Not the federal government, the Bush Administration. And if you think they are concerned about political capital, you obviously haven't been paying attention.
This vile administration is concerned only about money, power and more money, to the peril of the future of this country and society. The democracy has long been lost.
One comment on the CIA (slightly off-topic, but still cogent), if they were truly, in any way whatsoever, an effective organization, then George Tenet would not be breathing - especially as he acquisced to Bush's outing of one of their own along with their NOC organization, Brewster-Jennings!
Listen, I don't mean to be hypercritical, but really: for every $1 billion spent, M$ is getting an ROI of $100 million!!!!!!
Now, this is an improvement , given their previous ROI which was probably about $100 million returned for every $10 billion to $30 billion spent.
As far as China being up for grabs, come on, hasn't anyone been reading The Economist during the last several years - China is taking everyone for their money and for a one-way ride.
Steve Jobs' dream - WITHOUT - Steve Jobs' brain......
Sorry, I must not have written that remark as coherently as I thought.
I agree with all your comments - I simply meant that the pols have sabotaged every real effort by the populace at alternate energy sources and come out on the side of the corps.
Just like skyrocketting oil prices have convinced politicians on the need for alternative energy sources.
Dude, we've been hearing that sorry refrain for over 35 years. Gee, I think the know-nothing neocons have been more or less successful with regard to energy consumption for the society at large.....
I know Nathan Myhrvold is an "official genius" - lord knows I've read that often enough. I once overhead him speaking with a friend of his, and he did seem articulate enough - although nothing too ponderous was spoken by him.
But what exactly did he ever do at M$??? Was he the one behind their eternal strategy of licensing other creative companies' technologies, and then copying (Borging?) it into their operating systems and various other programs while proclaiming that they finally figured it out for themselves???
Nah, you're all wrong, dude. The cream always rises to the top.
Just observe our president and vice-president. These two are obviously superior. Look how knowledgeable they are about Middle Eastern culture and history - they freaking brilliant.
Otherwise this administration would be experiencing real problems in Iraq and elsewhere throughout the Middle East. Yeah, Mustafa Attaturk has nothing on our homegrown geniuses.
I guess this is the signal for the neocons and neoliberals (especially Cantwell, Boxer and Rangel) to push for an incredibly higher ceiling and quota for H-1Bs, H-2Bs, H-2Cs, L-1s, O-1s, etc., etc. And to make use of that humongous loophole in the Singapore Accords.
Isn't the pattern rather obvious by now???
[That huge, double chin that Thomas Friedman has is hiding an alien!]
Ohio, hmmmmmm.....isn't that where Diebold voting machines rule??? Wonder who is programming them???? Always plenty of recoding work for those once the elections are underway....
I'm in full agreement with you. While not always in agreement with Dvorak, he's always appeared to have a good overall view of the industry and marketplace.
Also, M$ has likewise lost billions in the China market - but they still keep plugging away at that just like they do with IE.
Sorry, you have misinterpreted what I posted: 5,000 Iraqi women and 240 Iraqi children have been kidnapped with the remaining 20,000 Iraqis.
These Iraqi women and children will probably end up in various parts of Asia (and the American protectorates of the N. Marianis Islands, etc.) where they will be used for sexual slavery, i.e., forced prostitution and child prostitution.
The Russian mob is reputed to be in at least 50 countries, those in Israel cleverly got out of the old Soviet Union by using fake documents proclaiming themselves Jewish (some were former members of the old KGB, GRU, etc., as are many of the Russian mob today throughout these 50 counries).
Interesting...in the Seattle area corporations that still have American IT workers are still offshoring, with the only newly hired coders and software architects in the last several years speaking either Hindu, Urdu, Punjabi, or Bengali....
Gee, if they're so concerned one would have thought they'd stop child prostitution (and sexual slavery along with forced abortion of said slaves) in the North Marianis Islands and Saipan (U.S. protectorates) by that Chinese national crime boss there!!!
But old buddy Tom DeLay and former lobbyist and soon to be prison convict, Jack (Abram)off stopped that....
when thousands upon thousands of innocents have died.
I had both heard and read that the Russian mob was active in Iraq - and upon hearing that 20,000 have been kidnapped there (with approximately 5,000 of them women and 2400 of them children) and now can suspect what they are doing. Look for them to show up in the next Amnesty International count of sexual slavery and child prostitution....
Jeepers!!!! I hope the firm that does the security software for TSA isn't affiliated with that old Marvin Bush (George Bush's little known brother)firm, Stratesec...you know, the same firm that did the "high tech" security systems for United Airlines, the former World Trade Center, and various airports. Since they dissolved that firm a little while after 9/11/01, I wonder what became of those boys????
