http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020726/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_dc_13 Microsoft to Pump Up R&D, Hire 5,000 Thu Jul 25,11:43 PM ET By Reed Stevenson REDMOND, Wash. (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would boost spending on...
Where’s Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck? ——- http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20020724/sc_nm/space_asteroid_dc_1 Expert: Asteroid May Hit Earth but Don’t Panic Wed Jul 24, 9:01 AM ET By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2147882.stm#table Wednesday, 24 July, 2002, 01:19 GMT 02:19 UK UN says democracy is at risk The report calls global inequality “grotesque” Rising inequality and corruption around the world are putting the recent spread...
As most of you know, FOIB (The Friends of Ian Bell mailing list) was founded on December 20, 1998. This means that FOIB is now four years, seven months, and 4 days old (anyone who points out that this is mathematically incorrect gets a slap). I think we’re past...
Begin forwarded message: > From: “Jim Whitehead” > Date: Tue Jul 23, 2002 01:27:06 PM US/Pacific > To: “FoRK” > Subject: AOL scaling back IM interoperability > > I suppose the main surprise here is that AOL is coming clean at > all. After >...
I know you’re sitting there asking yourself, “who is the most evil person on the planet?”. Wonder no more, your local search engine will tell you. Just search for the phrase +” is EVIL” and let the internet tell you the real truth. I used...
I read this article in Harper’s Magazine in February and I was shocked. I’ve been talking about it ever since. I just found it, thanks to Google. Very much easier to read in this format than on the web page, though. -Ian. —–...
http://www.rense.com/general16/inside.htm Failed Daring Effort To Steal WTC Gold From Vaults Said ‘Inside Job’ The Telegraph – London 11-2-1 A daring plot to steal bullion from vaults beneath the collapsed World Trade Centre has been revealed by...
Well, this was of course a foregone conclusion, so it serves as no great surprise. Even when you bury massive expenditures with fraudulent accounting, at some point you’ve got to reconcile your debt. For companies like Worldcom, they can escape the effects of...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
