I thought I’d post a few news articles I ran across this week: Beware of Cats… they can alter your personalityIn Britain, half the population is infected with mind-altering parasite that is carried by cats. "Infected men, suggests one new study, tend to become more aggressive, scruffy, antisocial and are less attractive. Women, on the other […]
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Mom was right – you will go blind!
June 9th, 2005 
etdot Those small blue candies we’ve all come to love – no, not M&M’s, Viagra – may not be the cat’s meow. The FDA is investigating the connection between Viagra and blindness. Pfizer isn’t worried because they know the choice between impotence or blindness is obvious. Just list blindness as one more side-effect. Read more here.
Personal Info stolen… again.
May 26th, 2005 Robert Alan James Fitzpatrick III More personal information stolen. This time from Wachovia and Bank of America. No worries though, only 700,000 customers affected. On the plus side, those affected get a free credit report.
Star Wars Episode III leaked!
May 19th, 2005 etdot Star Wars Episode III has been leaked to the Internet. I’m shocked. It’s just a workprint with watermarks and timecode, but word on the street is that it is watchable. All the DRM, copy-protection, laws, threats, etc. can’t keep the MPAA’s own from illegally distributing certain movies. You can download a sample here, here, or […]
Is your boss watching?
May 18th, 2005 Robert Alan James Fitzpatrick III For those that think they have little privacy in their cube, consider this. According to an article at Cnet, 5% of US companies use GPS to monitor their employee’s cell phones. 8% use it to track their vehicles. 75% monitor websites visited. 36% track "content, keystrokes and time spent at the keyboard." 50% store/review employee […]