"Drudge reports that CBS is considering putting Howard Stern into David Letterman's slot if he jumps to ABC. Not sure I buy it. Not sure there is room for three such shows and Stern knows he'd be the new kid. Yes, he is beloved of CBS Viacom boss Mel Karmazin and he has cooled his feud with CBS TV chief Les Moonves (because they have a prime time series in development together). Yes, Stern said the other day that if they gave him $20 million, he'd do it. But the odds are that Dave will stay at CBS and I don't see Stern working for Disney. An amusing concept, but far-fetched," reports the WarLog.
Hemorrhagic fever outbreak: "A form of hemorrhagic fever has broken out in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly killing 28 people and raising fears that the disease could spread, a U.N. official said Wednesday."
"If we lay the information revolution alongside the railway revolution, year for year, we'd now be somewhere around 1850 - just after the railway investment mania of 1845 and its crash in 1847," says US economist W Brian Arthur. Within 65 years of that particular market bubble bursting, Britain was to see its railway network expand from 2,148 miles to 21,000 miles - and some serious money made.
Google: Why we sell advertising, not search results. "In a world where everything seems to be for sale, why can't advertisers buy better position in our search results? The answer is simple. We believe you should be able to trust what you find using Google. It may seem odd for a search engine to speak about the integrity of its results. But like a news organization, we believe we have an obligation to present information as objectively as possible. That's why we don't bias our search results based on what people are willing to pay."
Online database of all known species of ants: "11006 ant species known world wide."
Goodbye Gary! Condit looses: "Merced Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza defeated Rep. Gary Condit in the Democratic primary Tuesday, relegating his political mentor to lame-duck status after one of the most-watched campaigns in the country."
Says Jacob Shwirtz, "Does a name define a thing or does a set of properties define a name? Are they "Fortune Cookies" because people call them "Fortune Cookies" or are they "Fortune Cookies" only if they contain fortunes?"
BTW, make sure you vote (if you living in California) today.
Car and Driver's take on Cadillac's new truck: "Cadillac's brand manager says, "Cadillac research showed that there was a real need for the EXT." A real need for a Cadillac pickup? Really? If so, then here are a few things that I really need: An air-conditioned front yard. Iguana-skin patio furniture. Stigmata. Mint-flavored Drano. Gold-plated roof gutters. A 190-hp MerCruiser SaladShooter. A dog with a collapsible tail. An office desk that converts into a Hovercraft. Chrome slacks. A lifetime subscription to Extreme Fidgeting. A third arm. A fourth wife. A smokeless Cuban Robusto. Reusable Kleenex."