MAY 11, 2000

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• Headline: Microsoft's Stark Future Warning. Impact: Microsoft's apocalyptic warnings about being split up led to the birth of a dozen new tech companies. Ironically, these companies ended up creating the very dystopia they feared. Who knew the future of tech would be an endless loop of updates and mandatory restarts?. Fact: Fun fact: The phrase 'grim futurism' was originally coined by a Microsoft employee after accidentally installing Windows 95 on a toaster. The toaster never worked the same way again..
• Headline: Metro Matters; When Public And Private Commingle. Impact: Giuliani's public private life became a soap opera that gripped the nation, leading to a boom in reality TV. Who could have guessed that marital drama could produce a new genre of entertainment? Now we can watch politicians argue about their lives instead of policies!. Fact: Did you know that Giuliani’s marital problems nearly inspired a Broadway musical? It was going to be called 'Rudy and the Real Housewives of New York,' but they had to scrap it when they realized the drama was too real for a comedy..