] McWane Inc., a major manufacturer of cast-iron pipes and
] one of the nation's most persistent violators of
] workplace safety and environmental laws, is the target of
] a federal criminal investigation, according to law
] enforcement officials and current and former employees
] who have been questioned in the inquiry.

Someone blogged this a few months ago ... looks like the feds are starting to take interest in the case.

Criminal Inquiry Under Way at Large Pipe Manufacturer

] Commercial users and distributors of the Linux operating
] system could face legal action from the key patent holder
] of Unix, which said Wednesday it will suspend sales of
] its own Linux products.
]
] SCO Group, formerly known as Caldera International,
] claims its intellectual property has been illegally
] included in all distributions of the Linux operating
] system.

This is soooooo stupid. SCO is basically begging for IBM to
buy them. It really is time for SCO to go away...

Wired News: Unix Developer Stops Linux Sales

] Diagnoses of autism have nearly doubled in the last four
] years among children in California, state officials
] reported yesterday. They said they could not explain the
] increase.

Wired had a thing about this awhile ago ... all the hackers must
be breeding, finally.

Autism Diagnoses Double in California

] On May 1, Stephen L. Joseph, a San Francisco lawyer,
] filed a suit in Marin County Superior Court against Kraft
] Foods, the maker of Oreos, seeking to ban the cookies in
] California because they contain trans fats, which exist
] in hydrogenated oil. That oil is found in 40 percent of
] prepared foods, including most cookies, crackers and
] microwave popcorn, according to the United States
] Department of Agriculture.

In 30 years, the obesity epidemic in this country may well look like smoking does today -- like a major public health problem. Nevertheless,this is pretty silly. People need to be responsible for the consequences of their choices at some point

A Suit Seeks to Bar Oreos as a Health Risk

] In two papers presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security
] and Privacy here, the graduate students suggested simple
] modifications to network software that could defeat
] denial-of-service attacks and that could be implemented
] in the current protocol used by the Internet. The
] symposium, sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and
] Electronics Engineers, began Sunday and lasts through
] Wednesday.

I know these people ...

Taking aim at denial-of-service attacks | CNET News.com

] 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