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A Pope is a Pope is a Pope

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will lock themselves into the Sistine Chapel in around 15 minutes and stay there until they've chosen a new pope. When a candidate receives at least 77 votes, a two-thirds majority of cardinals, he'll be asked, "do you accept your canonical election as supreme pontiff?" If he replies "accepto," he becomes the pope and can immediately choose a new name. As I understand the process, he can select anything -- Pope P. Diddy I, Pope Atrios I, and Pope ... (read more)

2005/04/18

Zing Went the Strings of My Employer

I was an employee of the Zing interactive TV company in Denver that went belly up in 1995 a day after the product launched. Since then, the company's name and zing.com domain have been used for an online ad service, photo sharing site, and -- now -- a new Web portal. Hope springs eternal. ... (read more)

2002/10/25