No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Popular Science has a fairly informative article on unlocking GSM cellular phones. I’m going through my own education on the system now, trying to unlock my Sony Ericsson t616 for use on other carriers.
Basically, manufacturers deliver phones to cell networks (T-Mobile, AT&T, Cingular, etc) locked so the network can keep the customer long enough to [...]

Seth Godin with something you should pay attention to.

Well, what the hell is it? Is it a crime?

Talk about no good deed going unpunished, Man donates cellphone, gets stuck with $1,200 bill.
Ouch.
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There was an absolutely priceless moment on NPR’s Fresh Air a few days ago. Terry Gross was interviewing Bill Moyers, who (either before the moment or after, I can’t recall) admitted to “every now and then” listening to her show. But that wasn’t the great moment. Moyers mentioned, to Terry’s great surprise and astonishment that [...]

There appears to be no doubt that Nick Berg is dead. US Troops found his decapitated body, but is it really Berg being killed in the download video this country is screaming about?
If it was Berg, is it possible he was already dead when the video was shot? Is it also possible that the [...]

David Lander, best known as Squiggy on Laverne and Shirley is scouting for Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners. Here’s the story.
I’ve worked with David a couple times, introducing him at an MS appearance as I, like Lander, have Multiple Sclerosis. He is a great guy I consider a friend. He’s also a baseball fanatic and [...]