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Hey, Wired President. You Wouldn't Tax the Internet, the Cell Phone or the Tweet. Would You?

Hey, Wired President. You Wouldn't Tax the Internet, the Cell Phone or the Tweet. Would You?Not a fan, but....Not a fan of taxing what for so long has been free, but I do see a silver lining. If email were taxed, or we were charged in some way for each...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Internet, phone, Comrade, cell phone, tax, Wired Inc., Tweet

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

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Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, comeback, profit margin, job, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Antarctic science denies global warming deniers

Oh now, oh my!Attention all people who pass gas you maypass your gas now.Plus, don't forget to tell Al Gore he isliving the good life selling carbon creditsand he is on his way of being a billionaire!If you want to walk to work, eat vegetables,stop using toilet paper and worship...

Tags: climate change, carbon dioxide, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

WSJ: NBC Universal valued at $30 billion; Stage set for Comcast-GE deal this week?

Obama admin will never let it happenGiven that NBC is the official propaganda channel for Comrade Obama, expect the administration to use the Justice Department to block a sale.A new ownership might change the dirty underwear at NBC News, and the Obama radicals can't allow that to happen.

Tags: Workforce management, NBC Universal Inc., Obama, Comcast Corp., General Electric Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

GameSpy Comrade 3.0.5.231 (Windows)

GameSpy Comrade is a first next-generation community gaming application. It is about an instant messaging program exclusive for gamers where you can know where are your friends playing and join them with a click. It has support for 60 games, automatic updates, and statistics. GameSpy Comrade is a desktop software...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GameSpy, GameSpy Comrade, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-04

KrabbitWorld Origins 1.1 (Mac)

KrabbitSoft's Gothic Fantasy 3D Action RPG breaks the mold with it's Furious Fighter Style GamePlay. A true Hybrid, the RPG element defined as lite, Action/RPG/Fighter now more accurately describes the game. Hack n' slash combat focused, KWO now includes Battle Modes for those too twitchy to satisfy with Story Mode....

Tags: Team, Round, Apple Macintosh, Loot, Opponent, KrabbitSoft Studios, KrabbitSoft, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-20

Russia drops XP investigation

Finally.That case was BS. XP is old and Microsoft doesn't want to support it anymore. It's not like this was in the books from day 1, they have a set support cycle. Eventually, you have to let it go. Too bad, so sad. Either use Vista/7 or move to a...

Tags: Mice, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OEM, XP investigation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Microhoo lessons for open source

Microhoo lessons for open sourceThe truth is UGLY!... and it hurts!Sob, sniffle, wimper, wimper ....LOL....I think you summed it all up when you mentioned..."corporate open source backers"IMO thats NOT open source. Those are the companies striving to make money from the concept. Now you'll have all the NBM'er Microbrains running...

Tags: F/OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still win

Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still winFree internet, a distruption to govt run bussinessesFor past few centuries governments always picked businesses which are very easy and made sure of no-competition. Some of these businesses are tax collection, lottery program, etc. Only politicians have full...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Amazon.com Inc., happy state, tax, still win, online retail company

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricing

Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricingWhat a huge waste of moneyI cannot believe that the state of Mississippi spent the $ necessary to get some of it's residents a few dollars refund. We'll never know but I bet after factoring in the cost per taxpayer for the lawyers fees...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Investment, Personal finance, Microsoft Corp., software pricing, software, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

What Obama can do for and to open source

What Obama can do for and to open sourceSorry we let you down.It doesn't surprise me though. We are very focused on our agendas. The Obama Administration presents a large field of issues. The only thing I can say so far is that his choice to fill...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

New carbon emissions tracker is focused on professional services organizations

New carbon emissions tracker is focused on professional services organizationsTotal insanity..... Everyone stop using oil & electricityAttention all 'amerikan comrades' you are hereby ordered to cease all uses of electricity, oil and of course eating any meat products.You are also ordered to report to the re-education Obamasiah camps for climate...

Tags: carbon emissions tracker, professional services organization, professional services

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

How much does open source cost schools?

Obviously, there is money to be saved by using open source software in schools. Even merely substituting OpenOffice of Microsoft Office on student computers can save thousands in licensing costs. However, a Twitter comrade (I just can't bear to call him one of my Tweeps, but thanks to...

Tags: Desktop, Open Source, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7

Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7Linux vendors to provide 1995 mode.Yeah, it's all starting to make sense now Microsoft ;-)well i didn't believe it before, but MS might actuallybe listening to the people. the new winxp mode sounds a lot like running wine on linux. a lot...

Tags: Operating systems, desktop virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode, wine, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-25

The public Windows 7 RC build is here

The public Windows 7 RC build is hereooo**runs and downloads from "favorite content hub"**M$ is at fault here but some blame stupid users for spreading confickerThey (M$) release this stuff as a <sarcasm>Leak</sarcasm>, malware publishers pick it up and BANG: they have a new channel to distribute their Warez. Heckuva...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., malware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Dungeon Defense 1.0 (Mobile)

You are commander of the evil dungeon kings army, sworn to protect his life and riches from hordes of treasure seeking heroes entering his dungeon crypt. Place mobs of skeleton minions strategically. Select armor and weapons carefully. Increase each undead soldiers power when you need it. Heal or resurrect a...

Tags: Mobile, Army, Apple iTunes, Inmotion Software, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-24

Apparently Dell forgot it was a recession

Apparently Dell forgot it was a recessionApples DellsThe difference is that Apple has *always* catered to the high-end hardware consumer, while Dell has aimed for the low-to-middle-grade user. There's nothing wrong with aiming to knock off a chunk of Apple's market share - that's what capitalism is all about,...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., recession, Adamo

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

The credit crisis, visualized

The credit crisis, visualizedBarnie Frank Fannie May Democrats caused this messYes, it is caused by the people behind these outfits who told banks to make these loans.No problem, Socialism will take care of these people at the cost of BILLIONS of dollars from the middle class.Also, our new leader will...

Tags: Taxes, Mortgages, Free trade, Personal finance, Obama, tax, credit crisis, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-02-20

White House is IT backwater

White House is IT backwater6 Year old Windows?Isn't that XP? I know that the people reading this are all probably running the Windows 7 beta, or Solaris or something, but most of the world still runs XP. It's not really that big of a deal because Vista... well,...

Tags: Workforce management, White House, administration, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Go med young man

Go med young manThink of all the doctor appointments that you've ever hadYeow---I didn't like any of them---traumatized!Doctors are expensive to educate...... leading to large loans. They require expensive procedures and prescriptions to do their jobs.How many Doctors can the country afford?I've read that the mathematically best and brightest...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Insurance, young man, health care, Socialized Medicine

Discussion threads 2008-12-09