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McCormick Admits Affair

Nov

3

2003

p. The “(extlink)NYTimes”:http://www.nytimes.com posted an article titled: Denial Over, Rutgers President Admits Affair in Previous Job regarding “(extlink)Rutgers”:http://www.rutgers.edu President Richard McCormick’s rumored but denied affair with a subordinate while at the University of Washington.

Google Calculator (Google Agent?)

Oct

29

2003

p. “(extlink)Google”:http://www.google.com now allows you to enter math equations directly into the web search field, and it will automatically spit out results, as well as do unit conversions among other things. For instance, if you enter: *speed of light * 2* then google will return the speed of light * 2 = 599 584 916 ...

Comment Spam

Oct

19

2003

p. “(extlink)Six Log: Comment Spam”:http://www.sixapart.com/log/2003/10/comment_spam.shtml talks about spammers increasingly leaving comments on blogs (particularly those powered by MovableType) as in addition to the circulation you would get from email Spam, it helps to build a site’s “(extlink)Google PageRank”:http://www.google.com/technology . This problem has become prevalent that “(extlink)Jay Allen”:http://www.jayallen.org has produced “(extlink)MT-Blacklist”:http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/ a plug-in designed to reject ...

Parents Sue NFL for fan DWI

Oct

11

2003

The “NYTimes”:http://www.nytimes.com posted an article titled N.F.L. Is Sued Over a Crash That Left a Child Paralyzed that mentions actions by a parent suing the NFL, the NYC Giants, the Meadowlands, the vendors, and anyone else who could possibly have money for a tragic auto accident by an intoxicated fan conviced of a DWI and ...