Two signs that SCO is desperate

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"FOXNews.com - The Big Story w/ John
Gibson - My Word - Desperate Times,
Desperate Measures?"

"FOXNews.com - The Big Story w/ John
Gibson - My Word - Desperate Times,
Desperate Measures?" 03/25/2005 06:44 AM

FOXNews.com - The Big Story w/ John
Gibson - My Word - Desperate Times,
Desperate Measures?

FOXNews.com - The Big Story w/ John
Gibson - My Word - Desperate Times,
Desperate Measures? 03/25/2005 06:36 AM
John Gibson: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures?

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Desperate times call for desperate
measures

Desperate times call for desperate
measures 12/19/2004 02:50 PM
For those of us who scour the Internet on a daily basis, searching for the latest tidbit regarding Apple’s next innovation, we may be finding a dearth of information in these, the weeks surrounding the anticipated Macworld San Francisco conference. After all, no one wants to be served by a big bad American corporation, especially not during the holidays. Court papers show that Apple is on the legal warpath, suing "anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet." According to Reuters, Apple said in the seven-page civil complaint, filed on Dec. 13, that it did not know the "true names or capacities, whether individual, associate, corporate or otherwise," of the defendants. Once they have been discovered, the Cupertino, California-based company said it would amend the complaint. It's not like we haven't seen this before. Apple filed similar lawsuits in August 2000 and December 2002 after information was leaked its new mouse and dual-processor Power Macs, but every time this type of suit rears its ugly head, it puts the Mac Web world on high alert. If it was color-coded, we'd be at orange. And as we in the States know, orange isn't all that different from yellow or blue. Sure, we'll see a few extra headlines in the mainstream press regarding Apple's action against these so-called "unnamed individuals." We’ll see a lull in official rumor postings. And the true believers will let their minds wander just a little further before Steve’s keynote presentation on Jan. 11. But in then end, we'll all — from ThinkSecret to AppleInsider — ask the same question: Is it really worth the risk? With the iPod, Apple is in a truly unique position. While it's always been a company of innovation, now its sales, stock price and bottom line directly depends on it. Before, a design leak of the Power Mac or the iMac meant a stir within the Mac community, intense debate on Spymac or MacRumors, and a slight revision of Steve's keynote speech. For instance, in January 2003, less than a month after a suit against former contractor Jose Lopez for leaking images of the new Power Mac, Steve spoke of the rumor drought, after introducing the new 12- and 17-inch PowerBooks, Airport Extreme, Safari, Keynote and iLife: "The rumor sites said this was going to be the most boring Macworld in history." Clearly, he was having fun with us. But now, more is at stake. If Apple indeed releases a micro version of the iPod in January, and, let’s say it starts shipping it in March, the competition will have already had a five-month head start. Apple’s lifeline is all but dependent on the period between its product unveiling and the first copycat hits the scene. If there's no buzz, if Dell or Creative beats them to the punch, you can wave goodbye to its dominance in the market place. Millions of new Apple fans will be clutching their iPods on Jan. 11, waiting to see what Apple unveils, and ready to purchase the next big thing. Over the years, we've seen rumor sites come and go, but more than any other tech company, the Mac community is built on this very gossip. For every site we lose, another pops up, each staking their claim at becoming the next ThinkSecret or MacRumors. But if the sources dry up, what will become of these rumor-based sites? Apple has always threatened rumor sites with legal action if they didn't remove the offending image and/or text from their site, but we've yet to see any real action taken against the Web for posting such information. However, with the recent rash of journalists who are being leaned on by U.S. governments to divulge their sources — Jim Taricani from my home state of R.I. comes to mind — who's to say Apple won’t shift their attention to our favorite rumor sites for information? So, let's just say, this suit likely has a bit more teeth than the last two. If I had to guess, we'll see a swift follow-up on this story, naming the perpetrator(s), and possibly more suits in the near future — not two years down the line.

How low can Napster go? Desperate much?

How low can Napster go? Desperate much? 02/05/2005 09:07 PM
I was looking thru the info of Napster to go, just out of curiosity. I clicked on the link for "Look at compatible MP3 players, and it was the standard Dell, Creative, Gateway MP3 players. At the top of the list, they say, "Got an iPod, click here" and when you do it sends you to this page.

That is really really desperate if you ask me.

2 mln. N. Koreans in desperate need for
food

2 mln. N. Koreans in desperate need for
food 05/30/2004 07:32 AM
Maekyung Internet May 30 2004 11:20AM GMT

A desperate plea for biscuits...

A desperate plea for biscuits... 02/07/2005 02:03 AM

What follows is pretty much the archetypical weblog post. I mean it doesn't have cats in it or anything, but it's the next best thing. It's like practically award-winningly archetypical. You want to give someone a lifetime achievement award for weblogging or something, then it would be for quality posts like this one, right? Right?

When I was a kid - and I mean something like seven or eight years old - I lived in a house in Norwich on a road called Sunningdale. My mother used to do a lot of her local shopping in a tiny little shop on Unthank road. I cannot remember its name. Anyway, my mother used to get me these biscuits - they were made by Bahlsen and were called ABC biscuits - and I used to love them. They were absolutely, undoubtedly my total favourite biscuits. It was my special treat to get a packet of these biscuits.

