] High-performance motorcycle maker Ducati has long been
] famous for its well-designed, sexy bikes. Its latest line
] of concept models, styled after some of its classic
] designs from the Seventies, was shown recently for the
] first time at the Tokyo Auto Show. But are they what the
] customer is looking for? That's the question the
] company hopes a new low-cost strategy will answer. For
] the first time, the company is turning to its website,
] www.ducati.com, to gather customer feedback. Ducati hopes
] to both improve on the designs, as well as get detailed
] information on what the customer is looking for - even
] how much they would pay - before the bikes go into
] production. Says Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North
] America: "Ducati is very much interested in hearing
] what people think before we bring this kind of machines
] to market. And we've got to be open to changing
] things they don't like." On the following
] pages, a closer look at the three SportClassic models:
] The GT 1000, the Sport 1000, and the PaulSmart 1000.

Just for you Scott.

Fortune.com - A New Concept 

] These incarcerated female and male inmates are paying a
] price for crimes they have committed. These inmates are
] very real and are seeking you! Why not give it a try?

Thank God I'm not dating still...

Inmate Penpals.

] Zapping bugs which flourish in office ventilation systems
] with ultraviolet radiation could cut the sickness
] suffered by millions of office workers, suggests a new
] study.

sounds good to me... less bacteria in my work/living spaces is a good thing.

New Scientist

] The two chief planners of September 11th have confessed,
] and the records of their interrogations can now be used
] to paint a precise picture of the events leading up to
] the terrorist attack. Their statements also reveal how
] Osama Bin Laden personally selected the suicide pilots
] from Hamburg.

a long read, but the closest thing to the truth I've seen on the subject. Make sure you look for the reasons why Germany and France will have no part in the Iraqi invasion.

Cover Story: Operation Holy Tuesday - DER SPIEGEL - SPIEGEL ONLINE

] Fox is considering a plan to resume production of Family
] Guy

What the Deuce?

'Family Guy' may return

This webpage will redirect you to a Google image search using a random search term based on the filename scheme used by many popular digital cameras. What results is the most random, random sampling of pictures.

From Scott: I'm having way too much fun with this...

The Google random picture generator

har har...

The Real RIAA Story...

] The World Beard and Moustache Championships will take
] place in Carson City, Nevada, on November 1, 2003.
] %uFEFFA panel of distinguished judges will determine
] which beards and moustaches in seventeen separate
] categories merit their owners the championship trophies
] and the coveted world champion titles. Special prizes
] will also be awarded to the youngest contestant, the
] contestant who traveled the farthest to attend, and the
] people's favorite.

Pack your bags kids, and throw away the razor!

World Beard and Moustache Championships Carson City 2003

] Washington, D.C. - The United States Postal Service
] surprised citizens and lawmakers today by filing
] thousands of lawsuits against netizens with active e-mail
] addresses. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
] the use of e-mail violates the government-approved
] monopoly the USPS currently enjoys.

Another good piece of satire from BBSpot.

BBspot - USPS Sues Internet Users

] It's a go: Adbusters' Unbrand America TV Spot is poised
] to hit the airwaves. We've wrangled a 30-second chunk of
] national airtime. More than half a million tubes, all
] ours. Watch it- with everyone else tuned to CNN- Monday,
] September 22, around 4:30 EST.
]
]
] To get this far has been serious work. For months we've
] been stonewalled. Sure, we shopped our Black Spot to the
] usual suspects at NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX. We even tried MTV.
] "We don't deal in free speech," chorused the networks.
] Check out all the sorry details here.
]
]
] Sadly, the response was expected. In the land of the
] free, the business of censorship is booming.
]
]
] Well, Adbusters isn't buying in. Keep your eyes peeled
] over the next few months. Plans are in the works for a
] big pushback. The agenda: Media Democracy.

Unbrand America