Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Cloning:
It would appear that I'm not the only one having a problem with some of the cloning practices lately. I don't however agree with this article in that it suggests that the media stop even reporting claims by these guys. This would be a mistake, how else are we going to find out what the mad scientists are up to.
Internet Predators:
Yet another young girl ( 13 Years Old) has been lured by a man reportedly 37 years old in Edmonton. Her mother had been monitoring her internet activities and discovered the scheduled meeting. Unfortunately, she did not find this out until after the girl had been assaulted. Police did manage to find the girl with the man and charges have been laid. While the article does not mention whether she was willing to be assaulted, this really makes no difference as she was only 13.
The internet can be a very dangerous place indeed and as such parents must be extremely diligent in monitoring their kids if they are going to be able to prevent things like this.
Microsoft and Mikerowesoft:
Apparently Big Brother (Microsoft) has seen the error of their ways and decided to negotiate in good faith with the teen who mimicked their name. I guess the publicity generated by their actions has made the lad somewhat of a celebrity. Unfortunately Microsoft waited for all the bad publicity to be generated before they decided to take the more subtle approach. Hard to understand why Microsoft would worry about this at this point as I find it difficult to imagine their reputation growing much worse.
Diana, More Bizarre Yet:
Yet another witness has come forward in regard to Diana's crash. This woman is reported to have been a passenger in the car driven by the previously reported witness. She describes the presence of the so far mythical white Fiat, and the crazed driver of said car.
To recap: First we hear of the driver who describes the accident and who reports suggest was further proof that it was in fact an accident. I took exception to these reports as, to me at least, the statement seemed to raise more questions than answers. Then another occupant of the same witness vehicle reports that she had seen the white car which, from her description, came up from behind them and then alongside. This would effectively have placed the white car between Diana's and the wintnesses at the time of the accident. To me, at least, this suggests that the white car may very well have been involved, without even considering evidence taken from the Diana's car (the white Fiat paint on the side of the car). Add to this fact that the white car was supposedly never found. The witness also reports the reason she had not come forward prior to this was due to the fact that she was in fear for her life. Apparently the look on the Fiat drivers face was what led her to this fear. Call me crazy but I would think by all this that this is taking on, more and more, the makings of a murder investigation. I've never heard of an accident witness fearing for their life prior to this. Kind of makes you wonder what happened with the original investigation to have missed this much!
It would appear that I'm not the only one having a problem with some of the cloning practices lately. I don't however agree with this article in that it suggests that the media stop even reporting claims by these guys. This would be a mistake, how else are we going to find out what the mad scientists are up to.
Internet Predators:
Yet another young girl ( 13 Years Old) has been lured by a man reportedly 37 years old in Edmonton. Her mother had been monitoring her internet activities and discovered the scheduled meeting. Unfortunately, she did not find this out until after the girl had been assaulted. Police did manage to find the girl with the man and charges have been laid. While the article does not mention whether she was willing to be assaulted, this really makes no difference as she was only 13.
The internet can be a very dangerous place indeed and as such parents must be extremely diligent in monitoring their kids if they are going to be able to prevent things like this.
Microsoft and Mikerowesoft:
Apparently Big Brother (Microsoft) has seen the error of their ways and decided to negotiate in good faith with the teen who mimicked their name. I guess the publicity generated by their actions has made the lad somewhat of a celebrity. Unfortunately Microsoft waited for all the bad publicity to be generated before they decided to take the more subtle approach. Hard to understand why Microsoft would worry about this at this point as I find it difficult to imagine their reputation growing much worse.
Diana, More Bizarre Yet:
Yet another witness has come forward in regard to Diana's crash. This woman is reported to have been a passenger in the car driven by the previously reported witness. She describes the presence of the so far mythical white Fiat, and the crazed driver of said car.
To recap: First we hear of the driver who describes the accident and who reports suggest was further proof that it was in fact an accident. I took exception to these reports as, to me at least, the statement seemed to raise more questions than answers. Then another occupant of the same witness vehicle reports that she had seen the white car which, from her description, came up from behind them and then alongside. This would effectively have placed the white car between Diana's and the wintnesses at the time of the accident. To me, at least, this suggests that the white car may very well have been involved, without even considering evidence taken from the Diana's car (the white Fiat paint on the side of the car). Add to this fact that the white car was supposedly never found. The witness also reports the reason she had not come forward prior to this was due to the fact that she was in fear for her life. Apparently the look on the Fiat drivers face was what led her to this fear. Call me crazy but I would think by all this that this is taking on, more and more, the makings of a murder investigation. I've never heard of an accident witness fearing for their life prior to this. Kind of makes you wonder what happened with the original investigation to have missed this much!
# posted by Wil Smith : 10:09 a.m.
