March 31, 2003
Say an obvious truth, get fired
"NBC Fires Peter Arnett Over Iraqi TV Interview"(washingtonpost.com)
This must be more of that freedom we're fighting for.
March 27, 2003
Google IPO in the near future?
The Mercury News reports that Google is not eager for an IPO, although it strikes me that he sounds a bit like Caesar pushing away the crown for the third time. "Thus far, laziness has always won out. There are so many better things to do,'' he [Sergey Brin] said.
As Brin cited, according to the article, negatives include public disclosure of company finances, increased focus on quarterly financial goals and distractions for employees. In those, the worst, I think, would be the obsessive focus on quarterly goals that would distract from Google's primary purpose of providing search results. I also fear that shareholders would effectively destroy the very philosophy that has brought Google to its current position of preeminence. I would add that consequent to that particular problem of focus on quarterlies, other problems might strike, as in the case of the Netscape IPO. One would be featuritis. While Google has some fascinating experiments going, I'd hate to see them taking up space on the main page or detracting from the pristine search box that has been Google's strength.
Another fear is stupid investors completely taking over and doing the worst. Google with pop-ups? Porn ads? That fucking X11 cam? I would hope any stock deal is structured so that any partners are not merely silent, but bound and gagged and kept in a steamer trunk like the Gimp.
March 24, 2003
Kobrin fails, Scientology's books get opened
Slatkinfraud.com reports today that Scientology lawyer Helena K. Kobrin has failed to prevent the 2004 examinations of seven Scientology entities including the mysterious Church of Scientology Religious Trust.
March 22, 2003
Raed's blog
The Where is Raed ? blog seems to be that of an Iraqi living in Baghdad and blogging his experiences. I have no more to say than check it out.
March 21, 2003
Three Lawsuits involving Leon Misterek
I have no particular idea what these cases are and only have found the docket sheets. However, here they are. I would be quite interested in any comments and will see them as comments on this site or if posted to the obvious public forum. The one potentially useful thing about this suit, which appears to concern disgruntled clients of the LeSourd, Patten, Fleming Hartung & Emory law firm. The bottom case is most interesting in possible content. How could anyone not be interested in Misterek v. IRS? And who are Lorne House and Jerre H. Paxton?
The other two cases, one of which must involve the sort of lurid allegations of skullduggery to be found in a case based on RICO, are similarly incomprehensible without whatever case documents exist in the file. All three cases are in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
The casual reader may wonder why I find Misterek interesting. This site may explain it. There are many other reasons, but those will have to do for now. Most people visiting this site will already know.
Irwin v. LeSourd & Patten PS, et al #: 90-CV-457
Paxton, et al v. Lesourd & Patten, et al #: 89-CV-1385
Misterek v. IRS #: 87-CV-421
March 19, 2003
How do you like them squashes?
Here are the candidates for the images to appear in the upper-left hand side of the site and be the clickable "go home" link.
