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OpenID for unlocking enterprise value

OpenID for unlocking enterprise valueI think it's more conservatism and trust issues rather than economics.I'm not sure he has a completely solid handle on the economics, really. Sounds to me like he's inventing his economics as he goes along.I'm not sure economics is really to blame for the apparent lack...

Tags: OpenID, conservatism

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

Barely legal? Strip poker hits Cingular phones

Barely legal? Strip poker hits Cingular phonesWhat complaint's"preparing for complaints that it stretches the boundaries of good taste."My complaint is that there is NO nudity. Why not go all the way with nudity? I'm am tired of this incrementalism. I want it all and I want it...

Tags: Cingular Wireless, phone, conservatism, bastion, nudity

Discussion threads 2005-01-06

Powell to broadcasters: 'Evolve or die'

Powell to broadcasters: 'Evolve or die'Powell can kiss my assCompletely off topic, but this jackass, and his conservative ilk have got to simply shut the f up. Conservatism is always talking about the joys and greatness of market pressure, then coming in and regulating the living crap out of...

Tags: Regulations, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer electronics, Conservatism, Powell, government regulation, broadcaster

Discussion threads 2004-04-20

Additional Resources

AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon's map commercial

Ha! Take THAT Such a silly waste of the court's time. If they finally lose, I hope they are made to pay treble court costs just as a lesson in frivolous lawsuits clogging the courts. That would send a much needed messageThat if a corporation is going to...

Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., GSM, CDMA, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., W-CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

What's the hurry? You can still see Miami from the plane.

Add another choiceHarry, you need to add another choice on your survey."If the climate [b]IS[/b] warming, it is part of a natural cycle and has very little to do with mankind's actions, and there is very little that we can do to affect it."another choice being added--Harry FullerFuller, why the...

Tags: launch-pad, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Democrats threaten to grow backbones over health reform

Good analysis.ntthis bill is DOA!Thanks to the efforts of real Americans in Congress and townhalls, the road to socialism in America has been blocked for now.The liberal plan to take over our healthcare and turn it into an expensive third world healthcare has been foiled, but the real test comes...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Reform, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Democrats threaten to grow backbones over health reform

Most businessmen I know are ideologically inclined toward conservatism, but when their own interests are on the line all bets are off. I have written here consistently that business' interests will settle this debate, and that remains the case. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Backbone, Interest, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-30

"The students don't think of it as learning"

"The students don't think of it as learning"Daniel Floyd has it down extremely wellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0qRKjfX3sWatch. Discuss.JoeyRE: Sony PSPs in the classroomThe American system of learning has been failing since I was a kid 40 years ago. Every time I hear a President like George W. saying he intends on being "the...

Tags: education

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?

Will Windows Vista live to die another day?Honestly...who really cares about Vista, the lamentable agglomeration of software junk?Vista has been a great OS.However if Windows 7 is right around the corner and one doesn't absolutely need to buy new systems then my recommendation would be to wait for Windows 7.This...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap Representative

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap RepresentativeGlad the wiretaps took placeWith the express purpose of preventing future terrorist activities, I'm glad the feds aggressively looked. With the current regime, I fear the future is going to be very different; an "enemy of the state" is now going...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Federal government, Big Government, domestic call, NSA

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

HP Report: Good Performance on Sustainability (but dinged by Greenpeace)

HP released their 2008 sustainability report today and again, unsurprisingly, it's a deeply impressive effort. HP has pushed the boat out with substantive improvement in the quality of the disclosure as well the accessibility of the report which has been much enhanced with the use of interactive dashboards. I'm finding...

Tags: Sustainability, Greenpeace, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Commitment, Goal, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-04-06

More confusion on vitamin D

More confusion on vitamin DUmmmSometimes I really wonder how we as a species made it this far! I mean come on! Vitamin D? Playing outside will result in skin cancer? How much more fear mongering has to go on?Yes I do acknowledge that excess exposure can potentially lead to skin...

Tags: vitamin, Vitamin D

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Dell: Turnaround interruptus as share grab hurts net, margins

Dell's second quarter earnings fell short of projections, but revenue was well ahead of targets. Translation: Dell is gaining share at the expense of its bottom line as price competition heats up. Dell reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $16.4...

Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

79 million adults can't pay medical bills

79 million adults can't pay medical billsReaganomics..it's the cure.Look, cut taxes to the wealthy. Let 5% get as much as they can.A rising tide floats all boats. Wait, economic data says that's not true...but, but we've been believing it so far.So what if the majority of Americans...

Tags: Vertical industries, Taxes, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Free trade, Insurance, health care, tax, government

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Dell delivers: Is a turnaround in sight?

Dell's fiscal first quarter results topped expectations courtesy of strong growth in its commercial and consumer businesses. On Thursday, Dell reported net income of $784 million, or 38 cents a share, on revenue of $16.07 billion, which was up 9 percent from a year ago. Wall Street...

Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-29

The power of open spectrum

The power of open source isn't moral or ethical. It's practical. Open source delivers better value to consumers of software, and thus to all of us. It creates economic arrangements which not only lead to profit, but to greater use of the resource. Open...

Tags: Spectrum, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-23

The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics

The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, software, F/OSS, Obama Party

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Microsoft’s Platform as a Service Plans: Putting the Pieces Together

Microsoft is getting into the platform as a service PaaS market, and doing so in a rather major, though stealthy way. It’s no secret that the company’s Software+Services strategy has a lot of PaaS capabilities, but putting together information from announcements and briefings at this week’s Dynamics Convergence conference, as...

Tags: Release, Microsoft Corp., Service, Cloud, Operational Accounting, Data Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Finance, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Marketing, Management, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-03-14

About the Windows Server 2008 stack

There's an old saying about the devil making work for idle hands - so there I was last week, feeling a little bored and idly clicking through a story both about and by some guy named Whitehorn who's going to blog an extensive development project based on the...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, IPv6, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-01-30

Intel's new 3.0 GHz quad 45nm QX9650 uses less than 65 watts

TechReport has an early review on the new Intel QX9650 45nm 3.0 GHz quad-core extreme desktop CPU due for launch next month and the power consumption results are shocking.  The new QX9650 quad-core based on the latest 45nm HKMG High K Metal Gate manufacturing process consumes less power on average...

Tags: Quad-core, CPU, Intel Corp., TechReport, E6750, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-10-29