Author: Alex

“The Internet isn’t going down tonight.”

Chris Rouland, vice president of Internet Security Systems’ X-Force, on a flaw that could threaten the Internet’s stability, InternetWeek, 20 April 2004

“Broadcasting is the original mass media. On the other end, there’s a rise of a digital generation that has access to highly individualized and customized news and information.”

FCC chairman Michael Powell, on the risk that people will stop watching Friends in favor of reading friends’ blogs, News.com, 20 April 2004

“We have entered an era in which every process and all content is going from analog, static and physical to digital, mobile and virtual.”

Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, on her plans to digitize all of Hollywood’s studios, at which point we can outsource it all to Bombay, News.com, 19 April 2004

“When we see the opportunity to ship one set of files that contain multiple fixes, we really attempt to do that.”

Microsoft security manager Stephen Toulouse, on his employer’s plans to keep customers so busy installing patches they don’t have time to ask what was broken about its software, Computerworld, 16 April 2004

“What if you received a magazine that only had stories and ads that you were interested in and pertained to you? That would be a magazine that everyone would want to read.”

Reason editor Nick Gillespie, on using databases to create entirely new opportunities to snoop on your neighbors, The New York Times, 5 April 2004