Lucent, PSINet Among Those Eligible for New Chapter 51 Protection Ashburn, Va. (SatireWire.com) – A week after stating it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but nonetheless wants…
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“We’re hard and fast on being the largest enabler of commerce on the Web. We have chosen to offer adult-oriented content as part of that.” — Yahoo! President Jeff Mallett,…
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Microsoft Hopes to Issue Patch Giving People Better Reasons to Upgrade Redmond, Wash. (SatireWire.com) – Less than a week after kicking off what it called its “most important” software launch…
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Gateway Denies Amnesty Exists; Dell Says Just Trying to Help Round Rock, Texas (SatireWire.com) – Dell Computer today said it supports extending the amnesty period for anyone possessing a Gateway…
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Extraterrestrial Search “Going Just Fine” Without Extraterrestrial Interference Berkeley, Cal. (SatireWire.com) – Scientists for SETI@home, the worldwide project that uses millions of personal computers to aid in the search for…
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Netscape Knocked Off During First Trial Phase, Oracle Will Take Longer Washington, D.C. (SatireWire) – A federal appeals court Thursday reversed the Microsoft breakup and sent the case back to…
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“So eager is Autodesk (to rehire employees who left for dot.coms) … that it even sends a postcard to former employees a few months after they leave, asking if the…
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PIERRE, S.D. (SatireWire.com) – As his first act in office, Gov. Jim Barksdale signed an executive order today renaming the state “E-Dakota.” The state’s 860,000 residents, as well as livestock,…
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Hackers Suspected of Spreading Code that Causes Like Save the Whales Big Splash RESTON, VA. (SatireWire.com) – Internet sites from Ashford.com to ZDNet today reported being hit by a mysterious…
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“A fired dot-com worker can be an asset. Workers are even more hirable after having worked in a firm that struggled or did not make it. Prospective employers see it…
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