Saturday, February 28, 2004

A Movie Pondered Reality. A Lawsuit Questions Its Originality.. Craig Mowry has filed a lawsuit contending that the 1999 film, "The Truman Show", was an idea stolen from him. By William Norwich. [New York Times: Business] 11:20:25 PM    comment []

February 28, 2004. This thread in Ask Joel about offshoring/outsourcing is much better than anything I could have written on the subject myself. Ken sets up the strawman; elloquent readers from around the globe tear it down. [Joel on Software] 5:19:46 PM    comment []

A text message from Iran. "We will not take part in the funeral for freedom." A cell-phone text message circulated in Iran to protest against a clampdown on reformists in last weeks of parliamentary elections. Posted in Newsweek via everyone's favorite blogger, Joi Ito. [Smart Mobs] 5:16:54 PM    comment []

R.I.P., Thomas Soffron, 96, Creator of Clam Strips. (AP) Thomas Soffron, a clam digger and entrepreneur who created clam strips, which brought low-priced fried clams to restaurants nationwide, died last Saturday. [New York Times: Business] 9:41:23 AM    comment []

Walkout at Penn Focuses on Unionization. Hundreds of graduate students began a two-day walkout at the University of Pennsylvania to protest the administration's refusal to recognize their right to join a union. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Education] 9:34:35 AM    comment []

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