Wednesday, April 03, 2002

Forbes’s Says Bud Selig Full Of Shit   http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/03/29/forbes_ap/   According to a just published story from CNN/Sports Illustrated, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig lied to the tune of more than $300 million when he testified before Congress in December. Hey, the guy is a frickin’ used car salesman. What did you expect?   Cheers,   Dusty 8:20:31 PM

Microsoft's President Resigns. Microsoft president and chief operating officer Rick Belluzzo is stepping down after a little more than a year in the position. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] More shake-ups at the top in redmond, just a year after the last round of blodd letting. How do these guys ever get anything done? Cheers, Dusty 6:36:33 PM

How to uninstall Brilliant Digital's software. Company executives say people can uninstall the Brilliant Digital software without interfering with the Kazaa program itself. This is true, but it's not an easy process. [CNET News.com] KaZaA says the commercial spyware hidden in their "free" P2P software is no big deal. Just unistall it. Yeah, right. Cheers, Dusty 6:35:18 PM

New hot line links CEOs to White House. Inspired by the breakdown in communication on Sept. 11, the so-called CEO Link will be used to shuttle high-priority news between government officials and executives. [CNET News.com] We should all be very glad and feel ever so safe that the Bush White House is taking steps to make sure their corporate masters have instant access in an emergency. Never mind you and me, It’s the top 150 CEOs who really count. Cheers, Dusty 6:33:08 PM

Study Finds Cousins Can Safely Have Children Together. Children born to couples who are first or second cousins have a lower risk of birth defects than is commonly believed, a study says. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] This study is no doubt cause for great rejoicing in much of the South, where cousin humping is as natural as goiters. Cheers, Dusty 6:31:02 PM

Kazaa exec defends sleeper software. Two days after people using the file-swapping program are told that their machines could be used to host and distribute other companies' content, Kazaa's owner defends its actions. [CNET News.com] Here’s more on the disturbing KaZaA spyware story. Damn funny watching these lying hypocrites try to defend the indefensible. Wake up, P2P doofuses. You’re being had. Cheers, Dusty 6:29:23 PM

Spectacular planet show promised. Five planets visible to the naked eye will line up in the sky at the end of April. [BBC News: sci/tech] With a rare comet and planetary alignment both easily visible to the naked eye, April promises to be a good month for sky watchers. Cheers, Dusty 6:25:58 PM

Security Researcher Uncovers Two Office XP Flaws [ActiveWin] More from the massive “MS Security Holes” file. Gee, ya mean Windows ain’t secure? Go figger. Cheers, Dusty 6:23:39 PM

In Free Music Software, a Hidden Fee-Based Service. Users of Kazaa, a popular Internet network that lets people freely exchange music files online, have unknowingly received software that could make them participants in a second pay network. [New York Times: Technology] “Free” P2P company KaZaA has been caught loading fee based hidden spyware into their P2P software. How surprising can this be? Haven’t you genius “information wants to be free” types figured it out, yet? When someone offers you something for nothing, you should immediately check your wallet. Cheers, Dusty 6:21:27 PM

Miami Judge Drops Hacker Conviction. MIAMI (AP) -- One of the first convictions obtained under a federal law intended to crack down on computer hacking has been erased by a federal judge based on a financial assessment of the damage. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] So, the lesson for malicious hackers is do what you will, as long as you do less than 5 grand in damages? Cheers, Dusty 6:18:01 PM

At $500 an Hour, a G.O.P. Lobbyist's Influence Is Rising. Jack Abramoff, a Republican lobbyist, has used his clout on Capitol Hill to become one of the most influential lobbyists in Washington. By David E. Rosenbaum. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] How do you get influence and favors from the Bush White House? You BUY them. Politics as usual for the GOP. Do these guys all have some sort of hypocrite gene? I'm thinking it must be hard wired. Cheers, Dusty 6:16:33 PM

Signs of Intelligence: Bob Barr Smacked Down by Washington Judge. I wonder if this moron will ever get a clue... [Morons Dot Org] Boob Barr blasted for bleating bonehead bullshit. Nuff said. Cheers, Dusty 6:13:36 PM

Morons in the News: Anti-Unix Propaganda Web Site Hosted on Unix. *!*!ing idiots... [Morons Dot Org] Apparently MS never got the memo. Irony is dead. Cheers, Dusty 6:11:27 PM

