Wednesday 4 June 2003

Nigerian e-mail conference. I discovered this by accident when browsing through rec.arts.sf.fandom. I am Mr. Laurent Mpeti Kabila, a senior assistant leader of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone. I present to you an urgent and confidential request: I request your attendance at The 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference. This is an excellent opportunity to meet your distinguished colleagues, learn new marketing techniques, and spend your hard-earned money. Attending this conference demands the highest trust, security and confidentiality between us. 6:09:29 PM    comment []  Google It!

Big Brother and the next 50 years Science fiction author and technology critic Bruce Sterling weighs in on the dangers of a future in which data mining puts a new wrinkle in the societal definition of personal privacy. [CNET News.com] 4:32:51 PM    comment []  Google It!

Palm buys Handspring The news sites are buzzing with the news that Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins are to return to Palm, the company they founded and left in 1997. Palm will spin off its software arm, Palmsource, into a separat company and will purchase Handspring, the company Dubinsky and Hawkins left to set up. Read more at ZDnet UK, The Register and Silicon Republic 3:28:36 PM    comment []  Google It!

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