Wednesday, April 20th, 2005


April 20, 2005: 4:35 pm: ElmerCoolTools

freshmeat.net: Project details for sux0r
sux0r is a Bayesian filtering RSS aggregator. Users classify news under different categories, and after gathering enough data, the computer will be able to automatically pick out interesting news.

Neat concept, just the news I want to see. I’m going to try it out. I wonder if it generates its own RSS feed of selected items?

: 4:26 pm: ElmerNewsFeed

BetaNews | NBC Analyst Admits Receiving Tech Payola
Details of a payola scheme by NBC tech analyst Cory Greenberg surfaced Wednesday, in which he was receiving upwards of $15,000 a piece from technology companies to positively promote their products on NBC’s Today Show. The news underscores an emerging trend of questionable review practices, both online and off.

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