2007 May

Perhaps this sort of news from the Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer shocking. There has been another data breach - more data missing:
“The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning more than 1.3 million doctors across the nation this month that their personal prescribing information may have been stolen in the loss of [...]

Kudos to Dario Franchitti - winner of the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
link: Dario Franchitti Wins Indianapolis 500 as Rain Shortens Race
And yes, his wife is Ashley Judd - which is irrefutable proof to all teenage boys that some dreams do come true.
Catherine Forsythe
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It seems that there is no longer much need to invoke one’s right against self incrimination. Instead, all that is necessary is a faulty memory. It can be summed up as the ‘I do not recall’ response. It can be heard in places such as a court of law or a congressional [...]

If you thought the pet food recall fiasco could not become worse, you would be wrong. Elizabeth Weise, reporting for USA Today, says that one pet food company is harassing pet owners who are seeking legal recourse:
“The pet food company that recalled 60 million cans of contaminated dog and cat food repeatedly made harassing [...]

In the early seventies, there was a song on the charts written by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. The first line Ms Reddy sung was “I am woman, hear me roar….” It was a song of empowerment and it spoke to the women of that generation.
Over thirty years later, Monica Goodling [...]

Perhaps it was just an error - a mere oversight of a bit of content. Perhaps it is a clever marketing ploy to generate even more attention and free press ‘exposure’. Microsoft has shipped Halo 2 with partial nudity:
“Originally scheduled to ship on Tuesday, May 22, Halo 2 has been delayed to the [...]

The little puzzles are CAPTCHAs - and everyone online has encountered them, at one time or other. These puzzles are a means to tell if there is a real person present or if it is a scanning program that is on the site. Undoubtedly, you have entered the letters and/or numbers and have [...]

It seems that ‘intelligent keys’ and cell phones do not co-exist together nicely. Cell phones too close to these type of keys may disable the electronic code. Nissan was warned:
“Cellphones kept near Nissan’s I-Keys — wireless devices designed to allow drivers to enter and start their cars at the push of a button [...]

CNN will be allowing free access to its online video service, beginning July 1, 2007. Currently, the fee is twenty five dollars per year. The CNN spokeswoman said:
“…”People don’t like to pay for stuff on the Internet,” she said. “We’re not going to deny it, but we also had to make sure from [...]

This pet food recall fiasco has been dragging on for months - and there is another pet food to add to the recall list:
“Diamond Pet Foods is recalling one of its products in British Columbia for fear of melamine contamination.
Melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers, was found in more than 100 brands [...]