Friday, July 28, 2000

Go to Mars--It's Better Than Britian -- 10:10 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

This MSNBC article outlines NASA's plans to send an orbiter to Mars in 2001 and at least one lander and possibly another orbiter in 2003. It also mentions NASA's plans to bring back samples of Martian rocks, soil, etc. for analysis here on Earth.

And if things keep going the way they are I'm guessing that I (and probably Wraith) will want to be on the first manned mission to Mars. According to this article on The Standard, the House of Commons just bassed a bill recently passed by the House of Lords giving the British government access to all email going through British ISPs. It even threatens jail terms if companies fail to turn over encryption keys or if an employee even mentions to his superiors that the government has asked for such information. Makes the F.B.I. and Carnivore seem positively tame by comparison.

It's just another case of governmental cluelessness. They pass some laws which will not actually effect criminals at all because they are easy to circumvent, while at the same time harassing honest, law-abiding citizens just because the leadership is paranoid. Thanks Slashdot for both stories.

News for 07/28/2000

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