No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Zed sez, “WKRP in Cincinnati (which was shot on video instead of film because RIAA’s licensing fees were more favorable for programs on video) has, in syndication, had all the original music replaced with generic music because the RIAA’s license fees to keep the music were outrageous. Other shows in which music plays an [...]

The space probe Galileo smashed into Jupiter, ending a hugely successful mission. A lot of great science came out of the program. It was crashed into the planet so no microbes from Earth would end up on one of Jupiter’s moons if the probe crashed into one of them.

I love the fact that Wi-Fi is continuing it’s steep takeoff. We of the mobile tech set appreciate it greatly. I’m really impressed with the Panera Bread Company for putting FREE wi-fi in all their restaurants. The food is great, as is the bandwidth.
Little suggestion though: Make sure you’ve got AC outlets available [...]

Brits are betting on Blaine to fail. Man, they’re treating the illusionist badly. He’s suspended in a plexiglass cage, going without food for 44 days (at least that’s the illusion he’s got going) and they’re taunting him with hamburgers, eggs and insults.
If you’ve never seen Blaine’s illusions, he’s amazing. Street magic/illusions/sleight of hand. Truly talented [...]

Even after John Ritter’s death, the show will go on. Man, this is tacky. The show’s a comedy, for God’s sake. ABC got huge ratings with a Ritter tribute.
Honoring a great artist or getting their money’s worth?

Linked, by Albert-László Barabási is a fascinating read exploring the connectedness of the universe and how networks are involved in every process there is, down to the cellular.

Apple Updates 15-inch PowerBook, Finally! (16-Sep-2003; 2.3K) [TidBITS]
They’ve finally released my next Powerbook. The 12″ is just too small a screen for me, after my 14″ Lombard and 14.1″ iBook. The 17″ is too big and the 15″ Titanium had severe Airport reception problems.
Now where’s that $2,500…It was around here somewhere…