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...White House's "irresponsible and egoistic approach to this global threat," called last week for a boycott of American oil companies like ExxonMobil and Texaco. Others, such as Stephan Singer of wwf International, think such moves are counterproductive. "American companies aren't that concerned with whether a few thousand people less buy their gas in Europe," he says. "A boycott will just let the Europeans off the hook." In fact, Europe and the rest of the world now seem determined to ratify a Kyoto agreement; the hope is that the Americans will join later. That will depend on the factor...
...gangs like the Locusts and the Abu Sayaff Boyz (unrelated to the terrorist group) battle for control of hacked servers is because with all their computer chops, they can't get a mainstream job in the impoverished Philippines. The result: a particularly virulent breed of hackers, at least a thousand strong, with real grievances, a blurry sense of right and wrong and a knack for stealing passwords and pirating software...
...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 that decision...
...third job at the age of 30, and it won't be his last. "I don't ask myself where do I want to work, but what I want to do and who I want to be," he says. "How many jobs more? One, none or one thousand, depending on how long it takes me to feel that...
...Zeitgeist shows, attempts to collect a few specimens of this emerging practice and let them vibrate in proximity to one another. There is not much effort in either exhibit to draw broad conclusions, no gathering of everybody into schools or "isms." The spirit behind both is to let a thousand digits bloom...