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Sexism at the Apple Store? Woman claims "Genius" totally ignored her while pitching her husband: Sexism at the Apple Store? Woman claims "Genius" totally ignored her while pitching her husbandTypical womanWhine and pout because someone was mean to her.Sexism? No evidence to support that.The person complaining goes on ... at length ... that she was ignored, but her husband was not. However, there's no information...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Sales strategy, sexism, husband, Apple Store, Apple Inc., jerk; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
How to temporarily "kill your television"-and everyone else's, too: How to temporarily "kill your television"-and everyone else's, tooHow do you think..that those displays are turned on and off? Did you notice that many were mounted more than head-high? Those IR sensors are used.Not that I condone the activity...But perhaps in the future the vendors might do something...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, prank, Consumer Electronics Show, jerk, TV; Discussion threads 2008-01-11
EU regulator wants U.S. to liberalize online gaming prohibitions: what do you think?: Over on this other blog I do, I wrote that EU European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is in Washington D.C. trying to talk influential U.S. Congresspeople to overturn a U.S. ban on Internet gambling. It would appear that Mandelson's concerns are being...; Tags: U.S., Regulator, Online Game, Prohibition, European Union, Jerk, Internet, Games, Personal Technology, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-11-09
Blogs and thick skin: Kathy Sierras bad day is raining all over the Web. Theres a sickening lull in debate going on as people react with the kind of horror reserved for mock outrage similar to Casablancas Captain Renault: "Im shocked, shocked to find out theres gambling going on here!" Amazingly, there are jerks...; Tags: Chris Locke, Kathy Sierra, blogging, Sierra, jerk, blog; Blog posts 2007-03-27
Software helps you stop being a jerk: Software helps you stop being a jerkI got a cheap solution, just as effectiveThe dial tone works just as well for warning people when they are a jerk ;).Not possibleMost a computer can do is to help people stop looking and/or sounding like jerks (which appears to be the purpose...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tools & Techniques, software, jerk; Discussion threads 2005-08-12

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Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Inside the mind - and config - of Terry ChildsGuilty of Incompetency in Office Politics, Being a JerkThe word is that Childs was the sole keeper of the passwords for months if not years, and management was aware of the situation during this period.The new director of security took a...; Tags: Workforce management, IT Field, Terry Childs; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage: Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostageMY HEROIt's about time that somebody had the JEWELS to do this, but it is not worth the jail time.I know an Island where they take people like him and make them cry or put him in with other folk to do some...; Tags: NETWORKING, Construction, Abbie, network guy, network; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Yahoo's desperate search times call for open source: Yahoo's desperate search times call for open sourceBuilding a better search will only...make Yahoo more appealing to MS. Just because it's Open will in no way deter MS. They still want the company and if Icahn wins it will be theirs. The fact that Yahoo is open source is one...; Tags: Hindsight, Yahoo! Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Progress to buy IONA in another SOA infrastructure vendor mashup: Progress to buy IONA in another SOA infrastructure vendor mashupProgress Know SOA/ESBYou have to remember that Progress where one of the early ESB companys via there Sonic SOftware division (some would suggest they coined the term ESB: http://www.theserverside.com/tt/articles/article.tss?l=CaseStudyMule) and have many different products that play into the SOA Market! Good...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, SOA infrastructure vendor mashup, Molly, Iona Technologies, Enterprise Service Bus; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.: First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.It's the sun, stupid.The earth has been cooling for the last 10 years. If the current low solar activity keeps up, we could be in deep doodoo.RE: First scientist to warn Congress on Global...; Tags: U.S. Congress, Hansen, data set, global warming; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
House approves telecom immunity in 'compromise': House approves telecom immunity in 'compromise'Bush finally managed to do in the Constitution and Bill of RightsIn one blow, done, gone, end of the representative republic that used to be the United States of America.Long live the Republic of Socialist Horrors I Totalitarianism.God Save the World Now.How exactly is this...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, telecommunications, telecom immunity, government, Shrub Administration; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
IT work is 'boring,' students: IT work is 'boring,' studentsThey're right. It can be boring.It's nothing like where I came from doing CAD drawings and design work.There's a [i]lot[/i] more boring paperwork in this position then I imagined.Why do you think I stop here from time to time?RE: IT work is 'boring,' studentsIts all in...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Work, job; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
OK bill would create email registry for sex offenders: OK bill would create email registry for sex offendersOK bill would create email registry for sex offendersLawmakers continue to exacerbate the problem with "feel good," "ineffective" legislation. 60 million people have been molested in this country and 30 million will go on to repeat a molestation. Incest and friends of...; Tags: email registry, Ok Bill, sex offender, Incest, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu's Volkswagen: 2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...; Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Microsoft inks HP search deal; How many consumers will change the default?: Microsoft inks HP search deal; How many consumers will change the default?WellIt's certainly worth a shot I suppose. Though I always reset my search provider. After all, everytime I download Adobe reader I have to turn off the Google toolbar installation. I don't see this as any...; Tags: SEARCH, Desktops, Web browsers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
Do video games actually have a place in school?: My soon-to-be first-grader just got a new game for the Nintendo Wii this weekend. He likes playing console games with his big brothers, but obviously Call of Duty isn't the best choice for a 5-year-old. However, the new game, Cosmic Family, is a slick game filled with puzzles...; Tags: Video Game, Video, Nintendo Wii, Games, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Who decides which OS makes it onto an OLPC?: A former ZDNet blogger, George Ou, blogged some thoughts on recent developments at OLPC and Larry Dignan's and my concerns about Windows XP on the XO. His blog was titled "Children won't have a say on whether Windows goes on the OLPC but so what?" and he asked, in...; Tags: Operating System, One Laptop Per Child Project, George, Sugar UI, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-18
Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost: The final nail in the coffin of municipal Wi-Fi was hammered today as Earthlink pulled the plug on Philadelphia's wireless program, as the Wall Street Journal reports. "This was about a business model that simply didn't work," said Rolla Huff, chief executive of the Atlanta-based Internet services...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutI think M$ has something to do with this crimeWhen M$ FUD campaign failed, they might have contracted some mobsteres to frame Reiser.RE: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutFrom the article: 'grinded to a halt'? WTF kind of grammar is that?...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, JFS, Reiser FS, open-source file system fallout, fallout; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial resultsWhat's going on?Apple has just released successful results that ordinarily exist only in someone's business fantasies. They exceed their own targets and Analysts estimates in ever product category, and are poised for unprecedented major software and hardware introductions this year. They have amassed...; Tags: Sales strategy, Notebooks, financial, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-23