April 17, 2003
A slip of the finger
Egads! I was typing in the new url of www.copyfight.org and wound up at www.copyright.org instead.
NBA playoff odds
Here are Vegas' odds on the NBA playoffs:
Sacramento Kings 2-1
Los Angeles Lakers 11-5
San Antonio Spurs 3-1
Dallas Mavericks 8-1
New Jersey Nets 20-1
Detroit Pistons 20-1
Indiana Pacers 25-1
Portland Trail Blazers 25-1
Minnesota Timberwolves 35-1
Philadelphia 76ers 35-1
New Orleans Hornets 50-1
Utah Jazz 50-1
Orlando Magic 60-1
Milwaukee Bucks 75-1
Boston Celtics 75-1
Phoenix Suns 75-1
Seems about right, except for the Blazers, who should be about 1,000-1.
I'm a Kings fan -- I was a season ticket holder the first five dreadful years they were in Sacramento -- so gotta like the fact that the big boys in Vegas like 'em best. I don't think the Lakers can fourpeat if they have to win seven-game series on the road in San Antonio and the Big Tomato, as we call Sactown. Any takers?
An ethical dilemma for a reporter under fire
The Command Post: From the Boston Herald comes a story of an embedded journalist who suddenly faces an ethical dillemma.
In the piece, the reporter wonders whether he has compromised his objectivity by serving as lookout during a firefight in which three Iraqis were killed. To my mind, there was nothing unethical about it. It did, however, serve as a reminder that hoary notions of objectivity are one of the first things to go out the window when your life is being threatened.
Thanks to Hylton for the pointer.
Robert Atkins is dead
Breaking news: Robert Atkins, creator of the low-carb Atkins diet, is dead at 72. Seems everyone I know in the blog world (yours truly included) is on his diet. He was a visionary who defied the conventional wisdom.
Wi-fi companies to watch
Paul Boutin in Wired magazine: A user's guide to Wi-Fi industry service providers, software companies, hardware makers and chip-set manufacturers.
And in Business 2.0: Can Wi-Fi Take Us the Last Mile?
