Monthly Archives: June 2004

David Hornik (Venture Blog): All Social Networking Panels Are the Same. So in an effort to save you a bunch of time and aggravation, here’s a transcription of this evening’s event. I believe that it is essentially a transcription of … Continue reading →

The Supernova conference has been fascinating, as expected. Lots of other folks are blogging this (more here). Smart folks, smart discussions. Comments

AP: Lifetime bans sought: USADA notifies Montgomery, Collins of plans for doping punishment. It’s the first time the agency has filed charges against an athlete who has not failed or refused to take a drug test. USADA has built its … Continue reading →

Brad Stone (Wired): The Linux Killer. If SCO loses, the company is likely toast. But winning will be a tall order. SCO must show that the old, murky contracts between AT&T (which developed Unix), Novell (which bought the operating system … Continue reading →

WNEP TV: Smokers Die Early, Study Finds. Thanks for clearing that up. Comments Posted by: Ted Feuerbach on June 23, 2004 12:22 AM “WNEP TV: Smokers Die Early, Study Finds.”Dan: “Thanks for clearing that up.” The connections between Lung Cancer, … Continue reading →

It’s the only adequate word for people who murder civilians to make political points. Comments Posted by: Russ Abbott on June 22, 2004 01:22 PM Without arguing that this or the other beheadings are in any way excusable or justified, … Continue reading →

CNet: Tech heavies support challenge to copyright law. But members of the nascent coalition, including Intel, Sun Microsystems, Verizon Communications, SBC, Qwest, Gateway and BellSouth, are lending their support to a proposal by Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., to rewrite that … Continue reading →

Mercury News (reg req): Guard union in showdown. For more than a decade, California’s prison guards have had it their way. Hefty salary increases that outpaced most state workers have made them among the highest-paid prison guards in the country. … Continue reading →

Mercury News (reg req): Panel OKs measure to block expensing. A congressional committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday that would block a proposal to force companies to deduct the cost of stock options. This is a cheap vote by committee members … Continue reading →

NY Times: The Disability Lobby and Voting. Some supporters of voter-verifiable paper trails question whether disability-rights groups have gotten too close to voting machine manufacturers. Besides the donation by Diebold to the National Federation of the Blind, there have been … Continue reading →