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'Simpsons' game leads EA summer preview

'Simpsons' game leads EA summer previewWWTSD?Oh, I don't know. What *would* happen if Bart, Lisa, Homer and Marge Simpson were the main characters in a video game?Maybe they'd rescue Maggie and recover a stolen diamond, or stop the evil space mutants, or drive taxi cabs, or stop some kind...

Tags: Games, SIMPSONS, game, Electronic Arts Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-10

'Simpsons' sneak peek goes online Friday

'Simpsons' sneak peek goes online Fridayjumped .. shark .. long agolittle interest left, miss the heyday of their comedy. Does a milked out cow produce dairy dust or just anguished cries of torment?

Tags: SIMPSONS

Discussion threads 2006-09-10

This time around, media revolutionaries team with old guard

This time around, media revolutionaries team with old guardTomorrow is different from today"Few claim to have a definite picture of tomorrow's market. But it is clear that the start-ups and technology companies here see their futures as dependent on amicable relationships with those media titans."I think thats a dumb attitude.I...

Tags: Team management, Advertising & Promotion, SIMPSONS, team

Discussion threads 2005-12-01

Schoolboy sends 'Simpsons' to the rescue

Schoolboy sends 'Simpsons' to the rescueWhat A Great Contribution!Kudos to this kid for donating his site and time to find loved ones lost in the tsunami...Which is more than I can say about Bush and company, who are squeezing their checkbooks to find money to help these nations...guess they need...

Tags: Schoolboy, SIMPSONS, WMD

Discussion threads 2004-12-29

Simpsons swallowed whole by DVD of the future

Simpsons swallowed whole by DVD of the futureI wonder....When Windows QP 2010 (codename: Shorthorn) comes out...will it need 2 or 3 of these in order to load on to a computer? :-)Soooooo...If you filled this disk with average sized MP3s, it would play for about 1,500 days without playing the...

Tags: Consumer electronics, SIMPSONS, DVD

Discussion threads 2004-09-29

Additional Resources

The lighter side of Bill Gates

As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...

Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaputWhat happens if...Icahn's slate wins this is still a serious possibility and MS still isn't interested in buying, or would only be willing at a greatly reduced price? I would think that Icahn would have no choice but to run Yahoo...

Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Yang, Google Search, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Of course you realize, this means war.

Of course you realize, this means war.Jason, that was superb.ntI disagree with you, Jason"Apple could significantly expand its market share by allowing Mac OS X to run legally on other hardware platforms"1. Writing an operating system for one set of hardware is way easier than for the "whatever" hardware. You...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, MacOS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., hardware, Jason, PC, Wintel, accident

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Friday Rant - Sony and Apple/iTunes, you're on the wedgie list!

Friday Rant - Sony and Apple/iTunes, you're on the wedgie list!I hear you thereThe fact that they sell you a system that they know is underperforming due to the crapware is ironic as they advertise these system and "Optimal Performers", "Fast!", ect.(I also charge the same "rates", but they allways...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Desktops, Sony Corp., Apple Safari, Friday Rant

Discussion threads 2008-03-21

Robot as good as real dog at easing lonely hours

Robot as good as real dog at easing lonely hoursWowWhat ridiculous article.Robot Wives"Wake me up when robot wives are cheap and effective"Japser on the SimpsonsRobots and society....Do you think human wives will be ok with you having a robot girlfriend on the side? Or maybe even having three-somes?Wonder if the...

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

The legislation behind a national ID

The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...

Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceship

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceshipBeautifulThey are much better looking than the first ones. I hope that they accelerate space exploration and lunar landings. Unfortunately, the current goal is mostly space tourism, which is impractical. Maybe they'll raise enough money from it to fund the bigger picture, though.RE:...

Tags: space elevator, Virgin Galactic, architecture spaceship, SpaceShipTwo

Discussion threads 2008-01-23

Here are five of the reasons why tech customer support "sucks"

Here are five of the reasons why tech customer support "sucks"The census bureau asked if I worked on a form...Wait, that's not tech...RE: Here are five of the reasons why tech customer supportI upgraded to Vista.I was depressed. I thought about suicide. I called a help center.The Bangladeshi who answered...

Tags: E-mail, Outsourcing, Cable, tech customer, HERE ARE

Discussion threads 2008-01-20

Putting your HDD on a 80GB diet

Putting your HDD on a 80GB dietAdvise: Consider cancelling the orderIt sounds to me like you didn't really think through whether or not the MacBook Air would actually fit your needs. In fact, it strikes me that this is exactly the type of problem that is apt to arise...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, MacBook Air, hard drive, computer

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

FBI building massive biometric database

In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but because the NSA listens to every American's conversation. That scenario -- which...

Tags: Database, FBI, Fingerprint, Pentagon, Iris, Federal Government, Storage, Databases, Government, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-24

Indian doctors seek American standards

Are you upset when your doctor sounds like Apu from The Simpsons? Get used to it. India has taken the first step toward putting its medical education on a par with that of the U.S., enabling more Indian physicians to join the American profession....

Tags: Education, India, School, Standards, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-13

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatchesEven pirates don't want it!"Microsoft is seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half those of Windows XP""It ain't even worth torchin'" Leggs on the Simpsons regarding Praiselandnumber of fixed flaws do not exactly mean number of vunerablities"Challenging early predictions that Mozilla's Firefox...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, SECURITY, flaw, hatch, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Microsoft rechristens Silverlight 1.1 as 'Silverlight 2.0'

Microsoft rechristens Silverlight 1.1 as 'Silverlight 2.0'A quick correctionI just wanted to point out that the standard .NET languages (C#, VB.NET) will be supported in Silverlight 2.0 by a portable CLR framework and not by the DLR framework. The portable CLR framework (not to be confused with the compact...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, C#, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Silverlight, CLR, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Studio chiefs claim no need for cable regulations

Studio chiefs claim no need for cable regulationsMyriad of choices of the SAME BORING JUNK!I can't believe any sane consumer would willingly pay to watchinfomercials all day long much less shopping networks.I pay Comcast plenty to be able to chose my favorite half dozento a dozen channels I am willing...

Tags: Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, cable, cable regulation

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Some green magnetism: Start-up harnesses kinetic movement to generate electricity

Some green magnetism: Start-up harnesses kinetic movement to generate electricityFeeling skepticalI think prior art is going to bite them on their behinds.Science 101, conservation of energy"M2E's technology, born in the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Lab, works according to the principle of electromagnetic induction aka The Faraday Principle. The...

Tags: Engineering, dung, grass

Discussion threads 2007-11-17