13. December, 2003 - late update
- At I.R.S., a Systems Update Gone Awry. The $8 billion project is so far behind that the IRS is about to fire the lead contractor. Seems to me that the simplest solution would just be to shut down the IRS.
- Virginia Arrests Man for Spam Email Under New Law. The interesting part of this one is that he’s from North Carolina, but Virginia’s claiming jurisdiction because the email passed (like about half of all email does) through Virginia. Hmm. That might have a bigger impact on spam than the federal laws which look pretty weak.
- Firm Asks Court to Clear Windows ‘Pop-Up’ Ads saying they’re good for you, since they’ll tell you how to block pop-up ads from other scum-suckers. [fark!]
- Electronic Toll Records Help Solve Crime and the information is also being used by private detectives in civil cases. Yes, the EZPass system is convenient, but the price you pay is in lost privacy, as well as the tolls.
- Area apartments try to draw recently displaced students who have been evicted because of overoccupancy violations discovered during the recent inspections sweeps. A few apartments are offering pretty good deals if you can prove you’ve been evicted. On the other hand, Jefferson to move students they placed in units illegally. See they were putting six people in a four-bedroom apartment in an area where you’re only allowed five unrelated people per housing unit. So one has to move. During the time of year that should be reserved for finals and Christmas. I’d feel worse for the students if I wasn’t moving at this time of year myself.
- Forbes.com: Fortune names new CEO of Jim Beam unit – might make you think
Why should I care?
. You may not change your mind, but I noticed who the CEO replaced – Rich Reese. The former Twins shortstop went on to work for Jim Beam after he retired. Reese was the starting shortstop in ’65 when the Twins lost to the Dodgers in seven games.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:40:46.