Thursday, May 16, 2002

Dan Gillmor: Hollywood versus Silicon Valley, Ignoring the Customers. Articles like this are infuriating. They cast the debate in binary terms, industry versus industry, as if that's really the issue. It isn't. Guess who's missing from the story, and all too often from the debate? That's right, the customers. [Tomalak's Realm] 8:47:32 PM

See no evil. The revelation that the White House was warned in August about a bin Laden hijacking plot -- and that Bush failed to disclose the warning -- shows an administration both incompetent and dishonest. [Salon.com] 8:45:58 PM

The $33 million man. Bush stars in a record-breaking fundraiser, as party leaders rake in the cash -- even hawking commemorative Sept. 11 photos. [Salon.com] 8:42:17 PM

A look at flying's affects on weather. Hot on the Contrails of Weather. The three-day shutdown of domestic air travel in the United States following the terrorist attacks allowed meteorologists to study what they've long suspected: Airplane condensation trails may affect the weather. By Mark K. Anderson. [Wired News] I have always been a weather buff, so I pass this along because of the general interest of the topic... [Mac Net Journal] 8:41:58 PM

States Urge Judge on Microsoft Memo. Nine states suing Microsoft for antitrust violations want the federal judge overseeing the case to consider an internal Microsoft e-mail that advocated retaliation against ``unfriendly'' computer makers. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] 8:41:19 PM

"As Arthur Anderson demonstrated so expertly, paper documents can be shredded. But email lives forever. "I can live with this if we have the positioning clearly in our favor. In particular, Sun not being one of the movers/announcers/founding..." [Daypop Top 40] 9:18:40 AM

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