Funny bidness -- online poker players, beware!

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) made the news a couple of times this week.

According to our sister blog Gadling, the water ride "It's a Small World" in Disneyland has been malfunctioning. Apparently, some tourist-laden boats have come to a standstill, trapped against the bottom of the pool. The company blames poor repair practices, rather than the nation's swelling waistline, for the problem. So don't worry about that fried Snickers you ate while waiting in line.

On a more serious note, also from Gadling: Disneyworld has come under criticism for its decision to ban Segways from the park. Evidently, some mobility-limited visitors use Segways rather than other wheeled vehicles to compensate for their limitations, and feel the policy violates their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Finally, a warning to online poker players. Perhaps you remember when Deep Blue, the IBM chess-playing computer, beat world champion Gary Kasparov? According to Ian Ayers on the Freakonomics blog in the New York Times, poker-playing computers are now so advanced that we bags of mostly water don't stand a chance against them. As I see it, your only choice now is to get your own computer, or deal yourself out of online gaming.

Thanks to Boing Boing for the link.