Boozes, babes, and Broadcom. Here's more proof that I got into the wrong end of this business. Ex-Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas-- already nailed for stock options shenanigans that added a fictional $2.2 billion worth of revenue to his company's bottom line -- has received a second subpoena detailing much more exciting corporate activities. Per The Register: A second indictment unsealed this morning cha Boozes, babes, and Broadcom. Here’s more proof that I got into the wrong end of this business. Ex-Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas– already nailed for stock options shenanigans that added a fictional $2.2 billion worth of revenue to his company’s bottom line — has received a second subpoena detailing much more exciting corporate activities. Per The Register: A second indictment unsealed this morning charges Nicholas with maintaining and distributing drugs from his various homes, supplying hired prostitutes with controlled substances, spiking customer and employee drinks with ecstasy, and other surprising drug-related charges…. One incident alleges Nicholas and others smoked so much marijuana during a flight on his private plane between Orange County and Las Vegas that the pilot had to put on an oxygen mask. I think I was on that flight. I remember something about the attendant saying “in the case of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, a bong will descend from the overhead panel and you will be instructed to partake deeply of this fine Mexican Red.” I don’t remember much else. I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a throttled monopoly. The days of all-you-can-eat broadband are rapidly drawing to a close, so belly up to the bit bar while you still can, boys. Time Warner is testing metered broadband service in Texas; exceed your allotted maximum, and TW will ding you a dollar per gig. Now the New York Times reports Comcast is testing out schemes for throttling bandwidth hogs in Pennsylvania and Virginia. So instead of just surreptitiously throttling Bit Torrent users, they’re planning to slow down anyone who uses too much bandwidth. And how much is “too much,” exactly? Per the Times: For now, these restrictions are just as mysterious as the secret blocking of BitTorrent. The company won’t say how much usage will be required to have your connection impaired or how much slower it will get. Here’s the $49.95 a month question: The next time your Net connection slows to a crawl, does it mean you’re being throttled, or merely that your local cable ISP is oversubscribed and underdeployed? Is this really just another scheme to charge more money for increasingly crappier service?Got bandwidth throttling stories or extra ecstasy? Post your thoughts and directions to your secret stash below, or email me here – cringe (at) infoworld (dot) com. Sweet swag awaits top tipsters. Think you’ve got the right stuff to pass our tech quizzes? They’re not as easy as they look: • The InfoWorld News Quiz • Test Your Geek IQ • Test Your Network Security IQ Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business