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 -> Spamming = Jail? It's about time.
New Virginia State law means that spamming AOL members may result in criminal penalties - Jail Time - for spammers. A good start.
803 views | 07 May 2003
 -> MSN UK tests potty surfing
How far will MSN go to get new subscribers? Apparently to the portable potty at your local summer concert or festival. Hilarious.
18,861 views | 07 May 2003
 -> A faster Internet?
A group of computer savvy researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a new software PROTOCOL capable of transporting an entire DVD's worth of data in about five seconds. It's called "FAST".
1,007 views | 07 May 2003
 -> Yale, Harvard MBA no sure tickets to a job
"It's the toughest recruiting environment this school has seen in a long time," says Matthew Merrick, the director of career services at the Harvard Business School.
11,610 views | 06 May 2003
 -> Spam celebrates silver jubilee!
One of the most annoying aspects of the internet, spam, is 25 years old this weekend. Did you know that a Monty Python sketch had inspired the name "spam" for junk mail?
11,723 views | 05 May 2003
 -> Machine versus Man - The programming challenge
A fascinating comparison between code that has optimized by machine and by humans. Definitely worth a look even if you haven't the faintest clue about programming.
876 views | 05 May 2003
 -> Buffett Says Berkshire to Post Record Profit in First Quarter
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Warren E. Buffett told shareholders Saturday that the company would have first-quarter operating earnings of about $1.7 billion, which he described as "the best operating earnings we've ever had."
11,219 views | 05 May 2003
 -> The debacle of Pan Pharmaceuticals
The Australian company PAN PHARMACEUTICALS is being investigated by Australian regulators found serious manufacturing breaches. Among others, they advertised a medicine for SARS. Now over 200 of their pills have been taken off shelves.
11,641 views | 05 May 2003
 -> Secrets of 9/11 will be, well, secrets..
Even as White House political aides plot a 2004 campaign plan designed to capitalize on the emotions and issues raised by the September 11 terror attacks, administration officials are waging a behind-the-scenes battle to restrict public disclosure.
911 views | 02 May 2003
 -> Lonely socks collection
The largest collection of lonely socks online!
1,162 views | 01 May 2003
 -> Google Hacks!
A long list of google hacks from the upcoming O'Reilly book.
1,170 views | 01 May 2003
 -> Tackle some of Windows' annoyances
An award-winning article by Steve Bass. Some good housekeeping tips in here.
2,912 views | 01 May 2003
 -> The museum of unworkable devices
A celebration of fascinating devices that don't work, sporting diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who didn't fear failure and refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature.
571 views | 30 Apr 2003
 -> The future of mobile phones
An interesting Flash-based prediction from BBC about the mobile phones in the near future.
532 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Can men be invisible?
Professor Susumu Tachi of Tokyo University has made a coat that you can see through just like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
51,956 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Why the war?
The case for invading Iraq to remove its weapons of mass destruction was based on selective use of intelligence, exaggeration, use of sources known to be discredited, and outright fabrication, says The Independent.
1,188 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Dogs may sniff out some cancers
Researchers at Cambridge University have applied for funding to test their theory that a dog's sense of smell could provide a better early warning system for some cancers than modern science.
15,273 views | 28 Apr 2003
 -> American soldiers stole $13.1-million from Iraq
Apart from the Fox News reporter who was detained at the US customs in possession of an Iraqi historical property, American/British soldiers have been having a good time stealing cash too. Here too. Sad.
1,139 views | 27 Apr 2003
 -> Small but important victory for online music swapping
In a 34-page decision that stunned the record labels and Hollywood studios, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson held that the Morpheus and Grokster file-sharing networks are legal -- even though they are commonly used to illegally distribute files.
1,133 views | 26 Apr 2003
 -> Why doesn't GM sell crack?
Somewhat dated, but an excerpt inspired by Moore's Downsize This!
1,292 views | 26 Apr 2003
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