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An information existence theorem for the internet age: An information existence theorem for the internet ageWimpsEarlier this year I went to look up some property records in New Mexico. If Lethbridge is feeling sorry for themselves, they can take a trip to Santa Fe, where the property ownership goes back four hundred years through several changes of...; Tags: information existence, Lethbridge, property record, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
The Microsoft-Linux patent deals: The Microsoft-Linux patent dealsLethbridge has a restuarant?I thought it only had a railway bridge!As for that image - I never participate in Rorshach tests!Who to sue?If there ever WAS a patent infringement suit against Linux - just who would you sue? Talk about Whack-A-Mole! Sue a Linux distro, have it...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Lethbridge, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent infringement, hobbyist software, software; Discussion threads 2007-06-08

I've been fired!: I've been fired!He did say at the end :"I know this: yesterday wasn’t April fool’s - and tomorrow maybe somebody will think this is funny - but right now it’s about 1:15 in the morning and come 8:30 - I’ll be on the phone to the lawyers."Yes, smells fishy to...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Roger, April Fool, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
I've been fired!: A security guard met me as I was leaving last night: took me straight to Personnel where some slimy "consultant" asked for my ID card and made me wait while security (poor Bert, he was so embarrassed) packed a box of personal stuff from my office and brought it down....; Tags: Team, Payment, Billing, Operational Accounting, Finance, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-01
The missing demonstration project (1): The missing demonstration project (1)Where is everybody? you guys wanna talk weather, or what?Very strange here in Lethbridge: -19 Celsius here yesterday afternoon, went to plus 5.6 by about 9PM, back to minus 14.7 right now.A blowby chinook?Yes, I have seen it over and over. Do you want to oversee...; Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, Debian, Sun Ray; Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Idiot frustrations: Idiot frustrationsPretty hardto record the sound of a broadband modem downloading packets :) It's called artistic licenceThat's not a common way people searchI find very very few people who would search using [u]Gerard “canyon shake” metal roof OR roofing cost[/u].Most people I have ever seen would use at...; Tags: INTERNET, Freight, canyon, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-07-13
Notes on a 2,400-mile move: Things are, of course, behind schedule - mainly because our furniture arrived yesterday (August 5th) instead of the 3rd as promised; but the computer survived the trip and the internet connection works, so I'll be catching up on comment reading and a few other things tomorrow and returning to regular...; Tags: Ranier; Blog posts 2006-08-06
IT Customer Service: A lot of people complain about the arrogance of IT people and our general failure to understand either the customer or the business. So what happens when IT is the business? or, at least, where IT has a clear role on the customer service delivery side? Well it depends first...; Tags: data processing, utilisation; Blog posts 2006-06-01