I think it may have been this article: http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.05/qwest.html http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.05/qwest.html Or at leas

I think it may have been this article: http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.05/qwest.html http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.05/qwest.html Or at least that's what popped into my mind from your description.