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Eyestrain's friend Hiiro, a more stereotypical geek with Coke-bottle spectacles and a microchip key-chain dangling from his belt, doesn't dabble in credit cards and says he has "knocked some sense" into his pal. (Tapping into other people's Internet accounts, however, is still considered fair game.) Both men would prefer to go legit and offer their services as security advisers to local ISPs. They're not getting far. "They just ignore us," says Hiiro. When their user databases get hacked and they find a few thousand missing credit card numbers, these websites and isps may regret...
...They picked out of a hat. And she got him anyway. And they won, taking three heats of an obstacle-course sprint, with Colby frequently grabbing Jerri's belt and dragging her over, under and through like a sack of dirty laundry...
...lanky British lad hasn't even finished high school, but already he has two successsful start-ups under his belt. The first, the football site Soccernet, is now part of Disney's online kingdom. His current project, the education site Schoolsnet, was valued at $60 million in a financing round last year. Who is this kid? A nerd? A spoiled brat? A calculating opportunist? And what can he possibly do for an encore...
...airports below for an emergency landing. We'll be O.K. Perfect takeoff to the south over Boston Harbor, and then bank slightly right toward home. Level off at 16,000 ft. I hear the crackle of the intercom. The pilot says it'll be a smooth flight. Safety-belt sign is turned off. I love his voice. I push back my seat and stare out the window...
...chance to do something different," he says. "It's a way to get a book under your belt before you leave school. That's a big confidence builder...