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“Dear person who sent me a yet-unanswered email, I apologize, but I am declaring email bankruptcy.”

Stanford law professor Larry Lessig, who didn’t mention anything about turning his overtaxed inbox over to a trustee, Wired News, 7 June 2004

“In our world, you will subscribe to the software and the hardware is free.”

Sun Microsystems president Jonathan Schwartz, on the company’s new discounting plan to move product, Reuters, 1 June 2004

“It’s hard to get on ‘Jerry Springer.’ But now there’s an infinite space for people to indulge this narcissistic hunger to be seen.”

Psychiatrist Armond Aserinsky, on the popularity of hot-or-not sites, The New York Times, 3 June 2004

“Japan can’t change for the better until it becomes a place where everyone starts blogging.”

Japanese journalist Junjiro Hara, on his radical plan to save his country, CNN.com, 2 June 2004

“I believe that this legislation needs to be looked at again if Britain isn’t to become a pariah nation amongst the global e-community.”

British MP Michael Fabricant, who fears foreign powers will shun his country if stricter antispam laws aren’t passed, Silicon.com, 1 June 2004