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30th March 2002 Archive

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  • Yoga Inside? Not if Intel has its way

    The Lotus Imposition

    This time of year we are inundated with spoof press releases, sundry practical jokers, and the like; and ever since, three years ago, when we fell for an April Fool's joke - albeit for 15 minutes - sent to us a couple of days early, we are on high alert for bogus stories. So what to make of this astonishing tale of a small non- …

    Channel 30 Mar 2002, 09:54

  • Doubleclick squares privacy suit

    Yahoo! irks! privacy! groups!

    Doubleclick, the world's biggest online ad serving company, is coughing up $1.8m in legal fees and costs to settle all privacy class actions against the company. At the same time it "commits to a series of industry-leading privacy protections for online consumers". This includes limiting the life of cookies to five years (there …

    e-Business 30 Mar 2002, 10:31

  • Bastardman and Robin

    Episode 6 Holy Cow! It's Crap Installer Man

    BOFH 2002: Episode 6 So The PFY and I are at some fundraiser that a vendor's slipped us tickets for when I happen to glance at the night sky, and notice the Horned Phone image in the clouds, which can only mean one thing - Commissioner Gordon needs us. I signal quietly to The PFY that we're needed by tipping my drink …

    BOFH 30 Mar 2002, 11:40

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