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- Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manage
- Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manageThat's funny........and by that I mean amusing. Carl Ichan represents the most savage, barbaric and antiquated that old school management has to offer. This literally boils down to 21st Century tech business preparing to meet mid-20th Century business practices.Unless...
- Tags: takeover target, Carl Ichan, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- Surprise! Oracle buys BEA Systems
- Surprise! Oracle buys BEA SystemsNo surprise at all...was inevitable, only question was priceClearly, the price was much negotiated.If you look at BEA's financials, you would see BEA has actually been going sideways for many years now. License revenues are going down, services subscriptions are the lions share of total revenue....
- Tags: Application servers, Middleware, OPEN SOURCE, Java development tools, Enterprise software, Carl Ichan, License Revenue, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
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- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic].....Sounds similar to the other candidates too... ]:)Simplified version/* Sarah's playbook */repeat {__receivequestion; __if (IMayHaveAClueAboutquestion)__{____reciteMyScripts;__}__else __{____winkAtCamera;____ignorequestion;____printf("... but I'd like to focus on my own topics.");____dumpIrrelevantAnswers;__}} until (hostLeavesMeOffHook)RE: Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]Spot on!BidenIn the case of Biden he just makes stuff up. Facts never...
- Tags: Government, Sarah Palin, flowchart
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicine
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...
- Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication
- 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
- Sony Handycam DCR-SR85
- The Sony Handycam DCR-SR85 offers almost everything the company claims. It's very easy to use, goes from off to recording in seconds, is small enough to throw in a bag, and its 60GB hard drive delivers anywhere from 14 to 41 hours of recording time depending on the quality settings....
- Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, SR85, video, camcorder, lens, Sony Handycam, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-29
- Odds for Yahoo-AOL deal may increase
- Yahoo's board reportedly set the stage for additional talks with Time Warner's AOL unit for some kind of deal. According to a relatively thin Financial Times report Yahoo's board approved talks with Time Warner about the future of AOL. Time Warner has been trying to unload AOL...
- Tags: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Yahoo's board to meet: Will Icahn's gang make a difference?
- Yahoo's board will meet this week and billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his two directors--former Viacom CEO Frank Biondi and John Chapple, former CEO of Nextel Partners--will make their debut. According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo's board will have dinner Monday night and meet Tuesday to...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhere
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhereMy guess is......they're touting the Microsoft and Windows brands, not a particular product.Carl RapsonRE: Microsoft'sOh boy, I'm sure these ads will be just as over analyzed and picked apart in every minute detail like the first two. The point...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Adrian, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Microsoft: I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotype
- Microsoft: I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotypeOf course you don't get itYou're not the target audience.Carl RapsonI wouldn't expect you to get itYou're a Mac user... You have to have an IQ at least this high GEDDIT!It's actually quite nice to see MS taking the high...
- Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- One, long unbroken string of weather records--what do they tell us?
- One, long unbroken string of weather records--what do they tell us?Still it is insufficient evidenceAt least for the hard line Republicans it is.Over a hundred years of data? Wow, that's like...Standing in your front yard for one minute between 0742 and 0743 while smoking a cigarette and extrapolating the next...
- Tags: Climate Change, cigarette, weather record
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be fired
- UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be firedConsidering that.......most people consider themselves to be religious, why is it necessary for science classes to take an atheistic approach to presenting the subject? By doing so, you are not only alienating a good portion of your students, but you...
- Tags: Reiss, creationism
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?
- Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?I agreeWhile I like most believe the cost of text messaging is too high, surely there are other areas in which the service providers can be scrutinized. Unless collusion can be shown, I don't see anything the companies could be doing...
- Tags: Government, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, OK Here, Kohl, phone, Text message pricing, SIM card, cell phone service
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?
- Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?I don't get it[i]If cell phone users don't like it, call the person, it doesn't cost anything extra. [/i]How does this save me from having to pay for the SMS that some marketer sent me, or the one that was...
- Tags: Cellular phones, carrier
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?
- Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?great so ms make hardware as bad as softwarewikey-do more trouble ......You're asking the wrong peopleCustomers will buy whatever works at the best price. In general that's their only criteria. The real question is whether OEMs will be willing to share their already...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., hardware, OEM, PC hardware business, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- What the fight against cancer really needs
- What the fight against cancer really needsSadly this is where a problem existsCuring cancer would be great on the human level. But it doesn't make good business sense for doctors and pharmaceutical companies that rely on patients to make money. Much like many other diseases, it's more profitable to keep...
- Tags: cure, pharmaceutical company, patient, government
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Would you abort George Clooney
- Would you abort George ClooneyWowNot willing to take on controversial topics, are you? Good luck with this one. :)Here's my two cents: Genetic research and the possibility of using it to "purify" the gene pool using whatever criteria can be justified reminds me of an episode of the old Muppet...
- Tags: George Clooney, gene
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Code is law
- Code is lawCopyrighted state codes?Any chance you could provide a list of states that do that? This is definitely something voters should know.RE: Code is lawReceived this from Carl and I tried to edit the post to get it right:***Usually, the states don't claim copyright but the people who...
- Tags: Government, State Laws
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Code is law
- Carl Malamud has posted a whole bunch of state codes on PublicResource.org. Need the Alaska Fire Code? The Denver Mechanical Code? How about the Michigan Plumbing Code? If we are so interested in open source computer code, what about open source law? Public...
- Tags: Code, Standards, Carl Malamud, Quality, Open Source, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
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