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| daily links: november 2001 |
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11.1.01
CNN.com—Microsoft close to settlement with Feds, which I'm sure will amount to little more than a slap on the wrist
USA Today—Meanwhile, in other wanna-be-monopoly news, AOL is ordered to stop distributing copies of AOL 6.0 and remove music software
ZDNet—Netscape touts tight integration with XP as a selling point for its 6.2 browser. What the hell? Has the whole world gone mad? Oh...wait a minute.
Wired News—Leonid meteor shower on November 18 promises to be one of the most spectacular for many years to come
Space.com—First images for Mars Odyssey probe released
MSNBC—Powerpuff Girls DVD contains three programs infected by a virus |
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11.2.01
Wired News—The major tv networks are trying to keep a new digital recording device from reaching consumers
CNN.com—Governor of California says that he has received evidence of a credible threat to the state's briges
C|NET—Cell phone ring tones could be next digital copyright battleground
ZDNet—First week sales of Windows XP are tepid, depsite multimillion dollar advertising campaign
ABCnews.com—Inexpensive invention could help upgrade existing fence lines so that they could detect people attempting to climb them
Space.com—Italian researches believe they have conclusively identified the cause of the Tunguska blast in Siberia |
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11.5.01
USA Today—Microsoft's competitors claim that the company's settlement with the government does nothing to curb its monopolistic power. Even though these competing companies have a vested interest in making that claim, they're still right.
Salon.com—Florida Keys evacuated with the approach of Hurricane Michelle
ZDNet—The ACLU is prepared to battle the installation of face recognition systems, claiming that the software "offers us neither order nor liberty"
Loas Angeles Times—Navy strategists are using computer simulations to help prepare for the coming battles in the war on terrorism
Wired News—For it's new film, Monsters, Inc., Pixar developed custom software that animated each of the millions of individual hairs on one of the main characters
CNN.com—Wife of NASA test pilot has grown a successful home business selling genuine astronaut meals over the internet |
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11.6.01
Apple.com—See the first trailer for Episode II
ABCnews.com—Boy wins first prize in costume contest by going as a giant vagina, but his school suspends him
New Scientist—Sunscreen developed using bacteria that live on thermal vents deep in the ocean can increase protection as the temperature rises
ZDNet—Microsoft could face huge losses on the Xbox over the next year
CNN.com—Other file swapping services benefit from Napster's injunctions, but will they face similar legal challenges?
C|NET—Amazon.com loses ground in its core book business |
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11.7.01
Wired News—After closing sister site Wall of Sound and reducing staff a few months, Disney finally closes down one of the last vestiges of its Go Network, Mr. Showbiz
CNN.com—The Harry Potter movie, which premiered over the weekend in Britain, gets great early reviews
USA Today—Major Leauge Baseball owners vote to eliminate two teams before the start of the 2002 season, although the legality and logistics of this decision remain to be determined
ZDNet—Nine states reject the proposed Microsoft settlement
Space.com—NASA is considering privatizing the space shuttle program
Yahoo! News—Shrek pulls in $110 million in video and DVD sales in its first weekend |
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11.8.01
Celebriducks—Rubber ducks fashioned after celebrities
CNN.com—Author who claims that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling stole her ideas is not having much luck proving her case
New Scientist—FDA gives approval for research that wants to determine if the rave drug Ecstasy could help in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
MSNBC—As the economy tightens, many consumers are abandoning broadband internet connections like DSL and cable
Space.com—Scientists are puzzled about a light source emanating from a source very close to a black hole
ABCnews.com—A small commercial subculture has grown up around memorabilia from murderers |
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11.9.01
ABCnews.com—There is little support for the National ID Card among Bush's security and technology advisors
BBC News—US approves $30 million to develop unmanned space missions to Europa and Pluto
Wired News—Set your phasers to acquire: premium auction of early Star Trek memorabilia has the show's notoriously rabid fans in a frenzy
Salon.com—Prince Charles slapped by woman in protest of Britain's support of the bombings in Afghanistan
USA Today—Bell Labs unveils a molecule-sized transistor
CNN.com—How faithful is the new Harry Potter movie to the book? |
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11.12.01
Salon.com—Florida recount shows that Bush still would have won even if Gore had received the limited recounts he was asking for, but that Gore could have won if he had pursued statewide recounts
CNN.com—Author Ken Kesey dies at 66
USA Today—Mark McGwire retires from baseball
ZDNet—Satellite technology used in creation of the new Harry Potter movie
ABCnews.com—Envelope makers looks for ways to prevent Anthrax and other biological agents from being sent throught the mail
BBC News—Britain plans to add wave and wind farms to the energy grid |
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11.13.01
Odd Todd—Welcome to Laid-Off Land
MSNBC—Interview with Lawrence Lessig, who claims in a new book that big corporations and their proprietary systems and software will eventually destroy the by the people, for the people spirit of the internet
CNN.com—San Francisco plans to install $100 million worth of solar panels
Wired News—Terrorists could still smuggle bombs onto airplanes, despite our most sophisticated detection technologies
Space.com—Scientists examine craters on Europa's surface to come up with more accurate estimations as to the thickness of the planet's ice crust
ABCnews.com—Yahoo! plans big reorganization and more layoffs |
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11.14.01
University of Virginia—Information on an exhibit that my friend Tom has a piece in. It also has a very cool Flash piece that lets you get a closer look at the artwork.
