AP: Ex-Enron CEO to Be Charged Thursday (AP)

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Former Chairman Of Enron Charged
(washingtonpost.com)

Former Chairman Of Enron Charged
(washingtonpost.com) 07/07/2004 11:06 PM
washingtonpost.com - A federal grand jury in Houston issued a sealed indictment against former Enron Corp. chief executive Kenneth L. Lay yesterday, and prosecutors are set to make the criminal charges public today.

Enron accountant charged in Texas

Enron accountant charged in Texas 01/22/2004 02:09 PM
Former top accountant Richard Causey is charged with fraud and conspiracy after surrendering in Houston.

Two Enron Execs Charged in Broadband
Fraud

Two Enron Execs Charged in Broadband
Fraud 03/13/2003 10:26 AM

Former Enron Accounting Chief Charged
with Fraud

Former Enron Accounting Chief Charged
with Fraud 01/22/2004 11:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 22 2004 4:08PM GMT

Thursday, 1/1

Thursday, 1/1 01/01/2004 07:55 AM
techtv Jan 1 2004 7:14AM ET

Thursday, 12/4

Thursday, 12/4 12/04/2003 02:26 PM
techtv Dec 4 2003 12:40PM ET

Thursday, 11/6

Thursday, 11/6 11/06/2003 08:51 AM
techtv Nov 6 2003 7:51AM ET

Thursday in Singapore

Thursday in Singapore 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
I spent from 9-5 leading a workshop on "conversational marketing." Forty-three participants from a variety of industries. And, because irony is the basic law of the universe, I went on so long that I cut into the time we slated to spend in an Open Space exercise, facilitated by Edgar Tan, with Patrick Lambe in the wings. The Open Space went very, very well: Strangers engaged in open-ended, organically directed conversations. As for my long talky part, lord knows how it went. Now I'm going to meet James Seng for dinner. We've only met in the bit sense, so I'm...

Too many thoughts for thursday

Too many thoughts for thursday 09/23/2004 03:46 PM
cherish all your dreams treasure your morning whispers let champagne dance on your tongue laugh till you're dizzy kiss for...

Thursday Thrombosis

Thursday Thrombosis 12/29/2003 11:52 PM
The news is back, baby. The RIAA is at it again. 41 more lawsuits went out yesterday, another 90 received warning letters. Some file sharers have been deterred, Nielsen Net Ratings says there's been a 53% drop in Kazaa...

Catfight Thursday

Catfight Thursday 09/02/2004 05:33 PM

Why is it Catfight Thursday you ask? Well, for one, Apple's taking swipes at Microsoft's new MSN Music Service:

"It's biggest problem may be that its downloaded songs can not play on the iPod," said Eddie Cue, Apple's vice president of applications.

Gates fires back regarding Microsoft's focus on portable video:

"Ask kids in the back of a car on a two-hour trip, 'Hey, would you like to have your videos there?' My kids would," Gates said. "I guess Steve's kids just listen to Bach and Mozart. But mine, they want to watch 'Finding Nemo.' I don't know who made that, but it's really a neat movie."

Zing! (FYI, Steve Jobs is part owner of Pixar, producers of your kids' favorite fish movie) To get the fight really going, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer fired off a few rounds at Linux:

Finally, Ballmer argued that companies should be wary of the lack of indemnity from lawsuits, such as the suit filed by The SCO Group Inc. against DaimlerChrysler AG, IBM, Novell Inc. and others over parts of the Linux operating system that SCO claims infringe on elements of the Unix operating system that it owns.

"In the Linux world, nobody stands behind patent claims," he said, noting that Microsoft could be forced to swallow a $550 million judgement if it loses its ongoing case with Eolas Technologies Inc., but that its customers would be protected.

"I'm not trying to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt," Ballmer said. "I just think people should go out and research this for themselves."

In other words, "I'm not telling you not to use Linux, but for the love of God, don't do it". Stepping in on behalf of Linux, the SlashDot crowd covered both the high road:

It's interesting to note the arguments on grok law that an OS strategy might actually have *less* to fear than a closed-source one, compared to Mr Balmer's "It's not really FUD, honest" intellectual property FUD.

and (of course) the low road:

Linux to Ballmer:
"Please get off, you're crushing me, you sweaty bastard!"

I was hoping to complete the Griping Circle Of Life by finding a vitriolic rant on Apple co-opting open source for OSX, but that's a pretty fringe crowd, and they seem to have taken the day off. (I would have settled for a 'lack of Linux support with the iPod', but no dice there either) Bummer.

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Chris is Available on Thursday

Chris is Available on Thursday 03/14/2005 06:07 PM

Chris Barr Is Available On Thursday: I don't even know how to explain this.

Who? Chris Barr is a graduate student in the Department of Media Studies at the University at Buffalo.

What? Chris will perform the actions and events scheduled for him by the users of this web site.

