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Submission + - Lost: 2 story high pig

Submitted by mbaGeek on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @02:35PM

mbaGeek writes: Roger Waters lost his pig at Coachella

so if you see a 2 story tall pig — email lostpig@coachella.com (or consult a doctor) for a shot at the $10,000 reward...

Submission + - IT and the Governor of New York (zdnet.com)

Submitted by mbaGeek on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @02:25PM

mbaGeek writes: Larry Dignan points out an unintended consequence of the war on terrorism...

from the article

But what really snared Spitzer was a money laundering investigation that was flagged by suspicious activity reports (SARs) that banks have to file with the Treasury to surface everything from money laundering to terrorist activity.

Submission + - Yahoo! Proxy fight

Submitted by mbaGeek on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @10:35AM

mbaGeek writes: Microsoft is going all 'borg' (where is the Balmer borg?) on Yahoo! — Maybe Microsoft's new motto should be "we put the hostile in takeover" http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/microsoft-to-authorize-proxy-fight-at-yahoo/

Submission + - AOL closer to death?

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mbaGeek

on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @01:34PM

mbaGeek writes: "Ok, almost nobody actually uses dial-up anymore, but ... from The Wall Street Journal.

Feb. 6, 2008

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said the media giant plans to separate AOL's shrinking Internet-access business as part of a broader restructuring. Mr. Bewkes plans companywide cost cuts and is in ongoing discussions to potentially reduce the company's holdings in Time Warner Cable. "

Submission + - Open source software business model

Submitted by mbaGeek on Sunday January 13, 2008 @11:45PM

mbaGeek writes: Article that tries to explain the "open source" business model and how to convince the suits to consider using FOSS.

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