Saturday, August 2, 2008

Microsoft Proves Six Degrees of Separation Theory, Still Can’t Get Customers to Separate Themselves from Their Wallet to Buy Vista.

August 2, 2008

Researchers at the Microsoft mother-ship in Redmond say they have some pretty hard-core data proving the theory that everyone on Earth is indeed just six degrees away from everyone else. The research “Worldwide Buzz: Planetary-Scale Views on an Instant-Messaging Network,” used Microsoft Instant Messenger to analyze 30 billion conversations back in 2006. When the numbers [...]

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Newport Folkies Go Live on the Net This Weekend. “The Answer My Friend is Backboned on the Zend”

August 2, 2008

Ahhh, it’s a cryin’ shame it’s not 1965 so we could hear Dylan get booed by the uptight folk-nazi’s frothing at the mouth over Bobby playing rock and roll on holy acoustic folkie ground. Or better yet, ’64 with Skip James pickn’ and moanin’ to “I’d Rather be the Devil.” Well, like they say, “Nostalgia [...]

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