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Internet Access Charge Hoax Refuses to Die

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sat, 12/04/1999 - 2:00am

A long-running hoax claims that Congress wants to slap a charge on Internet access, forcing users to pay up every time they log-on. It's a sibling of sorts to the notorious "602P" e-mail that claims the U.S. Postal Service is trying to implement a 5 cent charge on e-mail, and like that other hoax, it's simply not true.

Re-Discover the Rabbits of Watership Down

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 04/01/1999 - 2:00am

Watership Down Book Cover There are a few books that I'll be reading to my kids from the first
day they open their eyes. One is The Hobbit. Another is Wind in the Willows. But first among these books will be the modern fairy tale of Watership Down.

The book opens with two rabbits, Hazel and his younger brother Fiver, looking for a patch of clover outside of their warren. After being chased away from the good feeding grounds by the larger, older rabbits, the two wander near a field. There Fiver has a powerful premonition that the entire warren is going to be destroyed.