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Microsoft’s Billion Dollar Gamble..

Also announced today was a study conducted by the Interactive Digital Software Association that reveals that fewer than 10% of online gamers would actually be willing to PAY to use online gaming services....

Nuclear Scientists as a Primitive Culture..

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/21/science/21CONV.html New York Times May 21, 2002 Finding Rich Fodder in Nuclear Scientists By CLAUDIA DREIFUS OSTON ‹ Say the word “anthropologist” and images of Margaret Mead in Samoa or Bronislaw Malinowski among the...

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FW: Maybe they’ll ban markers…

—— Forwarded Message From: Salim Virani Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 16:23:20 -0700 To: Ian Andrew Bell Subject: Maybe they’ll ban markers… Im amused.. http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,52665,00.html —— CD Crack: Magic Marker Indeed...

Email..

More Than An In-Box May 6, 2002 http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020502S0011   E-Mail is moving to a broader business purpose By Tony Kontzer   Eric Rohy didn’t want to be disrespectful, but he can only be away from his E-mail for so long. The meeting...

Bertelsmann Screws Napster VCs

Taking a page from the telecom industry (Global Crossing, XO Communications) Bertelsmann rode Napster all the way down the drain only to snap them up just before they disappeared. At one time this was going to be a $200 Million deal. -Ian.

Newsman Rather Tells Americans Ask More Questions

——- http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncidW8&e=2&cidW8&u=/nm/20020 516/ts_nm/attack_usa_rather_dc_1 Newsman Rather Tells Americans Ask More Questions Thu May 16, 7:49 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. news anchor Dan...

Will WiFi Overwhelm Satellite Radio?

http://news.com.com/2100-1033-877572.html Will Wi-Fi overwhelm satellite radio? By Ben Charny Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 8, 2002, 4:00 AM PT Satellite radio stations aren’t too happy rubbing bandwidth shoulders with Wi-Fi wireless networks. The two...

FW: Contrails and Weather

—— Forwarded Message From: “Jim Whitehead” Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 15:13:00 -0700 To: “FoRK” Subject: Contrails and Weather http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52512,00.html Scientists have long suspected that airplane...

CloudMark..

I’ll bet you this is the company where Shawn Fanning will spring up next: http://www.cloudmark.com/ …using P2P to fight Spam. Interesting. -Ian. ——– http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1919000/1919576.stm Wednesday, 10 April,...