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Why people buy Windows

Why people buy WindowsCreating an economy, what went wrong, and what can be doneI became a contractor at a small outfit that sold Microsoft-based services 5 years ago. I saw a bit of what you're talking about. When I signed on I became some kind of registered Microsoft developer (I...

Tags: Operating systems, profit motive, Microsoft Windows, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-04

DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue

DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensueOMG!!!The government issued an intelligent statement!RE: DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue"After all, it’s just wrong to charge for faster speeds when you have spent billions to build a network."Said by someone that dosnt understand it at all.They *already* charge for faster speeds.Its...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, Broadband Internet, Verizon Communications Inc., Histrionics, U.S. Department of Justice, Net Neutrality, Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, network, profit motive

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

Socially responsible online shopping

Socially responsible online shoppingBuy AmericanIf they can point me to American products and the companies that sell them, then I would definitely use their site. I'd rather keep my money in my country and help a fellow American than send it halfway around the world.Social values schmocial valuesI wish...

Tags: pure profit motive, profit motive

Discussion threads 2005-08-05

Additional Resources

Is Google the Center of the Universe?

Google and the universe"Say what you will about Murdoch?s empire, ethics and politics, but you can?t argue about the fact they employ over 60,000 people in an era when shedding jobs is the ?Wall Street juice? of a jobless ?recovery?."This may be true, but it is a lousy argument. We...

Tags: INTERNET, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Apple leaves Chamber of Commerce in green dispute

Cap and TAX dramatically increases green house gassesGood for the chamber of commerce to have their eyes open. All this energy tax legislation does is move energy consuming manufacturing off shore to countries where the production of that energy is dramatically more pollution producing. Apple needs to pull it's head...

Tags: Apple Inc., Obama, manufacturing

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Now the fun starts on health reform

Tyranny wrapped up in compassionand you're a willing advocate. News flash for you. You won't get to be one of the rulers. Your life will wind up sucking just as badly as everyone else under the new system.A move to Canada is looking better and better every day. nt:-(Health Care...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, province, federal government, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Hey, Amazon! Are you stupid?

Edtech, or Googletech?Chris, is it possible for you to write an article where you are not excessively gushing about Google? We get the point already. For you, the sun rises and sets with Google. Google is master of the universe. Google can do no harm.As a...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

Microsoft calls for global patents

Who would've thunk that BIG BROTHER would come from the corporate world !Even U.S. sovereigtny is for sale!Next step is ONE WORLD Government.MS *uck off!Megalomania! Sure.. and let's use the US patent system as an example.. uhm.. NO THANKS!There's already a system in place between participating countries where patents are...

Tags: patent, patent system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Industry fight against Google hurts education

Everyone knows I'm something of a Google devotee. I don't think it's without reason, though. Google's Education Apps have allowed me to completely transform communication within our district this summer and provide state-of-the-art collaboration tools to teachers for free. Google's Summer of Code puts 1000 students to...

Tags: Education, Google Inc., Industry, Internet, Litigation, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Insurance reform is not health care

So whose fault is your inertia?>I should have had my cholesterol checked earlier. My neighbor should have had it checked period. That?s health care, but because we have health insurance instead my care came late, and my neighbor died.Your doctor doesn't accept appointments? S/he told you never to call and...

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

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Placing blame for the XTent failure

Science, Research, and Data Are Not To Blamefor these rest on the scientific method. Instead, other social factors are to blame:The irresponsibility of our public media in chronically sensationalizing news for the sake of entertaining rather than informing the public;The caution practicing physicians must exercise to avoid liability in...

Tags: comparative effectiveness, Paxil, XTent, stent

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Microhoo lessons for open source

Microhoo lessons for open sourceThe truth is UGLY!... and it hurts!Sob, sniffle, wimper, wimper ....LOL....I think you summed it all up when you mentioned..."corporate open source backers"IMO thats NOT open source. Those are the companies striving to make money from the concept. Now you'll have all the NBM'er Microbrains running...

Tags: F/OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

New and better solar cells

New and better solar cellsIf enough new and better monkeys flew out of my buttthey could make wind power work, provided they didn't need to eat, breath, and crap.If if if if if if.How about a solar tech that doesn't require the mining and use or production of heavy metals...

Tags: solar cell, environment

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

Bill.com hits the banks when they're down

Bill.com hits the banks when they're downFees?My bank has web bill pay for free and ACH transfers are free as well. What kind of banks are these people using? lol.PatentsI'm sure someone has a patent on this idea, and they're waiting for critical mass to be achieved.RE: Bill.com hits the...

Tags: Financial services, bank, Bill.com, ACH

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Google moves to show YouTube has 'a very credible business model'

Google on its second quarter earnings call went out of its way to say it was pleased with YouTube's "trajectory" and indicated that the company would make money on the video site. The motive: Combat a bevy of worries about YouTube's profit potential. YouTube monetization has become...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Video, YouTube Monetization, Munster, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-17

From ???Payola??? to ???Pay for Say???: Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?

From ???Payola??? to ???Pay for Say???: Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?I actually like this, maybebecause it has a potential to influence more perhaps speaking to the subconscious and because it might not be so darn disturbing as ad-breaks in the middle of a good movie,...

Tags: Pay-for Say???, Online Conversation, Metrics Aid Honesty, Abet Dishonesty

Discussion threads 2009-05-10

The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and media

The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and mediaRE: The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and meI wish what you are saying were true. But the country is just dying, and nothing needs to come out of the present troubles.The media is just like...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, News Media, media, tectonic force, disruptive tectonic force, intersection

Discussion threads 2009-05-03

Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayer

Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayerYou're missing the pointWe should not permit single point of failure networks to be built. Besides, there's over 80 million miles of fiber in the U.S. alone, and it simply is not possible to monitor all that cable, or...

Tags: Network technology, WikiAnswers, cable, prayer, Internet-infrastructure

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

How to make technology conferences suck less

There's a dirty little secret to technology conferences: Most of them suck to some degree. It's about time someone started thinking about how to make conference time more valuable and less stale, especially now that companies are cutting back on travel to shows. I've been thinking about...

Tags: Conference, Wiki, Online Communications, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-04-02