Where? In and around Buffalo, NY.

Some of the things people have scheduled are pretty interesting.

Chris should attempt to do a handstand for as long as possible. Walking around on his hands is an added bonus. As this shouldn't last an hour, he should have the new Mars Volta ablum playing so that he can listen to it for the remainder of the hour.

Thursday Thimble

Thursday Thimble 01/08/2004 08:52 PM
The news from CES. The show floor doesn't open until 10a, but CES kicked off last night with the traditional Bill Gates keynote address. I arrived too late last night to attend the address, so I missed the witty...

Technorati Party in SF, Thursday Oct 28

Technorati Party in SF, Thursday Oct 28 12/19/2004 03:16 PM
A lot has happened at Technorati in the last few months, including our move to new office space, right near Pac Bell Park in San Francisco. I'd like to invite everyone to an open house at our new office...

Google to End IPO Registration Thursday
(AP)

Google to End IPO Registration Thursday
(AP) 08/10/2004 03:39 PM
AP - Google Inc. will close the registration process for its IPO auction Thursday, setting the stage for the online search engine leader's hotly anticipated stock market debut.

Stanford: Thursday, December 2

Stanford: Thursday, December 2 02/05/2005 09:37 PM
Ms. Snellman, the replacement sociology TA I have today, is very cute and funny and engaging. Its quite a contrast…

Google to End IPO Registration Thursday

Google to End IPO Registration Thursday 08/10/2004 12:28 PM
eWeek Aug 10 2004 4:12PM GMT

Google to end IPO sign-up on Thursday

Google to end IPO sign-up on Thursday 08/11/2004 06:27 AM
Orlandosentinel.com - Wed Aug 11, 08:34 am GMT

NHL to Lock Out Players Thursday (AP)

NHL to Lock Out Players Thursday (AP) 09/15/2004 01:13 PM
AP - The National Hockey League will lock out its players Thursday, starting a work stoppage that threatens to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season.

Thursday, March 06, 2003

Thursday, March 06, 2003 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
Re-design in the Time of "Car"-lera.

Thursday Thing-a-ma-jiggy

Thursday Thing-a-ma-jiggy 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Tech news and more... Clear Channel has dropped Infinity's Howard Stern Show. Hitler introduces Ferdinand Porsche's Volkswagen on this day in 1936. The first Beatles CDs were released in 1987. Happy 50th birthday Michael Bolton. According to Microsoft, hackers wait...

"died on Thursday morning"

"died on Thursday morning" 04/01/2005 05:29 PM

MONEY/CNN: New nickel due out Thursday

MONEY/CNN: New nickel due out Thursday 11/07/2003 10:00 AM
announced two new designs .. redesigning the nickel .. I dig this

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Detroit PUG Meeting - Thursday, May 13
at 7:00 PM

Detroit PUG Meeting - Thursday, May 13
at 7:00 PM 05/04/2004 05:03 AM

A little bit of Enron in us all

A little bit of Enron in us all 07/03/2004 02:17 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 3 2004 5:16AM GMT

"LILEKS (James) :: The Bleat ::
Thursday"

"LILEKS (James) :: The Bleat ::
Thursday" 09/17/2004 08:31 PM

Google float could go live on Thursday

Google float could go live on Thursday 08/10/2004 12:28 PM
Guardian Unlimited Aug 10 2004 4:17PM GMT

NBC's 'Joey' Likely to Get Thursday Slot
(AP)

NBC's 'Joey' Likely to Get Thursday Slot
(AP) 04/16/2004 03:57 PM
AP - NBC is very likely to give Matt LeBlanc's spinoff series, "Joey," the same Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern time slot that "Friends" is vacating at the end of this season, an NBC executive who spoke on condition of anonymity said on Friday.

Thursday Panther update roundup

Thursday Panther update roundup 10/30/2003 11:31 AM
Mac software developers are still releasing new versions of their applications to add Panther compatibility; many are using the release as an excuse to add other enhancements or features to their products as well. MacCentral continues to bring readers news about these updates in daily roundups like this, as well as discrete news coverage.

Mac4ArabsExpo 2004 comes to Riyadh this
Thursday

Mac4ArabsExpo 2004 comes to Riyadh this
Thursday 08/23/2004 12:43 PM
Mac4Arabs.com is hosting the first Mac4ArabsExpo 2004 this Thursday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The event's organizers hope it will be the start of a yearly trend to expose the Arab world to the Macintosh. Mac4ArabsExpo 2004 occurs at the Olaya Holiday Inn Hotel and includes a variety of lectures and short courses including introductions to Adobe Suite CS Arabic, iLife 04 and "switching" from Windows to Mac OS X, a "mini expo" for Mac products, and a dinner gathering. A flat fee of SR200 (US$53.34) covers all events.

