A few tit-bITs

A few stories that have hit the press over the last few days.

Sony is being sued by an american mother because her son committed suicide soon after playing the game Everquest. She actually wants warnings to be put on the box stating that it can damage your health - like cigarettes. I haven't played this game yet, but from her comments I really want to try it out once I've finished my exams !! (probably not her desired effect).

Now a bit of a warning to anyone who has a yahoo email account. They have changed their privacy rules, and now they will be able to allow any company to email/post/phone you with offers, ie spam. This follows after the company has been having financial trouble, firing over 400 staff. The Register has more info, including how to delete your account.

Now something to really cheer up those of you who hate the letters MS, no not the disease (well, not in that sense anyway), a certain big software company. Apparently they started a big campaign to get companies to use their operating systems (yep, the one you look out of) instead of the UNIX alternative. Their promotional website, however, was soon found to be running UNIX itself. When pointed out to them, it was quickly switched to the appropriate alternative (Fenestre) and soon afterwards it stopped working. Not quite the promotional success they were hoping for. Again this clippet was donated by The Register where you can follow the whole story.

Another thing you might have noticed (at least with the english TV ads). A few months ago we had the Windows XP (ok, now I've said it) adverts showing that you can fly with Microsoft, obviously trying to allure teenagers to get high on their products. Then came the adverts for the X-box which, in keeping with the drug theme, showed what happens to you when you allow Microsoft into your life (still flying but aging quickly until after 2 minutes you crash, dead, into your coffin). Also maybe not a link they would like you to make between their products...

On a completely different note, I hear on the grapevine that Laurent is making his way to Spain this Friday. This is the prelude to his summer trip he will be making followed by the winter semeter in Madrid he is planning on undertaking. Good luck to him :)

Back to dinner,