Today, the first day of April, The Register reports that Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs will be joining Ikea next month as ‘acting CEO.’ This new role is in addition to his twin CEO roles at Apple and Pixar Animation Studios.
PalmOne to Acquire Iraq
Today, the first day of April, PalmOne announced that it plans to acquire Iraq for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock. PalmOne is the maker of the Zire and Tungsten PDAs and Treo smartphones, while Iraq is a fledgeling middle-eastern Democracy recovering from decades of tyrants, economic sanctions, and war.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for PalmOne to diversify into fighting stubborn insurgencies and nation-building,” said one PalmOne executive. “After all, it’s not like the PDA industry has any better prospects at this point.”
The deal must still receive a final go-ahead from PalmOne stockholders and U.S. regulators, both of whom are expected to approve.
April Fools Site: Man in the Mirror
On April Fools Day 2005, my site appeared in reverse with this explanation:
Beginning today, the first day of April, Off on a Tangent will be presented as a mirror image to express solidarity with the man-in-the-mirror himself (and reincarnated Lipizzan horse), Michael Jackson.
Peace, my white brother.
Vintage LHS Sentinal Columns Now Available
I’ve posted five opinion pieces (edited for grammar and clarity) that originally appeared in the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper in spring 2000.
Hundreds Dead in Quake; Tsunami Fears Subside
More than 300 people are reported dead in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. Thousands of residents in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and elsewhere evacuated from coastal areas after the quake hit the region around 11:10 a.m. (EST) and governments issued tsunami warnings. Now, however, the danger of a new tsunami appears to have passed.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.