Microsoft's last resort is hiring all of their competitor's smartest people. That's what they did to Novell.
So, if Google IPO's, that will buy Google a couple/few years while their employee's options vest, depending on the schedule. They can and will grant more options of course, but the fact is, Google is (supposedly) worth about $12 billion, and MS has $50 billion in cash alone. They could easily gather up all the smart folk at Google and effectively buy much of what makes Google Google for a tiny fraction of Google's worth.
I'm afraid I have to agree with WIAKywbfatw, he never said that 'spelled' was incorrect. People simply made a logical error thinking that.
It's like if I said:
"WIAKywbfatw is a fuckhole (yes, fuckhole, not asshole)"
I'm not saying the word 'asshole' is incorrect, nor am I even saying WIAKywbfatw is not an asshole, I'm simply clarifying that, in this case, I'm choosing the word 'fuckhole' to describe him, and not the word 'asshole'.
Yep. EU governments do things like put tons of money into Opera and then factor that in to "why our standard of life is than the US", when it really meas, "Europe does a better job of being European than the US does".
Before everone rants about why 'America' hasn't changed to the Metric system...
Note that:
-Virtuall all US University engineering and science education is done using Metric units.
-The US Federal government is required to use the Metric system for doing business (Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act)
-The US FDA requires all consumer products be labeled in Metric units (actually dual labeling)
I guess some Euros wonder why the US doesn't pass laws saying like "You're not allowed to sell gas in gallons, you must sell it in Litres". Well, the US just doesn't work that way. If someone wants to sell gas in Litres, they are free to. Mostly, businesses choose not to.
Dare I say at the risk of downward moderation and flaming, that the US 'hands off' approach to business is working quite well in comparison to EU countries, where the recent recession hit much harder, largely blamed on overly beaurocractic governments that ensure companies are inflexible in changing economic times.
On the other end, starting this year, the EU will ban dual labeling. So, not only will Europe require US products to have metric labeling (the already do) they will not allow Imperial units to appear on the labels! That's just spiteful.
All kidding aside, why would George Bush need a personal computer? What's he going to do, write up the new federal budget in Excel? Make a PowerPoint about why we should go to Mars? Type up the State of the Union address in Word? Schedule cabinet meetings in Outlook? Read emails sent to whitehouse.gov?
I'm sure the closest he comes to working with a computer is reading a few select emails that someone printed out for him.
Leading the charge against Linux is McBride, the blustering executive every Linux dweeb has come to loathe
We finally get to the point where it's ok, pehaps cool even, to be called a 'geek' or 'nerd', and so they start calling us dweebs. What's next? Linux Douchebags? Linux Shitstains?
Any company worth it's salt knows that you at least keep your local press on your side:
City Weekly is a paper catering to the non-Mormon majority in Salt Lake, who see Lindon/Orem/Provo as a sureal Mormon enclave a million miles away. People joke that you need to get a visa to go there.
To Darl, the 'local press' is the Deseret News. Their slant can be seen here:
More like insigthful. I've spent a lot of time with Muslims, and honestly found the biggest showstopper difference between me and them to be the part about not drinking.
Seriously, how do you hang with people that don't drink?
I mean, some of the guys will drink, but the chicks don't. Not behind closed doors, or in private or whatever. Never.
I truly believe this is one of the major issues with that region. They need to get drunk now and then. Hell maybe that's Bush's problem too.
If you can't handle 10 hours at a trade show in any old pair of shoes, I suspect your proplem is in your mouth, not on your feet. Step away from the twinkies.
Hiking boots? Hiking boots are made to be warm, waterproof, rock proof, grippy, and prevent ankle sprains. 'Comfortable' is way down on the list of features.
God, I can just see you, this big fat guy wearing hiking boots at a trade show. Now I know why this is news for nerds.
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Microsoft's last resort is hiring all of their competitor's smartest people. That's what they did to Novell.
So, if Google IPO's, that will buy Google a couple/few years while their employee's options vest, depending on the schedule. They can and will grant more options of course, but the fact is, Google is (supposedly) worth about $12 billion, and MS has $50 billion in cash alone. They could easily gather up all the smart folk at Google and effectively buy much of what makes Google Google for a tiny fraction of Google's worth.
Disney is involved with several companies. e.g, they own Miramax which made "Pulp Fiction". That didn't suck.
Spyglass, for exapmle, made "The Sixth Sense", which also did not suck.
Don't look for this to be like "The Lion King" or something.
You mean LoTR was based on a book or something?
Greece is an island off the coast of North Latvoania.
It beacme an island after we bombed it during the Olympics to keep the Columbian drug lords from taking the Israelis hostage again.
Damn Columbians. We should never have put our capital there.
Afer triimming this down to "+blonde, +"blue eyes" - kids - smoker +model +"into geeky guys", Google said:
Do you mean "+blonde, +"blue eyes" - kids - smoker +modell +"Greek guys"?
