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- Techno idiots, huh? Then we have our work cut out for us.
- Techno idiots, huh? Then we have our work cut out for us.about time...as one of the "digital natives", and in an educational facility, I've seen this brewing for a while... after all, I was personally taught to be analytical of everything I come across, and I can use both...
- Tags: absolute truth, education
- Discussion threads 2006-11-30
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- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?
- I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...
- Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Verizon WirelessLove my Curve 8330I love my new Curve so much that I'm blogging about it at http://newBBie.com. I also own a Pearl 8130 and am undecided which of the two models I prefer. The Pearl I like for its smaller size, and GET THIS: I...
- Tags: Curve 8330, Research In Motion Ltd., Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Wind: A sound investment in unsound times?
- Wind: A sound investment in unsound times?Oh - no need to worryDon't worry about the funds drying up. With Uncle Sam footing the bill, the good times for wind will just keep rolling.Besides, it's a pretty sweet deal for energy companies. All they have to do is put...
- Tags: investment
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- More on wikipedia abuse
- More on wikipedia abuseThanks!That's an interesting report - if the research stands up, the method used could form the basis for a more general approach. Thanks for pointing it out.RE: More on wikipedia abuseReaders might be interested in seeing a study on vandalism of US senator's WP articles here :...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- End the spectre of science for sale
- End the spectre of science for saleOr Not[i]He will graduate from high school next spring, an honor student, and cost me a fortune at some elite college.[/i]Depends on what he really wants to study. There are some world-class universities that are also shockingly inexpensive, even for out-of-state students. ...
- Tags: NIH, democracy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story pushes stock price below $100
- Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story pushes stock price below $100short-sellersanother reason that shorting-selling a stock should be forbidden all together. this financial crisis shows how awful that is. they short a stock, spread false rumors and make a lot of money. a few people win by manipulating the market...
- Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, stock, stock price, Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story, heart attack story, Fake Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopMicrosoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopThis is a great plan brought to you by Microsoft. This laptop will run the Microsoft Windows XP operating system allowing these school children to be compatible with the rest of the world. They can share...
- Tags: Notebooks, software, laptop computer, cheap Portuguese laptop, Portuguese laptop, Microsoft Launches, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill (again)
- Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill againInteresting predicamentOn one side the consumer should be notified of data breaches where their data is at risk, but on the other side should the consumer be notified everytime the systems is breached, even in the smallest way, one that has no effect on...
- Tags: SECURITY, data breach, new data breach, Schwarzenegger, corporate data
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Can coal be clean?
- Can coal be clean?The difficult truthIt is the unforuntae and difficult truth what the guy says. Until the hydrogen era, somewhere around 2025, we have to live with a mixture of energy sources.The winners shall be the ones leaving carbon based fuels behind, and focusing on locally produced energy means.
- Tags: coal
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- How to read your FBI file
- As part of the occasional series Life in post-Constitutional America I'm pleased to offer a brief primer on How to read your FBI file. It isn't as easy as you'd think, since the FBI has failed several times to create a modern data management system - which may not be...
- Tags: FBI, File, Mistakes, Federal Government, Government, Data Management, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what IÂ understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...
- Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- The 'Social Media' Conundrum
- I'm fascinated by '30's depression era attempts to foster business innovation, not least because of the financial challenges that seem likely to dominate our coming years. Surprisingly I've found The Rotary International Club is in many ways a precursor to the looser social media movement which has been a feature...
- Tags: Marketing, Social Media, Brian, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)one correctionThe model T first ran on alcohol. John Rockefeller was making kerosene for heating and lighting, and gasoline was a useless byproduct. He was literally dumping it into a river at night.Then he realized there could be a huge market for this stuff....
- Tags: Ford Model T, alcohol, Ford Motor Co., photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- 1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela
- 1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Open source and the blame game
- Open source and the blame gameHmmm..So Open Source isn't magic beans in a tin. The problem with these ventures is the delusional prospects these guys cook up.How many social networks do people want to set up? It's like treating a commodity market as a broad base offset market. You run...
- Tags: history lesson, banking, Federal Reserve Board, open source, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yet
- Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetThe most important statement...."I’ve not seen any recent comparative studies about Mac v PC TCO"So basically you're just spouting a load of subjective opinion.RE: Ballmer needn't fear the Mac...just yetEat moar Apples.TCO analysis would have been usefulYou state that productivity counts, yet discount a business...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, TCO, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Microsoft christens next tool suite release 'Visual Studio 2010'
- Microsoft christens next tool suite release 'Visual Studio 2010'I dont think that's true.VS brings together many well understood tools into a convenient IDE. I mean, if you know unit testing on VS, then running JUnit on Eclipse is a small learning step, right?In many way, Visual Studio does the same...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, .NET, tool, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET, PHP
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Escalation in the storage wars
- Escalation in the storage warsSun's competitors' strategyWere Sun to produce a superior storage product, would you expect it to come to dominate the market?I would expect not, because Sun has neither the products specialized for defined uses nor the controlling connection with a wide range of customers to implement it.Yes,...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, SAS HBA, storage, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
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