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- Here's my problem with many rogue coders, hackers, Open Source cultists
- Here's my problem with many rogue coders, hackers, Open Source cultistsUnderstating the case[i]In the read world, it is more like give me Microsoft Office, Outlook Express, maybe iTunes, some games. Don't give me hacks or alphabet soup utilities, remedies or solutions.[/i]No, in the real world it is more like, "let...
- Tags: Branding, Microsoft Office, elitism, rogue coder, open source, coder
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Looks like the The Gang, rounded up by Steve Gillmor, is back in the saddle
- Jason Calacanis is blogging about the latest debut of The Gang, aka Gillmor Group, aka Bad Sinatra, aka Gillmor Gang. The first episode is on Facebook, in four parts. I was happy to be a part of this, nearly a year since the last real Gang recording. ...
- Tags: Facebook, Steve Gillmor, Voice, Episode, Jason Calacanis, Elitism, Blogging, Internet, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
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- Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]
- Why have you ignored the key conclusion?You're not simply intending to start a flame war, are you?Matt Asay concludes in the article you mention:"Has Linux failed?No. Of course not. It has simply grown as its adoption has expanded. This is the problem with success: you get pulled into an ever-widening...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, Linux, Linux IS, Torvalds, kernel
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Email of the day: How should I respond?
- Email of the day: How should I respond?A brief response..."Before issuing an apoplogy, perhaps you could provide a better solution for keeping YouTube viable while it is loosing 150+ million dollars a year."Simply put, unless the author of the letter is a billionare willing to fund free YouTube usage him/herself,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc., video, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture?
- Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture?Should buy OQOMicrosoft should buy OQO, and get specialty hardware design expertise.There is a clear trend. Oracle, Apple, IBM, HP are all software and hardware companies. It would be to Microsoft's advantage to get "Microsoft-branded" hardware into the marketplace.RE: Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Game players, Microsoft Corp., acquisition
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- The Bad HR software demo
- Am I too sensitive? The other day I took a demo from an HR vendor â€" and â€" one aspect of that demo really bothered me. When we got to this point in the demo where a user could craft the requirements for a new hire, I...
- Tags: Software, School, Firm, Software Executive, Tools & Techniques, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Student free speech vs. taxpayer rights
- Student free speech vs. taxpayer rightsThere are several issues at work hereFirst, the philosophy that all ideas have equal merit. It isn't true. A film that labels itself XXX (the MPAA doesn't give XXX ratings; it's done for promotional purposes by the movie maker) has zero merit. There is no...
- Tags: Free Speech, Taxpayer, taxpayer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- Kindle Economics 2: Why Amazon should not be Apple, and Jeff Bezos is not Steve Jobs
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos presents the Kindle 2 to a packed auditorium. What sort of product rollout does this remind you of? So the Kindle 2 has now made its debut, with everything you'd expect of a gee-whiz product launch -- a packed auditorium filled with media types, a...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, E-books, 3G, Wireless LANs, Sales Strategy, Storage, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Sales, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- "Papa Bear"'s take on the Palin Hack
- "Papa Bear"'s take on the Palin HackDon't go calling him a "Republican"...The true Republican Party was shot between the eyes in the aftermath of FDR's New Deal; the carcass staggered on for another three-plus decades, when it was put out of its misery by Nixon's "Southern Strategy" that whipped up...
- Tags: MSM, O'Reilly, Taft, Bill O'Reilly, Bush Administration
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- Another gold and counting for Dell's green tech effort
- Another gold and counting for Dell's green tech effortThe day Apple goes green is when they will let users buy their OS,and use it on hardware they ALREADY own instead of having to dump a PC for a PC that costs much more than it should.Why throw out a $1000...
- Tags: Desktops, Branding, green tech effort, green technology, PC, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!DangIf they'd just throw in tip calculator functionality with it, I'd snap it right up. :-PNothing "remotely scammy?""but I can’t see anything remotely scammy about this since what the app is and does is clearly explained in the description."Other than the...
- Tags: Pet Rock, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEAR
- As some of you may know, my job as a systems architect for one of the world's largest systems integration firms requires that I do a large amount of travel. Typically, I'm away from home about four days out of the week. Naturally, this results in going through a lot...
- Tags: Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Got science?
- It seems there are numerous American scientists who feel bereft. I can relate, because I am related. I have two brothers who are physicists, like our father before them. My father drove a beat-up pick-up truck with a bumper sticker that read, "Legalize Physics." That was...
- Tags: Science, Scientist, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- A new take on 'Web 3.0' ?
- Writing in today's Financial Times, Digital Business supplement editor Peter Whitehead offers a different interpretation on Web 3.0 to that which readers of this blog might be used... "Web 2.0 is a world in which anyone can have a go at generating content; Web 3.0...
- Tags: Web, Web 3.0, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Marketing, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux
- Here's the entirety of a note by discussion contributor nhudd responding to my e-mail exchange with "MCSE Mike": On behalf of MCSE Mike's everywhere... Paul, I think that the vast majority of techs/geeks out there can relate to MCSE Mike's question at the top...
- Tags: Linux, MCSE, Newcomer, Open Source, Operating Systems, Paul Murphy, Software, UNIX
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Heathrow T5 failure: What really happened
- Heathrow T5 failure: What really happenedTony BlairThis is typical of modern Britain. All show. All glitz. 100% image and 0% substance. This is the legacy of Tony who turned Britain from a country proud of its merit into one only concerned with the next news story and to hell with...
- Tags: Strategy, Heathrow T5
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Is open source anti-American?
- Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...
- Tags: anti-American, American Business, Is open source anti-American, open source, IS open source
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSE
- Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSEMurph, if you can...... make this a bit pithier, I'll consider having it put on a plaque:The problem is that a computer isn't just a computer: it's the visible element in an evolved behavioral system. And of course that includes users, not just IT.New entrantYour title...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Unix
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- I'd suggest Linux - but..
- I'd suggest Linux - but..just as we thought it was getting so much betterAfter installing the last couple of Ubuntu distributions I had reached the same conslusion: Linux is becomming for everyone. When I saw the multiple changes in the user interface of Vista, without getting any noticeable enhancements, I...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- Your Classmate PC questions answered
- Your Classmate PC questions answeredI Wonder Which Machine Will Be The FirstTo fill with malware, adware, spyware, viruses, and update itself and reboot without permission?I wonder....RE: How much do they cost and where can I buy them?Rough estimates? OLPC is about $200, or $400 for two and you get one...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, Classmate PC, computer, One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2007-10-26
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