Anyway, one day they weren't there any more. Just like that, they were gone. And after a few brief weeks of hoping they'd turn up again, my tiny child-brain got used to the idea that they weren't coming back and somehow I managed to get on with my life. Every so often I've found myself in a shop with Bahlsen biscuits and I've had a bit of a scout around to see if they had them. But they didn't. But hey - no biggie, right?

Recently, however, my family went on holiday and what should they find in some obscure shop is southern Spain, but packets upon packets of my favourite biscuits. And so they bought them. Six packets of them. And I tried them, and they were really nice. And now I've only got one packet left (pictured below). So here's where you guys come in. I don't want to sound like an addict, but does anyone know where I can get more of these gorgeous beautiful biscuits? I'll send you cash money for them. If you know a shop in London where I can get them, I'll be overwhelmed with good-will towards you.

So there you are - a long post about biscuits in the tradition of English weblogging. But yet also somehow with a touch of self-aware poignancy, because these aren't just biscuits. They're also a part of my personal narrative - a piece of my living history rediscovered! Crunchy history! Chocolaty history! Mmm... History..!

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SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More
Letters

SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More
Letters 12/22/2003 07:50 AM
isn't my name writes "The New York Times is reporting that SCO has sent new letters to Linux-using businesses with specific examples of infringement. SCO has ...

"the latest desperate spin"

"the latest desperate spin" 09/23/2004 02:53 AM

Internet comforts desperate relatives

Internet comforts desperate relatives 12/31/2004 12:32 PM
stuff.co.nz Dec 31 2004 4:44PM GMT

A whiff of the desperate in Bush-Cheney
ad

A whiff of the desperate in Bush-Cheney
ad 07/06/2004 11:47 AM

Desperate flood victims await aid

Desperate flood victims await aid 09/22/2004 06:43 PM
At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.

Desperate, pathetic and maybe they don't
matter anymore

Desperate, pathetic and maybe they don't
matter anymore 07/07/2004 01:25 AM

Here's the desperate, pathetic message I got from Friendster today. I'm starting to think they just don;t matter anymore.

I just feel sorry for Reid and Mark. They should have sold when they had the chance!

You're our favorite subscriber!

Seriously. I know we here at Friendster shouldn't play favorites, and our chief operating officer (he's the old guy in the office) told us not to do this, but seriously, you just totally rock. The way you reconnect with old friends. The way you've figured out just how small and interconnected the world really is. The way you discovered people with the same interests as you. We suspect you've even gotten a date out of Friendster, or that if you didn't, you could have if you needed to. Easy. With one of those three suspiciously hot people who keep popping up right above your friends list. For other people, we just use those pictures as cruel, aspirational temptation. But for you, they're totally getable.
We even made Friendster much faster just for you. But hey - don't tell anyone we told you all of this. That old guy in the office will just start lecturing us again and pulling out charts and graphs and PowerPoint displays. He's such a loser.

Thanks,
Your friends at Friendster

Click here to go to Friendster: www.friendster.com

Ideas for Truly Desperate Out of Work
Programmers

Ideas for Truly Desperate Out of Work
Programmers 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
Jeff Adkins: "These ideas are for Mac products (mainly). and some of them are not big enough to pay the rent. but that's not the point of this article. I've been reading an article or two a day about some out-of-work programmer complaining of job outsourcing to India. I've kind of got a problem with that myself, actually. I mean, if we can prop up agriculture with subsidies, why not high tech?"

Desperate housewives spam used to spread
spyware

Desperate housewives spam used to spread
spyware 03/22/2005 05:08 PM
Only the lonely

Michelle Malkin: THE LEFT IS DESPERATE
FOR A HOAX

Michelle Malkin: THE LEFT IS DESPERATE
FOR A HOAX 09/17/2004 08:02 PM
Michelle Malkin has more

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On Mars, Signs of Water Don't
Necessarily Mean Signs of Life

On Mars, Signs of Water Don't
Necessarily Mean Signs of Life 03/08/2004 11:24 PM
Following the news from Mars, people might think it was the story of scientists who cried "Water!" over and over.

Desperate for Computer Repairs, Chicago
Businessman Buys High-Tech Franchise

Desperate for Computer Repairs, Chicago
Businessman Buys High-Tech Franchise 07/11/2004 02:24 AM
Businessman Bob Nash has become the owner of two new Geeks On Call franchises, which service the on-site computing needs of homes and small-to-medium-sized businesses in the northwest Chicago suburbs. [PRWEB Jul 11, 2004]

George Will takes one last desperate
grasp at being some kind of person of
some kind of respect

George Will takes one last desperate
grasp at being some kind of person of
some kind of respect 12/27/2003 04:08 PM
Twenty years of declining standards .. Joe Conason's Journal .. lying hypocrite

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Inside Unlimited Energy - In 2022
Singapore was Run by a Super Woman
Desperate to Solve a Pollution and
Energy Crisis

Inside Unlimited Energy - In 2022
Singapore was Run by a Super Woman
Desperate to Solve a Pollution and
Energy Crisis 06/22/2005 01:52 AM
Set against the Luxurious background of the Ritz-Carlton Singapore and new Super-High towers a Dragon Lady sits at the top of a 2 mile-high City and summons a super thinker from the past to solve a pollution and looming energy crisis. Written for all sexes. [PRWEB Jun 18, 2005]

Signs

Signs 02/10/2004 02:48 AM

Beautiful and useful signage.

