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See for example this thread first. Again, adult topics and situations, so clear the kids out of the room. And for those who are not computer geeks, ICANN is the "Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers". They have something to do with defining and assigning internet domains and suchforth. ICANN has announced it rejects The web domain called .XXX (If you surf with one hand I'll bet you understand) ...but you still could type "Google" and "Sex"

Your ISP as Net watchdog Published: June 16, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com The U.S. Department of Justice is quietly shopping around the explosive idea of requiring Internet service providers to retain records of their customers' online activities. Data retention rules could permit police to obtain records of e-mail chatter, Web browsing or chat-room activity months after Internet providers ordinarily would have deleted the logs--that is, if logs were ever kept in the first place. No U.S. law currently mandates that such logs be kept. In theory, at least, data retention could permit successful...

Browse the recall By Mike Langberg Mercury News California's Oct. 7 recall election is unique not only because voters will decide whether to eject a governor from office for the first time in state history, but because so many people -- 132 at last count -- are making serious and not-so-serious attempts to replace Gray Davis. The Web may be one explanation for the huge slate of candidates. Anyone comfortable with the basics of Web design can create a site that looks almost as good as what you'd get from high-priced professionals. Instead of handing out fliers on a street...

I rebuilt my desktop yesterday (long story, don't ask), and lost a toolbar that I actually LIKE! and can't find it again. Ok, it's a MSIE toolbar plugin; it has a randomize (?) button, then 3 rating buttons (bad, good, and great). You fill out a preference sheet, and it bounces you to sites that you are interested in... and it worked well! Anybody have any idea what it is? I found it from slashdot yesterday AM.. and can't find it again. :-( Thanks