Monday, February 02, 2004

11:58:36 PM   Tigers sign Rodriguez. www.bbc.co.uk - [All Headline News - Top News and Headlines] //  Think that I-Rod should have talked with A-Rod before making this little mistake.   Time to raise the offer for Greg Maddux.   Get him here now.

11:53:20 PM   "Moreover, in dropping their subsidies, many companies push retirees into insurance pools that are separate from those of younger, healthier workers, executives said. That lowers the company's costs for insuring its current workers, while raising the premiums charged to retirees even further." "New employees can plan for these costs with money in their savings plan," Companies Limit Health Coverage of Many Retirees. nytimes.com - [via All Headline News - Top News and Headlines]  // As American corporations crash, so does their healthcare.   To go back and revoke a retiree's beneift for subsidised healthcare is brutal.   If you've never paid for your own health insurance, you haven't got a clue.  I'm afraid I've become an advocate for everyone having to pay for their own health insurance or socialize it.  COBRA will shock you.  Your average health insurance covered American does not have any idea what health insurance really costs and if the trend continues, the average American worker is in for a shock.   And if god forbid you have been sick previously ?  you are out of luck unless you are independently wealthy.

11:01:17 PM   SBC changes DSL pricing. The company introduces new pricing plans for its high-speed, DSL Internet service in hopes of turning up the competition against cable companies. [CNET News.com - Front Door]

10:57:56 PM   The Register: Free legal downloads for $6 a month. DRM free. The artists get paid. We explain how... [via Hack the Planet]

10:30:05 PM   Pondering Lady Liberty's future. www.usatoday.com - [All Headline News - Top News and Headlines]

3:08:40 PM   Rude copycat upsets Google. The net's biggest search engine issues a legal warning to a pornography site called Booble. [BBC News | Technology | World Edition]  //   I chuckled, here's a click to save you some typing.

3:05:00 PM   Early Worm Gets SCO Bird. SCO confirms the MyDoom worm has paralyzed the company's website -- as intended by the worm's creators. The speed and severity of the attack surprises security officials. [Wired News]  // And all they could do was sit back and wait for it to happen.  It has to be killing Bill Gates that Windows machines all around the world are helping to spread the word about Linux.

3:02:53 PM   Gore's son sentenced.  [All Headline News - Top News and Headlines]  //  Doooohhhhhhh !   I hate when that happens.

3:02:01 PM   Feds to Investigate Janet Jackson's Flash.  [All Headline News - Top News and Headlines] // I expected Kid Rock to be the one to get in trouble.  Go figure, KR must be disappointed that Janet and Mr. Timberlake stole the show.  This is what happens when the buzz before the super bowl is all surrounding pay per view lingerie models playing touch football.   This attempted stunt backfired big time.   Somewhere Britney and Madonna are  laughing their asses off.