On the day Intel introduced its dual-core Pentium 4, IBM and Toshiba
showed off their baby, Cell microprocessor, the so-called
"Supercomputer on a Chip", which Sony intends to use for its
PlayStation 3. But a Reuters
news article raises this interesting point: "If history is any
lesson, Cell is by no means guaranteed to encroach on the most
successful microprocessor technology to date, the so-called x86
architecture that is the mainstay of the PC world and the profit center
for both Intel and AMD...Intel itself once aimed at pushing the x86
technology to the side with a chip called Itanium...After a cool market
reception, the Itanium project drifted away from those grand
expectations. Today, Itanium remains a niche product marketed primarily
at the relatively limited segment of supercomputers and high-end
servers."
Associated Press has an article about it and points out: "Some writers organizations will not accept PublishAmerica authors or offer only limited memberships. Those organizations include the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Mystery Writers of America and the Authors Guild, whose members include Stephen King and Scott Turow. The organization gets about 50 membership requests a year from PublishAmerica authors. All are rejected, said executive director Paul Aiken." Here is the link to the article: http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,2 09~23371~2682604,00.html
My guess is that Google's legal team popped a couple of bottles of expensive French champagne upon hearing that the fine is a surprisingly low $257K. Let's do some math: Google is expected to have a gross income of about $4 billion this year, which is 100,000 times the earning power of a person making $40K a year, so $257K penalty is equivalent to $2.57 for the hard-working salaryman.
Google made $1.03 billion during the last three months (link to CNN report on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/). I did a little calculation, and it turns out that Google made $7,947 a minute, so the fine from the French court, $257K. is equal to 32 minutes of Big-G's earning power.
Grandma Walton's death could be a medical mystery yet to be solved, but CNET has provided a clue: court documents related to the ongoing "RIAA vs. Sharman" lawsuit in Australia reveal that even Sharman's own employees are scared of installing Kazaa software because the adware in it screws up their computers. I have a link to that article on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/.
An analogy here is: is music created on a Casio keyboard, or a synthesizer, music? An art gallery owner friend of mine once said, "If you cannot sell it, it ain't art." His statement will surely be rejected by those parents who frame their children's doodles, because to them they are priceless art. ArtRage is a freely distributed graphics software which is capable of simulating oil paint brushes, and I have used it to create about 30 "virtual oil paintings" on my blog at: http://sunandfun.blogspot.com/. You can see for yourself and determine if they are art.
Speaking of the Big-G, CNET is reporting that Google, now with a market value north of $56 billion, is equal to Starbucks, Nike and Southwest Airlines combined! I have the link to that article on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/, in case you haven't checked your portfolio lately.
Replace the words "open source" with "playing rock music", or "acting", or "joining the circus", then you'd get the idea.
Linus is trying to play "mom". Mom told us all those things, but lucky for us guys like Paul McCartney and Marlon Brando did not listen to their moms.
My blog, "Kitchen Sink Gazette", http://sundroid.blogspot.com/ has a link to a site where you'll find a photo of Bill Gates and the entire MSN Search Team and a list of news articles about MSN Search.
Britain's Times Online did a test of the newly launched MSN Search and got a surprise -- Google pages came up! I have a link to that article on my blog at http://sundroid.blogspot.com/
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I have some links to media reports about Google Maps on my blog: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/, and I will update it throughout the day.
Ambitious man, that Jeeves. According to a CNET report, About.com is now up for sale, and Ask Jeeves is one of the bidders. The intriguing element here is that Google is also one of the bidders, of About.com, that is. Here is the link to the article: http://news.com.com/Primedia%20puts%20About.com%20 up%20for%20sale/2100-1025_3-5566950.html?tag=nefd. top
On the day Intel introduced its dual-core Pentium 4, IBM and Toshiba showed off their baby, Cell microprocessor, the so-called "Supercomputer on a Chip", which Sony intends to use for its PlayStation 3. But a Reuters news article raises this interesting point: "If history is any lesson, Cell is by no means guaranteed to encroach on the most successful microprocessor technology to date, the so-called x86 architecture that is the mainstay of the PC world and the profit center for both Intel and AMD...Intel itself once aimed at pushing the x86 technology to the side with a chip called Itanium...After a cool market reception, the Itanium project drifted away from those grand expectations. Today, Itanium remains a niche product marketed primarily at the relatively limited segment of supercomputers and high-end servers."
Associated Press has an article about it and points out: "Some writers organizations will not accept PublishAmerica authors or offer only limited memberships. Those organizations include the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Mystery Writers of America and the Authors Guild, whose members include Stephen King and Scott Turow. The organization gets about 50 membership requests a year from PublishAmerica authors. All are rejected, said executive director Paul Aiken." Here is the link to the article: http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,2 09~23371~2682604,00.html
My guess is that Google's legal team popped a couple of bottles of expensive French champagne upon hearing that the fine is a surprisingly low $257K. Let's do some math: Google is expected to have a gross income of about $4 billion this year, which is 100,000 times the earning power of a person making $40K a year, so $257K penalty is equivalent to $2.57 for the hard-working salaryman.
Google made $1.03 billion during the last three months (link to CNN report on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/). I did a little calculation, and it turns out that Google made $7,947 a minute, so the fine from the French court, $257K. is equal to 32 minutes of Big-G's earning power.
Grandma Walton's death could be a medical mystery yet to be solved, but CNET has provided a clue: court documents related to the ongoing "RIAA vs. Sharman" lawsuit in Australia reveal that even Sharman's own employees are scared of installing Kazaa software because the adware in it screws up their computers. I have a link to that article on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/.
An analogy here is: is music created on a Casio keyboard, or a synthesizer, music? An art gallery owner friend of mine once said, "If you cannot sell it, it ain't art." His statement will surely be rejected by those parents who frame their children's doodles, because to them they are priceless art. ArtRage is a freely distributed graphics software which is capable of simulating oil paint brushes, and I have used it to create about 30 "virtual oil paintings" on my blog at: http://sunandfun.blogspot.com/. You can see for yourself and determine if they are art.
Speaking of the Big-G, CNET is reporting that Google, now with a market value north of $56 billion, is equal to Starbucks, Nike and Southwest Airlines combined! I have the link to that article on my blog at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/, in case you haven't checked your portfolio lately.
Replace the words "open source" with "playing rock music", or "acting", or "joining the circus", then you'd get the idea. Linus is trying to play "mom". Mom told us all those things, but lucky for us guys like Paul McCartney and Marlon Brando did not listen to their moms.
My blog, "Kitchen Sink Gazette", http://sundroid.blogspot.com/ has a link to a site where you'll find a photo of Bill Gates and the entire MSN Search Team and a list of news articles about MSN Search.
Britain's Times Online did a test of the newly launched MSN Search and got a surprise -- Google pages came up! I have a link to that article on my blog at http://sundroid.blogspot.com/
I posted Raymond Rogers's paper on Shroud of Turin on my blog, "Kitchen Sink Gazette", at: http://sundroid.blogspot.com/, if anyone is interested.