Bhs signs up again with CSC

Bhs signs up again with CSC 02/12/2004 09:57 AM
Shovels £80m supplier's way

ICANN signs in .eu

ICANN signs in .eu 03/24/2005 04:50 PM
ZDNet UK Mar 24 2005 8:35PM GMT

EDS signs MoD contract

EDS signs MoD contract 03/23/2005 07:33 AM
Head for the hills

Signs of life

Signs of life 12/17/2004 06:28 PM

Hah!

At least there's some evidence that Brian Dear's company - EVDB - has a logo.

Lots of folks are talking about it - but Brian's zipped lipped.

But they're apparently part of the 'Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium' - so now they're public. :-)

Hmm - why isn't WhizSpark part of this consortium? I wonder if they wanna help put up shared XML servers of Events - scraped from throughout the web? That's what OpenEvents is all about. Open APIs into shared Events.

Signs Your Company May Be Too Big

Signs Your Company May Be Too Big 04/28/2004 08:15 PM
This is by no means complete. But I figured I ought to write down those that have occurred to me recently. it takes at least one month to get new test hardware there's a constant parking shortage everything has a form that must be filled out, such as "I want to ship a package to someone" when you're in the shipping room the fact that you have a loading dock upon which you can fill out that form and a...

Signs and wonders

Signs and wonders 05/06/2004 08:35 AM
A journalist's investigation of holy Christian visions turns into a tortured spiritual quest.

Signs of Trouble

Signs of Trouble 06/23/2004 09:09 AM
Inventory buildup can point to deteriorating fundamentals.

AOL Signs Off From Sender ID

AOL Signs Off From Sender ID 09/17/2004 06:43 AM
America Online has decided not to fully support Microsoft's Sender ID spam-fighting plan after the Internet Engineering Task Force and the open-source community expressed intellectual property concerns. "AOL will now not be moving forward with full deployment of the Sender ID protocol," spokesman Nicholas Graham said in a statement sent via e-mail Thursday. Instead, the Dulles, Virginia-based Internet service provider will support only the Sender Policy Framework to fight spam by verifying the source of e-mail sent to its users, he said.

AOL's rejection comes a week after an IETF group considering Sender ID as a standard said the proposal needed rewriting. Earlier this month, the open-source groups Apache Software Foundation and Debian Project dismissed Sender ID because the license would prevent them from supporting the technology. AOL is concerned about the lack of acceptance for Sender ID in the open-source community, Graham said. Additionally, the ISP is afraid that recent changes to Sender ID will make it incompatible with the original SPF specification, he said. AOL had endorsed Sender ID when it was submitted to the IETF in June.

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Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times 09/05/2002 04:19 AM

ICANN Signs MoU with NRO

ICANN Signs MoU with NRO 06/05/2005 11:43 PM
Money Plans Jun 4 2005 9:29PM GMT

Signs of Stupidity

Signs of Stupidity 03/14/2005 05:02 PM
In the Baltimore area Comcast is going to launch an "ads-on-demand" service. Baltimore will be just the second market to receive the offer, after...

100 freeway signs

100 freeway signs 09/07/2004 03:51 PM
to be a big day .. website

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Thomson Signs On For New MSN TV

Thomson Signs On For New MSN TV 08/03/2004 02:27 PM
Thomson will continue to manuufacture the Mcirosoft MSN TV platform, the two companies said in a deal that was announced on Monday.

3 signs up Argos

3 signs up Argos 07/26/2004 10:58 AM
Mail order giant gets 3G jiggy

Signs you are busy

Signs you are busy 11/12/2003 03:19 PM

Paris Hilton must a very busy person. Personally, I'd let voicemail pickup.

Vital signs

Vital signs 11/18/2003 11:20 PM
CNET Asia Nov 18 2003 10:21PM ET

Signs Going Up After Md. Sewage Swimming
(AP)

Signs Going Up After Md. Sewage Swimming
(AP) 07/25/2004 07:20 PM
AP - Many large signs are expected to be put up by a creek in Edgewater after residents complained that they swam in it not knowing it was contaminated with raw sewage.

Motorola signs Sharapova

Motorola signs Sharapova 08/19/2004 12:50 PM
Mad.co.uk Aug 19 2004 4:31PM GMT

InterDigital Signs 2G, 3G Deal

InterDigital Signs 2G, 3G Deal 12/17/2003 03:46 PM
Unstrung.com Dec 17 2003 12:35PM ET
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Two signs that SCO is desperate

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