Amazing. I got quoted on the Vatican’s web site. If only they knew me….
Monthly Archives: June 2003
Amusing affinity marketing
Look up the tech work Paper Prototyping on Amazon, and apparently you’ll be referred to interesting alternate items.
News from the New Scientist
While the Washington Post recently told us that most of the Iraqi museum artifacts were safe and sound, turns out that the worst damage happened elsewhere, according to the New Scientist and the Post. A weird new technology monitors ass-wiggling on planes, presumably to look for nervous terrorists.
You don’t need to share music to get sued
Jesse Jordan, a college freshman, claims he created a search engine. RIAA claims he created a P2P network. Jordan says, “no, those files were all already there.” RIAA sues. Jordan hands over his life savings.
Adolf Hitler on the Larry King show
Catching up on my web radio, I caught the following from NPR’s On the Media: Adolf Hitler appearing on Larry King Live. Written and performed by Jon Stewart. Requires RealAudio.
Gulf War III, early previews
Note to Damascus: you’ll be getting a few years’ reprieve. The Financial Times reports that Rummy is looking to Iran as the next target of invasion and occupation regime change. The irony, of course, is that on the issues of nuclear weapons development and connections to terrorism, Iran outranks Iraq as a threat, and always has.