Ok, kids. Now I’m steamed.
It seems that Bob’s departure from the morning program is not voluntary; instead, the morons at NPR have decided to “take the show in a different direction:”
From Detroit Free Press: Bob Edwards pushed from NPR a.m. show
From Seattle PI: Bob Edwards dumped as host of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’
From MLive.com: Bob Edwards will be replaced as “Morning Edition” host
“Edwards said he was disappointed by the move, particularly that he won’t be host when the program celebrates its 25th anniversary in November.”
“Different Direction?” Which way is down again?
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From The New York Times: Phishing attacks are growing rapidly, impersonating Internet service providers, online merchants and banks. Government officials and private investigators say all signs point to gangs of organized criminals — most likely in Eastern Europe — as being behind many of the latest efforts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/technology/24PHIS.html?pagewanted=print&position=
Simply assume that if you receive a request for invasive personal information via email, it’s a phony. Contact the company allegedly sending you this thing and ask for details first.
From InfoWorld: Microsoft Corp. will appeal the fine and sanctions imposed upon it by the European Commission on Wednesday, a process that could keep the battle rumbling until 2009, Brad Smith, the company’s senior vice president and general counsel, said in a conference call shortly after the Commission’s decision was announced.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/24/HNeugfightmaylast_1.html
The European Union has the courage to finally sit on this 6000-pound elephant, and make them responsible for the anti-competitive and monopolistic nonsense they inflict on all of us. Maybe Bill & Balmer think if they delay long enough, they can buy a new government in the EU that will drop everything, too.