Strangely enough, I've seen Bezos from time to time about town - and he's never with a bodyguard (assuming they are not extremely well camouflaged), and I hate patents....and I support only the local bookstores.....I wonder what caliber......????!!!?!
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This vile administration is concerned only about money, power and more money, to the peril of the future of this country and society. The democracy has long been lost.
One comment on the CIA (slightly off-topic, but still cogent), if they were truly, in any way whatsoever, an effective organization, then George Tenet would not be breathing - especially as he acquisced to Bush's outing of one of their own along with their NOC organization, Brewster-Jennings!Ladies, that secret camera in the womens' bathroom is not for voyeurism -
IT IS part of the TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
[People get the government they deserve - and unfortunately, I would classify far too many Americans today as traitors!]
Consider this risk management!!!!!!
The new MSN slogan: What dissident do you want arrested today?
Now, this is an improvement , given their previous ROI which was probably about $100 million returned for every $10 billion to $30 billion spent.
As far as China being up for grabs, come on, hasn't anyone been reading The Economist during the last several years - China is taking everyone for their money and for a one-way ride.
Steve Jobs' dream - WITHOUT - Steve Jobs' brain......
They had national ID cards there - it was a police state. Fly over to Myanmar and Vietnam, and also check out those places....
This is what various intel agencies and police forces, both here and abroad, will end up using to both identify and track people.
It's a given.....and I certainly would NOT trust anyone in the present administration with such tools.
I agree with all your comments - I simply meant that the pols have sabotaged every real effort by the populace at alternate energy sources and come out on the side of the corps.
Something tells me this technique would never work on that guy in the White House, George Bush. I wonder if they have a cure for illiteracy....
Dude, we've been hearing that sorry refrain for over 35 years. Gee, I think the know-nothing neocons have been more or less successful with regard to energy consumption for the society at large.....
But what exactly did he ever do at M$??? Was he the one behind their eternal strategy of licensing other creative companies' technologies, and then copying (Borging?) it into their operating systems and various other programs while proclaiming that they finally figured it out for themselves???
That is why this should worry us.....
Personally, I always thought M$ was big on ownership - at least only at the grunt level. Management never wished to "own" anything but their stock.
Just observe our president and vice-president. These two are obviously superior. Look how knowledgeable they are about Middle Eastern culture and history - they freaking brilliant.
Otherwise this administration would be experiencing real problems in Iraq and elsewhere throughout the Middle East. Yeah, Mustafa Attaturk has nothing on our homegrown geniuses.
["I'm hearing voices." Geo. W. Bush]
Isn't the pattern rather obvious by now???
[That huge, double chin that Thomas Friedman has is hiding an alien!]
Ohio, hmmmmmm.....isn't that where Diebold voting machines rule??? Wonder who is programming them???? Always plenty of recoding work for those once the elections are underway....
Also, M$ has likewise lost billions in the China market - but they still keep plugging away at that just like they do with IE.
The real M$ killer: iPod...
These Iraqi women and children will probably end up in various parts of Asia (and the American protectorates of the N. Marianis Islands, etc.) where they will be used for sexual slavery, i.e., forced prostitution and child prostitution.
The Russian mob is reputed to be in at least 50 countries, those in Israel cleverly got out of the old Soviet Union by using fake documents proclaiming themselves Jewish (some were former members of the old KGB, GRU, etc., as are many of the Russian mob today throughout these 50 counries).
Interesting...in the Seattle area corporations that still have American IT workers are still offshoring, with the only newly hired coders and software architects in the last several years speaking either Hindu, Urdu, Punjabi, or Bengali....
But old buddy Tom DeLay and former lobbyist and soon to be prison convict, Jack (Abram)off stopped that....
stand politically in the middle
when thousands upon thousands of innocents have died.
I had both heard and read that the Russian mob was active in Iraq - and upon hearing that 20,000 have been kidnapped there (with approximately 5,000 of them women and 2400 of them children) and now can suspect what they are doing. Look for them to show up in the next Amnesty International count of sexual slavery and child prostitution....
doPi (dopey???)
Which, I believe, is iPod spelled backwards....or is it????
iPod ergo sum!
[I hear the voices! - Geo. W. Bush]
Jeepers!!!! I hope the firm that does the security software for TSA isn't affiliated with that old Marvin Bush (George Bush's little known brother)firm, Stratesec...you know, the same firm that did the "high tech" security systems for United Airlines, the former World Trade Center, and various airports. Since they dissolved that firm a little while after 9/11/01, I wonder what became of those boys????
Strangely enough, I've seen Bezos from time to time about town - and he's never with a bodyguard (assuming they are not extremely well camouflaged), and I hate patents....and I support only the local bookstores.....I wonder what caliber......????!!!?!
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"Heckuva job, Brownie!" Geo. W. Bush
"Great job, Rummy!" Geo. W. Bush
"Wonderful job, Bushie!" Satan