re: milleniyumyum

re: milleniyumyum

matt has clearly missed the point of my “milleniyumyum” post.

allow me to explain: I was cleverly disguising my inability to spell the word millennium correctly (thanks Word) by poking fun at the many unfortunate misspellings we have endured during this millennial transition (thanks again Word). Also, it was inevitably influenced by an advertisement I had seen somewhere this year that used the term ‘millenni-yum-yum’.

however, as a someone who respects the principles of our pseudo-democracy (is there a word people like that?), I will submit to the winning punishment as voted by you, the people.

 

commercial WIRED musings

WIRED stats

Some interesting (or at least I thought so) stats from the latest issue of WIRED Magazine. Of the total 366 pages, a little over half, 200 are advertisments. Of the remaining 166 pages of ‘editorial’ content, 16 are basically unpaid ads for the products the cover.

I haven’t compared these numbers to other magazines, and I’m not really complaining (no one forced me to buy it), but it seems that WIRED is the Christmas Wish Book of the new milllenniyumyum.

About 50 of those editorial pages are dedicated to a fine history of the U.S. vs. Microsoft case which I would recommend reading (I’d like to it if it existed online – sigh).

 

I’m am a guilt free high roller

Here is a sample of the thoughts of a typical person entering a casino:

“Even though I know that the vast majority of people who go to casinos obviously lose money, otherwise they would close, I am smarter than everyone else and will somehow manage to gain financially.”

I, on the other hand, actually am smarter than everybody else. On my last trip to Halifax, I went in with $10 and came out with $16.50. Hello free Combo at Wendy’s! What’s that? Biggie size it? Why not! It’s free!

Bottom line is: Casinos are sad.

 

napster schmapster

CEO Hank Barry said Tuesday that the 38 million Napster users will soon have to pay “monthly dues” of, perhaps, $4.95 to access each other’s hard drives; it is the result of a deal Napster reached with one of five record companies suing it for copyright infringement.

Now they want to charge us to access eachothers hard drives? Thank you for the offer, records execs.

Speaking of execs, check out the encouraging photos of the geniuses planning the future of telecommunications in Atlantic Canada. Ask your kids about the “Internet” boys.