Opinion: Ever feel like cell carriers and ISPs don't like you?

Ever get the feeling that your cellphone and internet service companies don't really care about you, or any other customer? You're not alone."In almost every industry, companies find reason to dislike their customer base.  And although it's no different in the technology...

In the Jerusalem of the North, the Jewish story is forgotten

This is in many ways a chilling reminder that race hatred and denial by ignoring is still taking place in Lithuania and some other states. Fascinating piece by Jonathan Steele for the Guardian."Follow the English...

Who Rupert Murdoch Had On Speed Dial

One always wonders who the world's media mogul Rupert Murdoch calls in case he wants to have an update. I came across this interesting piece in Business week about all the people who are in his phone list."Many...

BlackBerry & iPhone at war

Target markets for the iPhone and BlackBerry are starting to overlap. The iPhone is a media consumer's dream, playing movies and music with ease. But it's not as finely tuned for the corporate user; large companies have resisted letting employees use iPhones on...

9 Worst popular movies in recent memory

"This was made from Alice Walker’s book, Why I Don’t Like American Black Men. Judging from the pictures on the dust jackets, I don’t think she’s their type either."

Spice Girls Wannabe in Vancouver First

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG  "It has been six years since the Spice Girls' trademark phrase "Zigga zig-ah" was silenced. But that's about to change Sunday night as...

Immigration disaster looming - Washington Times Editorial

" Judging by what took place in the first hours of the Senate immigration debate last week, critics are deluding themselves if they expect lawmakers to improve the bill when debate resumes after the Memorial Day recess. Most of the organized political pressure on the...

The War Party: Support for Bush's foreign policy now defines the GOP by W. Ja...

"Litmus tests must go. That is the rallying cry of those who believe Republicans should drop their insistence that the party’s 2008 presidential candidate toe the line on taxes, abortion, guns, or immigration. Wartime, the argument goes, is no time for conservatives to...

What Pelosi Stands For

"The other face of America! This is how Arab media and political circles describe Nancy Pelosi as she winds up her tour of the Middle East amid criticism from the Bush administration. And, there is little doubt that much of the Arab elite likes that face better than the one...

Condi's free ride in the Middle East

"They must serve up some pretty powerful Kool Aid in the press room down at Foggy Bottom (aka the Department of State), judging by US media coverage of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's latest "Look Busy" tour of the Middle East. Rice's comings and goings have long been...

Yahoo! Launches Group Texting Site

"Yahoo! is getting in on the group text messaging biz with the launch of their new site, Mixd. TechCrunch was tipped off to the site'€™s existence today but we have not been able to determine how long it has been live. Mixd allows users to set up groups and text or share...

A reality check for Vista

A day late and a dollar short, the software giant's new Vista operating system won't have anyone standing on line to buy the first copy

At the Exploratorium and the Tech Museum, 2 Views of Science - New York Times

"SAN FRANCISCO — It is a hot day at the Palace of Fine Arts, but no one is bending down to take a promised drink. The spout, gleaming with polished chrome, looks like those on many new water fountains. The problem...

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