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...titanic clash of wills. In one corner was DotComGuy, a silicon shut-in, living a life that is normally forced on felons as an alternative to incarceration. Not allowed to leave his home, and subject to round-the-clock surveillance by a battery of 16 cameras webcasting to computers around the globe, 26-year-old Dallas resident DotComGuy (known as Mitch Maddox before he changed his name) has turned himself into a sort of wired groundhog, vowing to spend an entire year ordering everything he needs to live, from food to furniture, over the Internet. Like a switched-on Thoreau...
...blame them? The new millennium has barely begun, and Gen Xers are already trying to turn back the clock. Weary of staring at computer screens all day and bored with the monochrome sweater sets at Banana Republic, they have turned to an old craft for satisfaction. Four million people, mostly women in their 20s and 30s, began knitting last year alone, according to the Craft Yarn Council of America. A recent "Knit Out" in New York drew 7,000 people to check out the latest in fashions and supplies, more than double the previous year. Hundreds of websites, such...
...budget $16,000 sticker price on the Cruiser. "You want to attract younger buyers, but you don't want to tag it and say [to boomers], 'This car isn't for you,'" says Levine. Call it "Sell but don't tell." Yet he and other executives know the clock is ticking on the boomers' control over the industry. By 2007 Generations X and Y will account for 40% to 45% of total vehicle sales...
...lauding our government for spending even more money just to make sure its very own weaponry wouldn't accidentally launch? Why are we proud of the fact that many firms and even government institutions exposed themselves to security risks in their frantic race against the clock...
Monti often played the role of team savior, leading the Crimson out of the tight Dartmouth press and hitting difficult outside shots with the clock ticking down and the Big Green defense taking away all other options...