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Submission + - Verizon denies DSL because of subcriber's name

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mikek2

on Saturday August 02, 2008 @11:30AM

mikek2 writes: "When Philadelphia-area doctor and Vietnam veteran Dr. Herman I. Libshitz went to upgrade his dial-up connection to Verizon DSL, he was informed they wouldn't complete the order because his last name contained an expletive. Repeated calls to several levels of management at Verizon failed to resolve the problem, with several managers suggesting he change his last name.

It all worked out in the end, after the Philadelphia Enquirer outed Verizon."

Submission + - Wikipedia's growing pains (cio.com)

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mikek2

on Saturday September 29, 2007 @02:17PM

mikek2 writes: "Like a startup maturing into a real business, Wikipedia's corporate culture seems, at times, conflicted between its role as a harmless nouveau-digital experiment and its broader ambitions. The "power and prestige" to which [author Nicholas Carr] refers results from management practices that were less noticeable when Wikipedia was smaller and its editorial community newer and less formal. [Issues related to] "antielitism" have become more visible since Wikipedia has grown. Look dear; lil' Wiki is growing up!"

Submission + - Seven Wonders of the (IT) World

Submitted by mikek2 on Saturday September 08, 2007 @07:37PM

mikek2 writes: Interesting article about CIO.com's take of the Seven Wonders of the IT World (less annoying link here). From TFA: (blah blah blah) Here's a look at seven of the biggest, most extreme and most unusual computers and projects. (blah blah blah). Not a half bad read!

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