Google sets Thursday IPO deadline

Google sets Thursday IPO deadline 08/11/2004 05:07 PM
Big News Network Aug 11 2004 8:33PM GMT

Google IPO registration to close
Thursday

Google IPO registration to close
Thursday 08/11/2004 10:26 AM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 11 2004 2:41PM GMT

Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter

Religious Gadget Thursday: The E-Meter 06/24/2005 04:02 PM

Over a ball-breaking glass of Fantome Brise-Bonbons at Blind Tiger last night, I made a stunning revelation: I'm totally entranced by this Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes experiment. It has everything I could ever want from a news story: Potential brainwashing, aliens, ninjas (well, Tom was a samurai once, which is like a ninja with a bamboo fetish), and gadgets. One in particular: the 'e-meter,' or 'Electro-psychometer,' a "pastoral counseling device" used by the Church of Scientology to detect, among other things, the emotional state and thoughts of those attached to the device.

The original device was developed by Volney Mathison, a chiropractor, as an aid to psychotherapy, ironic considering the vehemence held by Scientologists against conventional psychiatric therapy. At heart, the e-Meters are based on the simple circuitry of the Wh eatstone Bridge, which measures resistance to current passed through a human body (or anything else that can be connected to the 'can' electrode probes, including vegetables). Scientology founder and principal prophet L. Ron Hubbard introduced the original e-meter in the '50s [pictured above], leading up to the 'Mark V,' which was the e-Meter of choice for the religion until the 'Mark VI' was released in the 80s, powered by an Intel 8051 microprocessor.

Find out more about the only electronic gadget that is also an official 'rel igious artifact' after the jump.

The Mark V was not the very first e-Meter, but certainly enjoyed a long period of use. These models may still be found and purchased for a relatively inexpensive $200 or so, although to be used in official Church procedures, must undergo a yearly $150 certification process. E-Meters previous to the Mark V had been seized by the FDA.

Developed in 1979, the Mark VI was the first major upgrade since the Mark V and was in use heavily, despite occasional technical inadequacies that caused some machines to break down. This e-Meter has a built-in clock.

The Super VII, developed in the late 80s, was reported to be much more reliable than the Mark VII, and featured the 'technical' precision to perform 'upper level auditing.' These units are no longer produced by Hubbard's Church, but can be found occasionally on eBay for between $300 and $900. Like all in-service e-meters, the Super VII must be sent in for an annual certification.

The Cadillac of current official offerings, the Quantum Super VII is the ultimate in e-meter artifacts, priced at over $4,500 new. From e-meter.org.uk's Quantum Super VII page, which may or may not be an official outlet of the Church: "Using the meter, the auditor ensures the process covers the correct area in order to discharge the harmful energy connected with that portion of the preclear’s reactive mind. When charge lessens, the person heightens his ability to think clearly in the area being addressed and his survival potential increases proportionately. As a result, the preclear discovers things about himself and his life – new realizations about existence, the milestones that mark his gains."

Since the design of the e-meter itself is relatively simple from an electronic standpoint, many third-party manufacturers have built generic models, including models that connect to PCs or PDAs for statistics monitoring and tracking. If you'd like to get more details about the variety of e-meters and e-meter clones available, check out Clearbird's fantasticly comprehensive All Meters: The E-Meter Supersite. For more information about the e-Meter's history and use, the Secrets of Scientology page by David S. Touretzky is equally thorough. The Church's official site is here.

And yes, this is probably the last 'Religious Gadget Thursday,' since, well, that's it.

Google IPO Registration Closes Thursday

Google IPO Registration Closes Thursday 08/10/2004 11:11 PM
iMedia Connection Aug 11 2004 3:26AM GMT

Update 3: Google to End IPO Registration
Thursday

Update 3: Google to End IPO Registration
Thursday 08/10/2004 04:21 PM
Forbes Aug 10 2004 7:51PM GMT

Leo's Tip - Thursday, July 15, 2004

Leo's Tip - Thursday, July 15, 2004 08/01/2004 06:58 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 1 2004 11:13AM GMT

Moby to appear at LA Apple Store on
Thursday

Moby to appear at LA Apple Store on
Thursday 12/03/2003 12:11 PM
Electronic music artist Moby is scheduled to make an in-store appearance at the Los Angeles Apple Store located at The Grove.

Standards Body May Approve 802.11i
Thursday

Standards Body May Approve 802.11i
Thursday 06/23/2004 05:28 PM
Ratification nears for 802.11i, the security update for Wi-Fi: 802.11i is the final version of a major security overhaul, parts of which were released based on its interim draft as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) by the Wi-Fi Alliance last year. WPA was an interim measure to improve security in the short-run; 802.11i adds advanced encryption keys that government agencies will require, as well a few other miscellaneous pieces that will improve authentication handoff from one access point to another....

Release of UK Detainees in Iran Likely
Thursday-TV

Release of UK Detainees in Iran Likely
Thursday-TV 06/23/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 23 2004 1:01PM GMT
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