Sunday, June 29, 2003

R.I.P., Katherine Hepburn (NYT obit). See also Katharine Hepburn dies (CNN via NewsIsFree: Popular Items). 10:04:13 PM    comment []

The Memory Hole > 5-Minute Video of George W. Bush on the Morning of 9/11 via Daypop Top 40. [T]his new, fuller footage shows Bush sitting for a full five minutes after he'd been told that "America is under attack." 9:44:53 AM    comment []

Two from Dave: Before Napster was marked by the press as a haven for music piracy, Peter Lewis writing in the NY Times three years ago today, called it "the new Elvis of the Internet, the rebel that rocks the establishment because of its wild popularity among young people and its whiff of dangerousness." That captures what Napster meant to me. Of course Elvis did hang out with Tricky Dick. An old software industry joke. At Microsoft, a new version of Windows isn't ready to ship until it doesn't run Lotus. Read that carefully. And at Microsoft in the early nineties they used to wear T-shirts saying Delete Philippe. That was before they cut off Netscape's air supply. Of course all this michegas is totally against the interests of users because it decreases their choice, and therefore their power. 9:38:44 AM    comment []

The Recording Industry Association of America filed suit against my college hall mate.. CNN via [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 12:41:25 AM    comment []

What Makes a Credit Score Rise or Fall?. Your financial decisions can affect your credit score in surprising ways. Two credit-scoring simulators can help consumers understand the potential impact. By Jennifer Bayot. [New York Times: Business] 12:29:04 AM    comment []