Excerpt from Brilliant Digital Entertainment's Annual Report. Read an excerpt from Brilliant Digital Entertainment's Annual Report (Form 10KSB), filed with SEC on April 1, 2002 [CNET News.com] Here’s some details of who/why/how hidden spyware ended up in KaZaA’s allegedly open P2P scam. Has no one learned from Napster? These guys are no more than hypocritical thieves making money on the backs of artists, most of whom can’t afford it. Now they want a hidden backdoor into your computer. Lovely. Cheers, Dusty 6:10:41 PM

New Inquiry Is Sought Into Enron. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has asked the Justice Department to examine whether Enron illegally obtained more than $1 billion in taxpayer-backed financing. By Richard A. Oppel Jr. and David E. Sanger. [New York Times: Politics] Gosh, you mean Enron used their political clout to clean taxpayers out of more than a billion dollars? Say it ain’t so! Cheers, Dusty 6:06:07 PM

Shares of Digital River Plunge. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Shares of Digital River Inc. lost more than half their value Monday after the company slashed its earnings and revenue forecast because of a drop in spending by information technology companies and lower sales of software. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] I said from the very beginning that online digital content distribution was a doomed idea. Now, after 99% of the early players have failed, it looks like Wall Street may finally be getting the message. Cheers, Dusty 6:04:46 PM

Jerry Garcia. "Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us." [Quotes of the Day] 6:02:40 PM

Drilling Could Hurt Wildlife, Federal Study of Arctic Says. A federal study said that oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska could harm caribou, snow geese, musk oxen and other wildlife. By Sam Howe Verhovek. [New York Times: Science] Their own scientists tell them the ANWR plan is a serious environmental threat, so what do the Bushies do? They order their scientists to change their findings. What the fuck is wrong with these lying, hypocritical idiots? Cheers, Dusty 6:02:03 PM

Hundreds of Texans Treated at Hospital Get H.I.V. Tests. Patients of a hospital in Texas have been tested for H.I.V. after a nurse, herself infected with the virus, possibly used infected needles to replace stolen narcotics with a saline solution. By Ross E. Milloy. [New York Times: National] Hoo boy, just what Bubba needs is a big HIV scare. Let's hope it can't be spread to sheep. Cheers, Dusty 6:00:06 PM

National Press Photographers Association Picks Mardis Gras Sexual Abuse Pic for Award http://www.nppa.org/bestofpj/ethics.htm First place in the prestigious NPPA daily news photo contest was awarded to Mike Urban of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for his unpublished photo of a woman being sexually abused by a crowd of men at a Seattle Mardis Gras celebration that turned violent. This editorial from NPAA president Clyde Mueller explains the reasoning behind the decision. Cheers, Dusty 5:58:08 PM

FEMA Reports On WTC Collapse http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/nyregion/29TOWE.html?pagewanted=all FEMA’s final report on the collapse of the World Trade Center towers has been leaked to the NYT. As was speculated, it was heat, not impact that brought down the twin towers. But there’s more to the story, including disabled sprinkler systems. Cheers, Dusty 5:50:22 PM

Pentagon Seeks Exemption From Environmental Laws. The Pentagon is seeking a Congressional exemption from an array of measures that have protected endangered species and their habitats for years. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: Politics] Gosh, let me tell you, are we ever shocked to find the Pentagon, like the hypocritical liars in the White House, wants to run rough-shod over environmental regulations. Say, isn’t the chief of the Army an ex-Enron exec? Coincidence, no doubt. Cheers, Dusty 5:44:37 PM

U.S. Promotion of Legal Crops Fails to Stem Colombia's Coca. The State Department has concluded that its strategy to persuade peasant farmers in Colombia to replace their coca fields with legal crops is failing. By Christopher Marquis. [New York Times: Politics] From the "Losing the War on Drugs" file, here's yet another example of the stupidity and hypocrisy inherent in the ridiculous US run "War on Drugs." How many more billions must be wasted before people wake up? Cheers, Dusty 5:42:33 PM

Herbalife MLM Street Spammers Exposed http://www.cockeyed.com/workfromhome/workfromhome.html   Here’s a great expose on the “Work At Home” street spam that infests so many of our communities. Turns out most, if not all of it is from the morons at Herbalife and the clueless idiots who buy into their MLM pyramid scam.   Cheers,   Dusty 5:40:17 PM

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