Wednesday, August 14, 2002

FBI: USING PUBLIC WIRELESS NETWORKS ARE A FELONY--MAYBE. (This from http://www.drive-thru.org/2002_08_01_archive.html#85345265; some good old jokes too.) "FBI releases advisory about 802.11-spotting 'wardriving'" The FBI claims that using an open wireless access point without explicit permission of the owner may be a federal crime, covered under theft-of-services law. In other words: You're in a corporate lobby waiting for an appointment. You open your laptop computer to check something, and you find that there's a Wi-Fi signal present (this actually happens quite a bit). So you check e-mail and browse the web. Congratulations, you're a felon - give my regards to Bubba in prison! Next: Explicit permission may be needed to drink from a public water fountain. 10:11:42 PM    comment []  trackback []

Dave Stephenson says: "The only car company I've never considered is GM: always thought they were absolutely clueless. This new platform, however, is a total re-invention of the car as we know it. Hopeful sign for the future!" http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/14/business/14FUEL.html?tntemail0 NY Times says: "G.M. and other automakers say such vehicles could start appearing by the end of the decade.... GM plans to demonstrate a working prototype next month." NB: "Honda would likely be the first automaker to get a fuel-cell-powered passenger car to market anywhere, although most of the world's leading automakers, including General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG, have massive fuel-cell development programs." http://www.auto.com/industry/honda2_20020302.htm 9:55:38 PM    comment []  trackback []

Shades of Project X Molto coolo search engine: http:www.kartoo.com 5:24:59 PM    comment []  trackback []

"I want my company to be..." focuses on software companies, but applies to many: http://radio.weblogs.com/0107789/stories/2002/07/04/iWantMyCompanyToBe.html 5:22:35 PM    comment []  trackback []