Like this site? Tip us a buck!
Moon Farmer October 17, 2002 Archive« October 16, 2002 | Main | October 18, 2002 »October 17, 2002
FDA Forces Fatal Chemo on Kids
Wired News
"Alexander lived only five months after being diagnosed and yet his medical bill totaled nearly $250,000," Horwin said. "If you take even one-half of $250,000 and multiply it by 1.3 million people, the dollars are staggering." Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 07:02 PM | TrackBack 0
If I tell you that I'll have to kill you: Red Hat fights the DMCA
The Register USA
In some instances at least, the very act of explaining what has been fixed by a security patch could be construed as explaining how the security of a product could be breached, and hence could be viewed as a breach of the DMCA. Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 01:44 PM | TrackBack 0
Rolling Stone's attitude a miss at McDonald's
Chicago Tribune
The ad, printed in black lettering on an all-white background starts out with: "Boo Hoo, People like my music--this sucks." Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 01:24 PM | TrackBack 0
Researchers stymied by block on government documents
Silicon Valley
``Because the pressure is off to deal with this, they've kind of done this hatchet job on their Web sites and are making no real effort to repair them,'' said Sean Moulton, a policy analyst for the group. Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 01:11 PM | TrackBack 0
This Is Your Brain on Magnets
Wired News
"The doctor who did my scan said they'd seen some research where mice that had been scanned ran around wildly in circles counterclockwise for 10 minutes after the procedure, so I was kind of relieved that I didn't do that," the volunteer said. Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 12:55 PM | TrackBack 0
Microsoft "regrets" Mac-to-PC ad
Tech News - CNET.com
Although the ad appears to be from a "real person," similar to the Apple campaign, Microsoft said it commissioned the posting from a freelance writer who was paid for her work, although the company claims her experience was genuine. Microsoft also said that the photograph of the "convert" was actually a stock photograph. Posted by GeeTee at October 17, 2002 12:48 PM | TrackBack 0 |
Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.dbx/camidumas/moon/archives/2002_10_17.php on line 215 Warning: include(http://www.moonfarmer.org//php/toxic_arch.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.dbx/camidumas/moon/archives/2002_10_17.php on line 215 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://www.moonfarmer.org//php/toxic_arch.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/.dbx/camidumas/moon/archives/2002_10_17.php on line 215
Comrades
Notables
News and useful sites
Comics
Archives Archives February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000 May 2000 April 2000 March 2000 February 2000 January 2000 December 1999 |
Top | Contact GT | Contact Shad | "Fish Swim in the Lake"
Original material © Gabrielle Taylor and Shad Muegge, 1999-2002