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So I went to the NYS DMV office in midtown today to get my Mass license changed over to a New York State Driver's License. I brought my valid NYS Non-Driver Identification (which is issued by the NYS DMV, and is legally identical for identification purposes) and was told that they'll accept it as proof of identity, but not as proof of my age.

Umm... so I'm the holder of a valid legal document from them certifying my age (which I had to use two or three documents to obtain,) but they won't accept it as a proof of my age. Nor, apparently, will they use their own records, based on my ID from them and photo in their system, as proof of my age. It makes me wonder why they expect everyone else to accept a driver's license as ID and proof of age.

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Microsoft's new version of MSN Messenger features web co-browsing. A start-up I worked with three years ago in Boston, ikena, created and applied for patents on co-browsing technologies... it will be interesting to see if the current owners of those patent applications reacts to this.

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(Via KFG) I just can't resist a poke at Windows, especially when I'm using it all day long.

Outlook Express flaw speeds hacking - Tech News - CNET.com

"Outlook Express ships with every Windows system, or rather as part of IE, so it's on every system. But unless it is configured to receive mail, you are not at risk," said Scott Culp, manager for Microsoft security response.

KFG adds: Please also note that, in the 2.1 release of Microsoft SpiceRack™, the jar labeled "Black Pepper" is, in fact, filled with jellied gasoline and razor-sharp needles. Naturally, you shouldn't experience any deleterious effects from the pepper as long as it is never opened or used under any circumstance.

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Fortune has an article that Generation X (those age 25-35, approximately) has experienced the worst career reversal seen since the Great Depression. I'd argue the game isn't over yet, but it's true that I'm stunned how many of my friends have been laid off at least once, over the past few years -- and many of them graduated from Ivy League (or better, heh) colleges. It's tough to see this happen to the people who most bought into the promise of education -- work hard, go to a good college, have a great career. My hope remains, however, that this game isn't over yet. Those who were positioned best before the current recession (depression?) will be ready to take advantage of the bounce back -- if our student loans don't crush us first.

" Now that the thrill ride is over, Gen X's plight seems particularly bruising. No generation since the Depression has been set up for failure like this. Everything the dot-com boom delivered has been taken away--and then some. Real wages are falling, wealth continues to shift from younger to older, and education costs are surging."

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Sunday, several unlucky victims played 18-holes of golf with me as part of the Columbia Business School tourney. No casualties, except for a golf cart fender. It has been noted, however, that the picture at left shows I'm winding up enough for two drives on a single swing.

It's obvious that this is a game that's evolved to particularly appeal to middle-aged men living in the suburbs. There's little if any actual physical effort, given that you drive from shot to shot in a cart -- much like suburban life in general. And it's the only sport I've seen you can playing in Dockers (TM) while drinking beer (that was delivered to you on the course, no less.)

Maybe we need an urban version -- you walk from each hole to another (with a subway between particulary remote spots.) Plus, if do try to use a cart, there's no place to park it.

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