A bookstore employee said to me this morning, “no sir, we just provide the wifi, you have to provide the power.” Does anyone have a really loud, smoky gasoline-powered generator I could borrow? Nevermind, here's your reboot:
- An article on ZDNet yesterday led some people to conclude that Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage would put the Office Suite in reduced functionality mode if the software couldn't be validated. Turns out that isn't true.
- According to Yahoo News, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that web sites that publish inflammatory information written by other parties cannot be sued for libel. Should be a boon for flame wars everywhere.
- Nielsen Media Research started gathering data on the audience for Apple's iPod. It turns out that iPod users spend far more time listening to audio than they do watching TV or movies.
- And finally, TSIA: “RIAA toilet paper” [via BoingBoing]