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The Nightly Build:
* Scariest Headline. Ever. "Bill Gates: Vista is so secure it could run life support systems." Bill Gates is on a worldwide tour in support of Vista and during a stopover in Rumania he said he thinks Vista could [run life support systems in hospitals][1]. I can see the death certificates now, "cause of death: [blue screen][2]." Audio of the interview if available via the site linked above.
[1]: http://www.our-picks.com/archives/2007/02/01/bill-gates-vista-is-so-secure-it-could-run-life-support-systems/ "Bill Gates: Vista is so secure it could run life support systems."
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos30/ "Wired blue screen of death gallery"
* From the scary to the potentially sublime... Want to write a novel, but don't have the time? Penguin Books in the UK is [opening a novel wiki][3] where anyone can write edit and rewrite a collaborative novel. I think I agree with Penguin's Jeremy Ettinghausen, head of digital publishing, who tells Reuters, "this is an experiment, it may end up like reading a bowl of alphabet spaghetti,"
[3]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-02-01T191304Z_01_L01736456_RTRUKOC_0_US-PENGUIN-WIKI.xml&src=rss "Publisher launches its first "wiki" novel"
* YouTube is [gaining][4] on the boobtube. Market research firm Harris Interactive says forty-two percent of online adults have watched a video at YouTube and 32 percent of those that visit YouTube say they now watch less TV.
[4]: http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=harris12907.htm "Harris Report: YouTube Users Watch Less TV"
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