My God that's dissapointing, Damn racist computer program engine favors some crappy island over it's own maker.
I think Captian Kirk had something to say on the subject. Can't...find...link....
I'm afraid I have to agree with WIAKywbfatw, he never said that 'spelled' was incorrect. People simply made a logical error thinking that.
It's like if I said:
"WIAKywbfatw is a fuckhole (yes, fuckhole, not asshole)"
I'm not saying the word 'asshole' is incorrect, nor am I even saying WIAKywbfatw is not an asshole, I'm simply clarifying that, in this case, I'm choosing the word 'fuckhole' to describe him, and not the word 'asshole'.
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Yep. EU governments do things like put tons of money into Opera and then factor that in to "why our standard of life is than the US", when it really meas, "Europe does a better job of being European than the US does".
Here's my bonus system:
Rodeo: +20
NASCAR: +40
Cheerleaders: +2000
I thought the headline said "Part of Constitution Ruled Unpatriotic"
Before everone rants about why 'America' hasn't changed to the Metric system...
Note that:
-Virtuall all US University engineering and science education is done using Metric units.
-The US Federal government is required to use the Metric system for doing business (Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act)
-The US FDA requires all consumer products be labeled in Metric units (actually dual labeling)
I guess some Euros wonder why the US doesn't pass laws saying like "You're not allowed to sell gas in gallons, you must sell it in Litres". Well, the US just doesn't work that way. If someone wants to sell gas in Litres, they are free to. Mostly, businesses choose not to.
Dare I say at the risk of downward moderation and flaming, that the US 'hands off' approach to business is working quite well in comparison to EU countries, where the recent recession hit much harder, largely blamed on overly beaurocractic governments that ensure companies are inflexible in changing economic times.
On the other end, starting this year, the EU will ban dual labeling. So, not only will Europe require US products to have metric labeling (the already do) they will not allow Imperial units to appear on the labels! That's just spiteful.
Me too!
All kidding aside, why would George Bush need a personal computer? What's he going to do, write up the new federal budget in Excel? Make a PowerPoint about why we should go to Mars? Type up the State of the Union address in Word? Schedule cabinet meetings in Outlook? Read emails sent to whitehouse.gov?
I'm sure the closest he comes to working with a computer is reading a few select emails that someone printed out for him.
Honor Blackman, Bond girl and actress in The Avengers
I think she figured the title she already had: "Pussy Galore", was about the best title ever.
Leading the charge against Linux is McBride, the blustering executive every Linux dweeb has come to loathe
We finally get to the point where it's ok, pehaps cool even, to be called a 'geek' or 'nerd', and so they start calling us dweebs. What's next? Linux Douchebags? Linux Shitstains?
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BTW, does anyone know how they identified the North/South poles?
Yeah, the North Pole is up, the South is down. Duh.
public class Haiku {
public static void main(String
args[]) { System.out.print(
"too much preamble " +
"this intro is so common " +
"why can't it be short? "
)}; }
}
haiku is too hard
i can never remember
how many syllables you are supposed to put in each line
A. Hartstein and Thomas R. Puzak (IBM): The Optimum Pipeline Depth for a Microprocessor [colorado.edu], ISCA 2002.
Let me guess...42?
Any company worth it's salt knows that you at least keep your local press on your side:
City Weekly is a paper catering to the non-Mormon majority in Salt Lake, who see Lindon/Orem/Provo as a sureal Mormon enclave a million miles away. People joke that you need to get a visa to go there.
To Darl, the 'local press' is the Deseret News. Their slant can be seen here:
SCO Group now offering license outside the U.S.
Google and SCO hold talks
SCO sues Novell, claiming slander
Bear in mind, Novell is in Orem.
What's most amazing is that we so often harass the the French for surrendering to the Nazis, but we never harass the Germans for being Nazis.
More like insigthful. I've spent a lot of time with Muslims, and honestly found the biggest showstopper difference between me and them to be the part about not drinking.
Seriously, how do you hang with people that don't drink?
I mean, some of the guys will drink, but the chicks don't. Not behind closed doors, or in private or whatever. Never.
I truly believe this is one of the major issues with that region. They need to get drunk now and then. Hell maybe that's Bush's problem too.
I found at least a dozen anonymous surfing sites that let me view all the porn anyone could want in less than 30 minutes
Surfing pr0n in Saudi and then writing about it. I hope he gets out of the country.
But, then you'd be dying.
If you can't handle 10 hours at a trade show in any old pair of shoes, I suspect your proplem is in your mouth, not on your feet. Step away from the twinkies.
Hiking boots? Hiking boots are made to be warm, waterproof, rock proof, grippy, and prevent ankle sprains. 'Comfortable' is way down on the list of features.
God, I can just see you, this big fat guy wearing hiking boots at a trade show. Now I know why this is news for nerds.
8 more years!!