The first thing I thought of while watching that video:
"You're the ones who come up with this shit! Why, I bet you have a bunch of guys sitting around somewhere right now just thinking shit up, and somebody backing them up. What's your contingency plan?"
"Ah, but have you seen your desk? If not in the past few years I'll be impressed."
I was dissapointed to learn that your desk has to be missing for at least two years before the police will officially consider it missing. Sad because, by then, it could develop its own ecosystem.
IBM wants your apps. They'll give you a free laptop bag if you develop an app for Linux on their Power platform. I think the most disturbing thing about this is the picture of Tux in a blue tux. He looks like he's ready to sing in a lounge somewhere.
But (somewhat) seriously, I could make room a four-way 64 bit Linux box on my desk. Chances are you've probably not seen my desk -- not an easy task.
I'm already thinking of hacks... I wonder how hard it would be to spoof GPS signals? Of course, 5 cents worth of aluminum foil over the sensor would work, too. Only if they correlate their measure of distance versus the car's odometer would they know if the system had been duped.
They could also know if you were speeding on a certain stretch of road and up your premium accordingly. "We noticed that you failed to signal your intention to turn 18 times last month. Tsk tsk. Oh, and apparently you've been eating at McDonald's quite frequently, so we've increased your health and life insurance premiums, too."
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Woah! You typed IT! No! I typed IT! Aargh! I typed IT again! Aaarrrrgghh.. run awaaaay..
My wife and her sister recently started an online business (shameless plug: Rubye's Girls) and I was surprised to learn that (according to a source in the local state tax commission office) purchasers are _supposed_ to pay state sales tax on mail-order/internet purchases. Just drive on over to the tax office and cough up. Of course, she said that very few do. I'd never heard this before. Has anyone else?
The article had a rating of 8 of 9 with 197 votes before being slashed.. I'm curious to see how that changes in the next few hours. Wasn't expecting an msdn page when I clicked on it.
Was anyone else hoping it would look more like a bee or a dragonfly?
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That's a great sentiment and I hope they stay true to that course. The biggest problem for them will be maintaining their ideals years from now when there are other factors (shareholder concerns) seeking to find a new equilibrium in their business decisions.
Take Wal-Mart as an example. Sam Walton was a good man and his values were reflected in the company's business practices in the beginning, I believe. I think he'd be glad he was dead if he was alive today to see the way things are going now. Hiring known illegal immigrants? Knocking off long-term associates by the dozens at stores to maintain their $7 billion/year profit margin? A third of their associates unable to afford health insurance? I'm probably acutely naive to think this is predominantly due to shareholder concerns -- I'm sure some good ol' fashioned greed plays into it, too.
Years ago I used Yahoo as my primary search engine until that one day I got an advertisement popped up in a window when I did a search and I switched Google. Anyway, I just hope I don't have to find a new search engine again.
That was my first thought, too. Digital cable decoder under Linux would be very cool. No more open loop, cross your fingers and hope the IR signals change the digital tuner and curse when they don't.
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I'm conflicted about Google going public. On the one hand, it will provide vital data in my nonsanctioned research about how concern for shareholder confidence destroys good companies, while, on the other foot, Google's new concern for shareholder confidence could, well, you know. I think going public causes a company's principle focus to shift from what would be good and profitable for the company to what shareholders think would be good and profitable for shareholders. I believe the two are typically mutually exclusive.
Are IPOs becoming like Hollywood where the take during the first weekend of a new movie is the sole measure of it's success? That means lots of good movies aren't made because they won't top that list and movies that are made are done so to optimize their profitability, not their cinematic quality.
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The first thing I thought of while watching that video:
"You're the ones who come up with this shit! Why, I bet you have a bunch of guys sitting around somewhere right now just thinking shit up, and somebody backing them up. What's your contingency plan?"
And then I went, "eww," and had to look away..
"Ah, but have you seen your desk? If not in the past few years I'll be impressed."
I was dissapointed to learn that your desk has to be missing for at least two years before the police will officially consider it missing. Sad because, by then, it could develop its own ecosystem.
IBM wants your apps. They'll give you a free laptop bag if you develop an app for Linux on their Power platform. I think the most disturbing thing about this is the picture of Tux in a blue tux. He looks like he's ready to sing in a lounge somewhere.
But (somewhat) seriously, I could make room a four-way 64 bit Linux box on my desk. Chances are you've probably not seen my desk -- not an easy task.
These are quite impressive. In clicking around, I happened on this database of origami containing references to more than 23k models.
I'm already thinking of hacks... I wonder how hard it would be to spoof GPS signals? Of course, 5 cents worth of aluminum foil over the sensor would work, too. Only if they correlate their measure of distance versus the car's odometer would they know if the system had been duped.
They could also know if you were speeding on a certain stretch of road and up your premium accordingly. "We noticed that you failed to signal your intention to turn 18 times last month. Tsk tsk. Oh, and apparently you've been eating at McDonald's quite frequently, so we've increased your health and life insurance premiums, too."
Woah! You typed IT!
No! I typed IT!
Aargh! I typed IT again!
Aaarrrrgghh.. run awaaaay..
Least likely upgrades... Replacing functioning hard drives
Hmm.. unless their most likely upgrade is replacing the F1 key on their keyboard..
My wife and her sister recently started an online business (shameless plug: Rubye's Girls) and I was surprised to learn that (according to a source in the local state tax commission office) purchasers are _supposed_ to pay state sales tax on mail-order/internet purchases. Just drive on over to the tax office and cough up. Of course, she said that very few do. I'd never heard this before. Has anyone else?
The article had a rating of 8 of 9 with 197 votes before being slashed.. I'm curious to see how that changes in the next few hours. Wasn't expecting an msdn page when I clicked on it.
Are we sure these aren't beta shares like gmail? Anyone have a stock invite to share?
Was anyone else hoping it would look more like a bee or a dragonfly?
That's a great sentiment and I hope they stay true to that course. The biggest problem for them will be maintaining their ideals years from now when there are other factors (shareholder concerns) seeking to find a new equilibrium in their business decisions.
Take Wal-Mart as an example. Sam Walton was a good man and his values were reflected in the company's business practices in the beginning, I believe. I think he'd be glad he was dead if he was alive today to see the way things are going now. Hiring known illegal immigrants? Knocking off long-term associates by the dozens at stores to maintain their $7 billion/year profit margin? A third of their associates unable to afford health insurance? I'm probably acutely naive to think this is predominantly due to shareholder concerns -- I'm sure some good ol' fashioned greed plays into it, too.
Years ago I used Yahoo as my primary search engine until that one day I got an advertisement popped up in a window when I did a search and I switched Google. Anyway, I just hope I don't have to find a new search engine again.
MP3s to your multi-zone a/v system
DVD rips to the closest TV
Spam to skillet in kitchen (yumm!)
And holographic programs to the nearest holodeck..
That was my first thought, too. Digital cable decoder under Linux would be very cool. No more open loop, cross your fingers and hope the IR signals change the digital tuner and curse when they don't.
I'm conflicted about Google going public. On the one hand, it will provide vital data in my nonsanctioned research about how concern for shareholder confidence destroys good companies, while, on the other foot, Google's new concern for shareholder confidence could, well, you know. I think going public causes a company's principle focus to shift from what would be good and profitable for the company to what shareholders think would be good and profitable for shareholders. I believe the two are typically mutually exclusive.
Are IPOs becoming like Hollywood where the take during the first weekend of a new movie is the sole measure of it's success? That means lots of good movies aren't made because they won't top that list and movies that are made are done so to optimize their profitability, not their cinematic quality.