monty python

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooks

AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooksUltra-thin...Guys, I work for Intel so take with a grain of salt. But you all have been around for a long time covering the tech industry, and should know we've had ultra-low chips in the market for years....

Tags: Notebooks, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Monty Python, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

All flash drives not created equal

All flash drives not created equalJust a firmware and BIOS settingOnly terrorists can see the firmware and the BIOS.Are you the resident village idiot?What thell are you going on about and what relevance does it have to do with the article?

Tags: BIOS, Flash memory, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Monty Python was right about hospitals

Monty Python was right about hospitalsInsurance companies are glad...... to see people are ambulatory and able to move quickly from ICU to home. They are now trying to add outpatient emergency surgery in dining rooms to the list of cost saving methods.In England, because patients already in the ICU...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, ICU, hospital, Monty Python, health care, patient

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Monty Python on the Semantic Web

Tony Byrne of CMS Watch sent me a note about a fun series of posts over at the xml-dev mailing list using Monty Python to poke fun at the Semantic Web, RESTful Web Services, and Web Services specifications. Its worth reading the comments in between the quips as well....

Tags: Monty Python

Blog posts 2005-04-25

Monty Python on the Semantic Web

Tony Byrne of CMS Watch sent me a note about a fun series of posts over at the xml-dev mailing list using Monty Python to poke fun at the Semantic Web, RESTful Web Services, and Web Services specifications. Its worth reading the comments in between the quips as well....

Tags: Monty Python

Blog posts 2005-04-25

Additional Resources

ZEROlab to measure carbon footprints

RE: ZEROlab to measure carbon footprintsJust a company that is more then willing to take away your rights and freedoms. Last time I looked CO2 is a needed ingredient in the process of life, for without it we have no life no plants, no food. CO2 is a much needed...

Tags: Blogging, ZEROlab, carbon footprint, CEC, Al Gore

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

House due for its health reform vote tomorrow

the American patriots will rise againand defeat the socialist bill.All real Americans are outraged about ObamaCare and the Congress should listen to them.Only the GOP healthcare bill is the one we can afford and will improve the healthcare.Not going to passPeople do not want this socialist fiasco.RE: House due for...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, WTF, health care, insurance, patriot

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Canadian organization enables peer-to-peer carbon comparisons

Waste of time.Global warming is a lie anyway.People who really want to believe that - against all science - should not burden others.Where are your facts to support otherwise?I would like to see your proof that Global Warming is NOT occurring.Here you go. My pleasure.My challenge to you: watch this...

Tags: Corporate communications, P2P, global warming, video

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Water, water everywhere. So why not use it to create steam?

Here is a lesson on how little we can put in the blog...and still call it our own. Could you write less and still get paid ???sheshEver heard of Nuclear powered ships? They heat water that flashes into steam and thus turns the turbines.This short article.I think the...

Tags: Fuel cells, hydrogen, steam

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

When you say SPAM, it had better mean canned luncheon meat

My Hovercraft is full of eelsNo, sorry, that was a mistranslation. I meant to say I liked spam as a kid. As an adult older than you the thought of canned meat isn't particularly appealing.Green eggs and ham were always out.My VoteI say we keep using the term "spam"...

Tags: Cyberthreats, First Use, spam, Hormel

Discussion threads 2009-08-23

Researcher: Pee power in our energy future

Researcher: Pee power in our energy futureAre you saying that in the future ...... men and women will be standing around parking lots peeing into their cars? Now that's progress! Seriously though, the urine extraction and handling processes would have to be a lot more dignified before this technology could...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Pee, energy future

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

3,000 queue for the iPhone 3GS in Singapore (Updated)

I don't know about you, but there were only about 20 people waiting in line at the iPhone 3GS launch at the Apple Store in Atlantic City on June 19, 2009. Contrast that with this video of the iPhone 3GS launch in Singapore posted on the Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Video, Singapore, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-12

Bing vs. Bing: Pitching To Be Its Pitchman?

Bing vs. Bing: Pitching To Be Its Pitchman?Mr. Bing's OfferIn actuality, we have already reached out to the mildly irritated Mr. Bing in an attempt to strike a deal. Or something. And we're sending cigars as a peace offering. Altho I kept one back for myself.--Stefanhttp://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2009/05/28/a-letter-to-bing.aspxRE: Bing...

Tags: Linux, Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, Bing, Be Its Pitchman

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

Bing: Microsoft's new search... er, decision engine

Bing: Microsoft's new search... er, decision engineNed? Ned Ryerson?BING!!!When will LG sponsor Supercross?Way to go Comrads. Your german humor may be buying you a beer at the local pub than out of the Coke machine at Maiche Engineering; Oh ya, I mean HRC Great Britain.I like the layout shown on...

Tags: Branding, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Google Inc., decision engine, Bing, new search, Microsoft Corp., Apache Software Foundation, brand

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

YouTube blocks UK... then China blocks YouTube: diplomatic mess

YouTube blocks UK... then China blocks YouTube: diplomatic messTake a leaf out of Monty Python's bookThe Python response to pirate clips on YouTube was to publish their own clips and to advertise Python merchandise on any page with Python content.The result? Lots of Monty Python clips on YouTube and...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, SEARCH, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Students: how to pitch a killer product

As I am a British citizen, I like to keep abreast of issues at home; land of Queen Elizabeth II, home of crap dental treatment, Yorkshire puddings, witty sarcastic humour, Monty Python and fish 'n chips. By all that, I mean I read the ZDNet.co.uk pages from time to time....

Tags: Entrepreneurial, Journalist, Student, Public Relations, Entrepreneurship, EAI, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-24

News to know: Jobs' medical leave; Windows 7; BlackBerry PDF vulnerabilities; Tech economy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jobs to take medical leave; Back in summer at WWDC? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Steve Jobs takes "medical...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Larry Dignan, Patent, Microsoft Windows 7, Adobe PDF, Leave, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-15

Monty Python was right about hospitals

“The benefits of getting hospitalized patients out of bed and moving were understood during World War II with battlefield injuries. It’s becoming clear that the safety and benefits of early mobilization are real and that it’s better to get moving sooner rather than later.” by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Patient, Hospital, Python, Needham, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Time for Change at YouTube: Monetization "No. 1 Priority in 2009"

YouTube celebrates its third birthday next Monday. Its launch, on Dec. 15, 2005, did not attract any attention. The bigger news of the day: Mitt Romney would not seek a second term as governor of Massachusetts. He...

Tags: Monetization, YouTube Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-12-08

UK plans lunar phone network

UK plans lunar phone networkRE: UK plans lunar phone networknow there's a great way to spend the taxpayer's money! Things must be perfect in the UK so there's got to be a way to spend it.RE: UK plans lunar phone networkI think this is good planning. It would be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, UK Economy, Michael Palin, phone, phone network, network

Discussion threads 2008-12-05