ESPN.com—A pretty good article about the recent ridiculous decision by baseball owners to contract the sport by two teams
USA Today—Despite growing concerns of civil rights being trampled on in the name of security, Bush approves the use of secret military tribunals to judge the guilt or innocence of suspected terrorists
MSNBC—Yahoo! to add paid listings to its directory
ZDNet—A week into its official release, consumers give Windows XP mixed reviews
ABCnews.com—Stallone is reportedly dusting off the Rambo character for a movie about the Taliban |
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11.15.01
Wired News—Justice Scalia is against the idea of a national ID card
USA Today—Some of the Taliban are thinking of handing over bin Laden in order to stop the US military campaign
New Scientist—HP has developed an AI DJ will use biofeedback from the crowd in order to select appropriate music and beats
CNN.com—The US is looking for the man who was supposed to be the 20th hijacker on 9.11
MSNBC—In the wake of the 9.11 attacks, Americans are more willing to accept Big Brother type surveillance without regard to the potential long-term consequences
ZDNet—British cell phone company wants to hire tech-saavy kids for its sales staff |
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11.16.01
Apple.com—The full-length Episode II trailer (which is also playing in front of the Harry Potter movie) is now available for download
Wired News—A South Korean filmmaker plans to use digital technology to make a new movie starring Bruce Lee
CNN.com—Patriotic and religious web sites received increased traffic after the 9.11 attacks
USA Today—Why is gas suddenly so cheap?
ZDNet—Some gamers who paid extra for big bundles in order to make sure that they got an Xbox on the first day feel cheated after the anticipated shortage doesn't materialize
MSNBC—Company will offer software that lets parents edit DVDs in order to get rid of violent or profane content |
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11.19.01
ZDNet—Apple is trying to get users who face a complete system upgrade in the face of Windows XP's hardware requirements to give the Mac a try instead
CNN.com—Nintendo launches the GameCube
Wired News—Wearing space suits, two British men plan to ride a giant balloon to the edge of the atmosphere
Salon.com—Harry Potter movie sets multiple box office records
MSNBC—Yahoo!'s new strategy could stabilize their business, but also risks alienating their core customer base
Space.com—Images from the Leonid meteor shower |
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11.20.01
ZDNet—Consumers not happy about new anti-piracy protections on audio CDs
USA Today—Health information not protected by online privacy regulations
Salon.com—Larry Flynt sues Defense Department for right to send his reporters to Afghanistan
Wired News—Many online retailers use woefully wasteful shipping containers
CNN.com—Nokia launches next generation of cell phones
ABCnews.com—Feds seize $100 million worth of illegal software |
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11.21.01
CNN.com—The sixth novel in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide "Trilogy", which he finished before his death, is to be released next year on the anniversary of his death
Wired News—CERN researchers want to create a real-time distributed computing network called DataGRID to process the data that will be produced by their new large hadron collider
USA Today—Nintendo racks up $100 million in first day of GameCube sales
Yahoo! News—Group wants to rebuild Buddha statues destroyed by Taliban
MSNBC—Security guard in Reno airport concocts story of security breach in order to conceal the fact that she was drinking on the job
Salon.com—FDA approves contraceptive skin patch for women |
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11.27.01
Wired News—Gas engine the size of a shirt button could eventually replace traditional batteries
CNN.com—The Badtrans worm, a variation of Nimda, can record users keystrokes after it is activated
Salon.com—Ashcroft still refuses to name the people being held as terror suspects, sickeningly using their right to privacy as an excuse
ZDNet—Ecommerce vendors see upswing in holiday sales
MSNBC—AT&T plans to shut the doors on its low-cost dial-up service and automatically migrate the customers to a higher-priced plan
ABCnews.com—New campaign will urge cell phone users to be more polite in movie theaters. Good luck. They already know they're jerks, and they just don't care. |
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11.28.01
Salon.com—Apple, along with other critics, claim that part of Microsoft's settlement offer will actually help them acheive dominance in the one area they don't already monopolize: the education market
Cloud—Visitors to this site can control a digital cloud that can be seen all over Dublin
Wired News—Hubble telescope detects an atmosphere on a planet outside of our solar system
CNN.com—Disney World uses a wireless network all over the park
ZDNet—Linux hackers have worked out a way to play Xbox games online months before Microsoft will have its own network ready
USA Today—Will Harry Potter challenge Titanic for biggest box office gross? |
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11.29.01
Wired News—Ted Turner, who started the whole cable news industry by founding CNN, believes that corporate ownership is depriving the public of objective, diverse opinions on the news
New Scientist—Anaerobic bacteria may be able destroy tumors from the inside out
USA Today—A robot will be used to open the still-sealed Anthrax letter addressed to Leahy
C|NET—Will Yahoo!'s recent changes lead to profitability fast enough for investors?
ABCnews.com—Scientists discover new organisms living near volcanic vents under the arctic ice cap
Space.com—Leonid forecasters admit that their calculations were off |
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11.30.01
CNN.com—George Harrison dies
Wired News—Hackers figure out how to convert the $20 upgrade to OS X into a full system install
ZDNet—Will inventor Dean Kamen reveal the true nature of Ginger/IT on ABC's Good Morning America next week?
C|NET—Pirated copies of the Harry Potter movie already available in China
ABCnews.com—Researchers think Mars was once covered with water
BBC News—Some scientists think that genetically engineered super-athletes could be ready to compete in the Olympics as early as 2012 |
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