US Options Backdating Probe in Turmoil

July 20, 2007

The Financial Times has the detail on the US options backdating probe (including of Apple), and personnel changes that have left it in turmoil. TPM points the finger at politicization of the DOJ under Attorney-General Gonzales.

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Ooma Masters the PR Game

July 19, 2007

I will say one thing for the VoIP startup Ooma – they sure have mastered the PR game. In one morning, Arrington, Malik, Mossberg, VentureBeat and CNet. I’m puzzled, though. If Sunrocket and Vonage have taught us anything, it’s that you can’t keep telephone customers (other than the early adopters) without a solid track record […]

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I Don’t Laugh Only on Thursdays

July 18, 2007

From the keep-trying-to-control-media-and-see-what-happens department – this article about NBC’s determination to make Thursday its night for comedy illustrates just how out-of-touch the networks are over what people want.

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Wow

July 17, 2007

Wow.

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On Lawyer Dissatisfaction

July 17, 2007

From Sathnam Sanghera of the Times, the single best explanation of lawyer dissatisfaction I’ve ever read. Why are so many lawyers so damned miserable? Gist: the dehumanising hours the yawning gap between their intelligence and the mind-numbing nature of their work the yawning gap between the ideals of those entering the profession and the reality […]

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Why Isn’t the ‘Sphere Covering the Facebook Lawsuit?

July 17, 2007

This one has me a little perplexed. A few days after the latest round of coverage on UConnect’s lawsuit against Facebook appears, the ‘sphere finally notices – long enough to be momentarily distracted from the latest round of twitterings over how much Facebook is worth today – but not long enough to actually do any […]

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Return on IP

July 17, 2007

Here’s an NYT piece suggesting that patent litigation costs have far outstripped patent profits: The two researchers have analyzed data from 1976 to 1999, the most recent year with complete data. They found that starting in the late 1990s, publicly traded companies saw patent litigation costs outstrip patent profits. Specifically, they estimate that about $8.4 […]

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C’mon Globe, tell me what you really think (I should think) about Russia

July 14, 2007

Subtlety is not the Globe’s strong suit today.

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Robert Novak, It’s a Little Late for That

July 14, 2007

Editor and Publisher has a post summing up a C-SPAN interview of Novak as the shillathon for his new book begins. My favourite moment in this particular instalment of Novak’s continuing exploration of his love for himself: “And I hope, as I say at the end of the book, I hope I don’t – and […]

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Is Mozy the Most Useful Web App in the World?

July 14, 2007

Of course I’m prone to hyperbole – but faced with a tool that’s this useful, who wouldn’t be? I’ve just installed Mozy and I’m dazzled by its simplicity and effectiveness in solving a difficult problem – offsite backup. Nicely, nicely done. Simple is very good. Thanks to cousin Dave for the lead. (Disclosure: the link […]

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Steyn on Black

July 14, 2007

Mark Steyn assesses the verdict, noting that Black was convicted: in just two narrow areas – “obstruction of justice” re the security camera footage of him removing boxes from 10 Toronto Street, and three “mail fraud” counts relating to the APC non-compete agreement, in which (as the government argued) Black and Radler paid Black and […]

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Long After We’re Dead and Gone

July 14, 2007

Is it just me, or is it downright creepy that loons like Joe Lieberman have taken to the neener-neener claim that their support of Shrub will be proved right long after we’re dead and gone (“history will judge”, and so on)?

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