Is it a 'magic box' or a high-tech hoax?.  Northeast Florida man attracted millions from investors who now say they were scammed. Sure there is a sucker born every minute, but this story seems to suggest they are really rich too!  [MyFreePress.com]

Wow!  "People -- even smart, rich and powerful people -- want to believe in a magic box." 

I really like the new look, Bill - I redid your screenshot... 

I'm hardly a hardliner, Marc - "advocate" is probably a little closer to accurate.  The last theme I designed uses tables...so, there!    ;~)) 

James Snell:  "I haven't had any takers on this yet.  What if I say whoever wins will also get a copy of the next book I'm working on when it's published?"

My guess is in...  

Chernobyl virus rides Klez's coattails.  The ancient virus engineers a comeback tour, hitting messages already infected by the fast-spreading, chart-topping Klez worm.  [CNET News.com] 

Quote of the day...
Boot This: And now a word from our ... zzzt!.  How many of you hit the mute button when a commercial pops up on TV? How many of you use the time otherwise spent watching ads to use the bathroom, make a snack, or flip over to another station or simply turn the TV off? Quite a few, I'd imagine.  [Technology] 

Here's Jamie Kellner, the chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System (an AOL Time Warner unit), quoted last week in Cable World magazine, on the subject of ad-skipping technology:  "It's theft. Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots.''

I've never heard anything so ridiculous.  Contract with the network?  Huh?  If that's true, then I guess you'll also have to outlaw the buttons that allow me to change channels and turn the TV off, and you'll have to get rid of the fast-forward and rewind controls on my VCR, too.  Are these people for real?  Just how much greed on their part do they think consumers will put up with?  They'd actually like to monitor us and charge us extra if we go to the bathroom instead of watching a commercial -- really!

The nameless federal judge in Los Angeles who "ordered SonicBlue to turn over data on its customers' viewing habits to entertainment companies" should be ordered to watch 72 continuous hours of crappy sitcom reruns to adjust his or her attitude - the judge must be on the take.

Though I can understand the concern over users distributing copies of a show without commercials, the rest of it is just too bizarre to be believable...

Related:
CEA Blasts SonicBlue Decision  [internetnews.com: Top News] 

Thanks for the mention Rick... it looks like Thomas at Webcasts likes the theme :-) 

May 2002

 


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