism and IT. [A blog doesn't need a clever name]

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the only issue i have with this, is that it seems to be very much a platform for someone to publish their own ideas, but that is supposed to change, so perhaps it will get more interesting.

SPU Monthly News Flash: IP-related activities.

The latest ITU Strategy and Policy Monthly News Flash is now available. This month's Flash is devoted to IP-related activities in the Strategy and Policy Unit.

Topics include:

• ITU Workshop on Internet Governance
• ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam
• APT-ITU Joint Workshop on ENUM and IDN

[ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog]

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interesting stuff at the itu in may