All Your Wal-Mart Are Belong To Us

OH my!  Does anybody realize the scope of problems caused by Wal-Mart Being SO HUGE?!   Anyway, ignore me as i keep updating this blog... i'm setting up my new laptop, and i must keep myself amused as i do so...     -BG Posted by BG on 1/30/03; 4:29:03 PM

Faith in Microsoft? Surrender NOW!

Microsoft failed to install own patch Software giant among those who fell prey to SQL wormBy Helen Jung ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE, Jan. 28 — Microsoft Corp. itself was exposed to the virus-like attack that crippled global Internet activity last weekend because it failed to install crucial fixes to its own software on many Microsoft computer servers, according to internal e-mails obtained by The Associated Press. Posted by BG on 1/30/03; 4:26:15 PM

I'd hum a sad song, but they might sue me too

Finnish Music Industry Wants Kindergartens to Pay for Singing By erik, Section Articles Posted on Wed Jan 29th, 2003 at 12:27:55 AM GMT According to an AFP report (German derivative work thereof), the Finnish music industry is asking kindergartens to pay about 20 €uros per month in royalties for singing and performing copyright-protected songs. Marja-Leena Karjula of the national copyright agency Teosto is cited: "Royalties have to be paid for every work that is performed outside of private homes." In a similar vein, last year the Finnish music industry had forced taxi drivers to pay royalties for music played while driving (because passengers might be listening!). Of course, copyright is not about freedom of speech at all. Those damn kindergarten thieves could always write their own songs. Gotta teach them about copyright while they're still young. Teosto probably took their lessons from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers which, in 1996, tried to force Girl Scout Camps to pay royalties for singing copyrighted songs -- such as "Happy Birthday" and "This Land is Your Land".   Posted by BG on 1/30/03; 3:26:14 PM

Today's sign...

Oddly Enough - Reuters Busted Playing a Computer Game in Parliament Thu Jan 30, 9:46 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian member of parliament apologized on Thursday for playing a war game on his pocket computer while legislators around him debated the possibility of a real war in Iraq. Trond Helleland, a member of the ruling Conservative Party, was caught on a national television camera playing the game during Wednesday's debate about whether Norway would take part in any U.S.-led military action against Iraq. Helleland, who leads a parliamentary committee, said he was sorry he had been tempted to try out the new game as he was checking his handheld PC diary for the day's meetings. "I realize it was very stupid of me. I will not do it again," he told Reuters. "I had obviously turned off the sound." Posted by BG on 1/30/03; 2:39:19 PM

mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm Good

Oooh, it's time for soup!  and as i sit here eating warm soup in a cold apartment... i think about the pros and  cons of being cheap.  Maybe i'll just get a sweatshirt.  Next week the temp in the apartment will be warmer, cuz Jessica is visiting and girls don't like to be cold. Since she'll be here from the 5th to the 19th, we've got valentines day plans.  Is it wrong to make valentines day plans with somebody you don't have a romantic future with?  We've got dinner plans and also going to a winery for dessert, wine (obvioiusly) and jazz. AND OOOH the FEDEX guy is here! Only i could talk about being cheap and getting a new laptop at the same time.  It's not a superfabulous speedy machine, i think it's about a generation or two old, but hey i'm working with deficit spending here. So, i'm not going to write any more right now, and play with my new toy instead...      -BG Posted by BG on 1/30/03; 10:22:19 AM

Buy MORE Crap!

Even more crap I'm selling on eBay Posted by BG on 1/29/03; 7:56:00 PM

Buy My Stuff

So, i'm selling some crap online through ebay! Posted by BG on 1/29/03; 7:54:42 PM