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Monthly Archives: juni 2002

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NYT: WorldCom, the nation’s second-largest long-distance carrier, said last night that it had overstated its cash flow by more than $3.8 billion during the last five quarters in what appears to be one of the largest cases of false corporate bookkeeping yet. Another one hits the dust? Wired: Microsoft has disclosed an ambitious new project [...]

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NYT: In light of a wave of bad news last week, some analysts say the telecommunications industry’s problems could become worse before they become better. NYT: This week’s question: Why, exactly, shouldn’t you put a plugged-in toaster in the bathtub? “Unmasking Deep Throat”. John Dean, on a decades-long quest to identify history’s most elusive news [...]

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The Register: Some of us are in the unfortunate position of having the surname “Woodcock”. Still, I’ve come to deal with it and most people just find it slightly amusing, I have not yet met somebody who thought I was inherently offensive. That is, until the fateful day recently when trying to sign up for [...]