] The report states, "To regain competitiveness, Sun must
] de-emphasize Sparc/Solaris and bet its future on Intel,
] Linux and Web services. Unfortunately, McNealy seems
] unable to drive such fundamental transformation. At this
] point, the only thing that will save Sun from becoming
] the next Digital Equipment is a near-death experience and
] a CEO from the outside."

More pooping on Sun.

Forbes.com: Sun Micro Fights Back After Caustic Report

] On Sunday, May 11, 2003, a Mechanical Engineering
] graduate student was playing with aerosolized naproxen
] sodium, filling the hallway by the main D-level entrance
] with a cloud of anti-inflammatory drugs. This cloud just
] happened to induce coughing and distress in anyone who
] walked near it.

Random goings on here at CMU.

poison gas

] (AP) When you look at your greenbacks in the future, you
] might see red. Or blue, or any number of colors as the
] nation's money makers mull another makeover to thwart
] high-tech counterfeiters.

CBS News | Are You Ready For Beige Greenbacks? | May 13, 2003 09:38:42

] Seattle, Washington - Microsoft admitted on Tuesday last
] week's unveiling of a toilet with high-speed Internet
] access was a hoax concocted by its British division.

IOL : Microsoft admits iLoo was a load of crap

] Settling lawsuits intended to strike fear in the hearts of
] college students who regularly download music over the
] Internet without paying for it, four students have agreed
] to pay the recording industry's trade association $12,000
] to $17,000 each over the course of the next three years.

Pffft.

Suit Settled for Students Downloading Music Online

] The unexpected deals that Visa USA and MasterCard
] International made this week to settle a lawsuit over
] their fees are likely to restyle the robust market for
] debit cards, possibly reshaping where and how consumers
] can use them, industry experts said yesterday.

Settlement Seen as Changing Ways Consumers Use Debit Cards

] WASHINGTON, May 1 — The Bush administration and leading Senate
] Republicans sought today to give the Central Intelligence Agency
] and the Pentagon far-reaching new powers to demand personal and
] financial records on people in the United States as part of
] foreign intelligence and terrorism operations, officials said.

Umm ... how about "no" ...

Broad Domestic Role Asked for C.I.A. and the Pentagon

] Widespread inbreeding in Saudi Arabia has produced
] several genetic disorders, Saudi public health officials
] said, including the blood diseases of thalassemia, a
] potentially fatal hemoglobin deficiency, and sickle cell
] anemia. Spinal muscular atrophy and diabetes are also
] common, especially in the regions with the longest
] traditions of marriage between relatives. Dr. Sakati said
] she had also found links between inbreeding and deafness
] and muteness.

Weird.

Saudi Arabia Awakes to the Perils of Inbreeding

] In the toughest move to date against unsolicited
] commercial e-mail, Virginia enacted a law yesterday
] imposing harsh felony penalties for sending such messages
] to computer users through deceptive means.

Lots of problems here; not clear what the right answer is.

Spam Sent by Fraud Is Made a Felony Under Virginia Law

] WASHINGTON, April 29 — In rare defiance of the social
] conservatives within his own party, President Bush today
] urged Congress to fight AIDS internationally with a $15
] billion plan that advocates condom use and in effect
] permits money to go to groups that promote abortion.

Good news, on the face of it.

Bush Pushes AIDS Plan Criticized by Some Conservatives