Moses v. Apple, Free Franny Internet, Bollywood Star Sentenced, and Skilling Does Standup
1. Spanking new spawn of Gwennie and Chris Martin named Moses, ending assumptions of fruit or Spielberg-inspired names, though perhaps raising new ones of a religiously-themed/named family, hm? (ET)
2. Jacques Chirac nixes and will replace Article 8, the part of the labor law that made it easier for employers to fire young employees and caused widespread protest from students and labor unions. As George Michael said from "Arrested Development" about the French, "I like the way they think." (BBC)
3. Since San Francisco picked Google and Earthlink to build the city's wireless network last week, concerns have been bubbling over the individual's privacy (will there be cookies?) and if telecommunication companies will try to set up roadblocks to the residents' free web access. The details have not yet been negotiated, but the plans available from this are (1) a free, slower than cable-connection speed with advertising and (2) an Earth-link provided $20 per month, advertising-free, faster service. I'm sad to say that San Fran looks to becoming a much cooler city than NYC, if not already. (NYT)
4. Bollywood star Salman Khan has been now sentenced to 5 years, versus the original 1 in February, for poaching a rare antelope. He will, of course, be appealing this verdict, obviously never watching shows like "Deal or No Deal" before. (BBC)
5. Architect Frank Gehry, easily confused with other architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, can now distinguish himself as a jeweler (and ...living) with his collection at Tiffany's this month.
6. Ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling said in his testimony today, "In some ways, my life is on the line." Yeah, at 52 and facing 25 years in jail, he's stating the obvious. Later, he did provide some neat quips, such as, when commenting on Enron's subsequent collapse after his departure, "Not in my wildest dreams. It's almost inconceivable what happened." (Bloomberg)
7. The New York Times reports on the local newspaper war between The Daily News and The New York Post, perhaps prompted by the Page 6 scandal or perhaps NYT is feeling a bit smug in its above-all-this stance. Dance monkeys.
2. Jacques Chirac nixes and will replace Article 8, the part of the labor law that made it easier for employers to fire young employees and caused widespread protest from students and labor unions. As George Michael said from "Arrested Development" about the French, "I like the way they think." (BBC)
3. Since San Francisco picked Google and Earthlink to build the city's wireless network last week, concerns have been bubbling over the individual's privacy (will there be cookies?) and if telecommunication companies will try to set up roadblocks to the residents' free web access. The details have not yet been negotiated, but the plans available from this are (1) a free, slower than cable-connection speed with advertising and (2) an Earth-link provided $20 per month, advertising-free, faster service. I'm sad to say that San Fran looks to becoming a much cooler city than NYC, if not already. (NYT)
4. Bollywood star Salman Khan has been now sentenced to 5 years, versus the original 1 in February, for poaching a rare antelope. He will, of course, be appealing this verdict, obviously never watching shows like "Deal or No Deal" before. (BBC)
5. Architect Frank Gehry, easily confused with other architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, can now distinguish himself as a jeweler (and ...living) with his collection at Tiffany's this month.
6. Ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling said in his testimony today, "In some ways, my life is on the line." Yeah, at 52 and facing 25 years in jail, he's stating the obvious. Later, he did provide some neat quips, such as, when commenting on Enron's subsequent collapse after his departure, "Not in my wildest dreams. It's almost inconceivable what happened." (Bloomberg)
7. The New York Times reports on the local newspaper war between The Daily News and The New York Post, perhaps prompted by the Page 6 scandal or perhaps NYT is feeling a bit smug in its above-all-this stance. Dance monkeys.
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