Will Gates run for President, despite a shaky platform? Following a stirring endorsement from Dilbert creator Scott Adams, the Bill Gates for President movement has launched an online petition. At press time 127 visionary souls had signed it, roughly a third of them from foreign countries. Perhaps, like Sir Bill, they want to ease restrictions on H-1B visas. I signed it, too. Because this country needs a serious reboot, and with Gates as president, we’d be rebooting several times a day.Rotten Apples Remember last October, when Apple said Steve Jobs was untainted by the backdated options scandal? It appears somebody forgot about the 7.5 million options granted to Jobs in October 2001, not to mention the documents Apple allegedly faked to make it look like its board had approved the grant. Tsk, tsk. Apple has already cleared its current management of wrongdoing, though the SEC may arrive at a different conclusion. That clattering sound you hear is St. Steven’s golden halo falling off.Grade A Pigeon The congressional aide who tried to hire hackers to improve his college grades six years after graduating has been canned. Todd Shriber, former press secretary to Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Montana), solicited hackers from Attrition.org to break into computers at Texas Christian University and “make an adjustment to [his] college GPA.” Instead, the Attritionistas goaded him on and then published his e-mails. For a brief period they convinced the 28-year-old aide they planned to hack his transcripts via carrier pigeon. A savvy reporter from sister publication Network World identified Shriber as a congressional aide in December. A day later, he was unemployed. Apparently, Shriber was afraid people would think him stupid. Imagine that. No Business Like Snow Business Coloradans Jim and Mary Walker are auctioning off chunks of the historic 2006 blizzard on eBay. For just 99 cents (plus $5 shipping) winning bidders can own part of the storm of the century. Samples are available in traditional white or lemon yellow (don’t ask). Get the feeling Jim and Mary have spent a little too much time locked inside? Technology Industry