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William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'

William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'A point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonA point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonPosted in Uncategorized by chrisbradley on the October 4th, 2007Let’s get started on the best note possible. William Gibson stated yesterday in the California Literary Review that...

Tags: Marketing research, Spook Country, Milgrim, William Gibson, Tito, Gibson

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

We're all swimming in media now

William Gibson, "Father of Cyberpunk," long known for his prescience, has put his finger on a fundamental truth about the world we live in today. His new book, Spook Country, contains a couple passages everyone concerned with media business models should read and consider (along with the rest of the...

Tags: Social Networking, Network, Media, William Gibson, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2007-09-06

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Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gaps

Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsRhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsHooray for RI! I haven't heard of any energy crisis in RI. You can bet the naval base there would probably want to get on this.You knowif we actually built power plants this wouldn't...

Tags: Blackstone, mill, river, Blackstone River

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Online Poker Bot (exe)

Online Poker Bot is a Texas Holdem playing program, a project that has been under way for 2 years. The software Online Poker Bot v2 support NL, Pot, Fixed Limit games, tournaments and sit and go's. A unique Feature of this poker bot is the 'Stealth Mode' which totally hide...

Tags: Bot, Poker, OPB

Software downloads 2008-07-13

A new look at technology visualization

Most organizations have no way to gain a comprehensive view of all technical components and their impact on the enterprise but consolidating and streamlining can do the trick, says Planet Associates' William Spencer. Commentary--Now more than ever, businesses and government agencies are dependent on clear,...

Tags: visualization, infrastructure, data centers, William Spencer, CEO, Planet Associates, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-07-10

Why computers fail

Good failure data for PCs is hard to find: who knows how many times PC users are told to reinstall Windows? But in a recent paper, Bianca Schroeder and Garth Gibson of CMU found some surprising results in 10 years of large scale cluster system failures at Los Alamos National...

Tags: Checkpoint, Multiprocessor, Failure, Computer, Desktop Computer, LANL, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Photos: Where Gibson guitars are custom-made

In Nashville, News.com's Daniel Terdiman gets a rare look inside the factory that crafts unique guitars for rockers--and Microsoft employees. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nashville, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-06-30

(Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)

(Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)Hon Sir William Gates III Final Remarksheres link to fairly Long Personel interview. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#25408564 Signed:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.RE: (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)The Microsoft name will stand...

Tags: Bill Gates, goodbye, Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Bill Gates bids farewell

Bill Gates bids farewellHe brought a lot to the computer world!Yeah, vicious predation, greed, and arrogance.iMiss BilliWill miss Bill. He brought a lot to the computer world!Bill Gates bids farewellA fine speech from a magnificent man! He had visions, he had missions, he had it all! The IT...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows NT, Bill Gates, Abramoff, Preston Gates, vision, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Save the environment: stop eating

So we know many fish species are in trouble due to over-fishing. Heavy production of corn in the American Midwest is killing off life at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Poor farming methods lead to desication and soil erosion. Some areas of tropical rainforest are being...

Tags: Planet, Environment, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-26

How long ago did we begin to disagree about global warming?

How long ago did we begin to disagree about global warming?It took Mother Nature...millions of years to lock up the carbon into fossil fuels that we have managed to release in a hundred.Nature can not fix it as fast as we are polluting it. That is the issue. Take a...

Tags: global warming, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Money Tree (exe)

William the gardener has inherited a very strange house, with an even stranger tree in the yard. Help him catch the falling leaves and transplant them on apple, pear, cherry and orange trees to earn his daily money goals. If William can sell enough fruit, fight off the garden pests,...

Tags: Leave, Tree, Mumbo Jumbo

Software downloads 2008-06-16

Cloud computing meets capitalism: We all become a business of one

Folks spend a lot of time talking about cloud computing. It's a move back to the mainframe. Cloud computing democratizes IT infrastructure. The cloud will be the reason Amazon and Google will be the dominant players on the Internet. You have heard a lot of it before. But the real...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Lindsay, Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-10

10 tips for becoming a gentlemanly exec

In a recent article in the London Times, William Drew contends that it's important to remain a gentleman even in today's go get-em business world. BNET blogger Michael Mattis shares Drew's list of 10 tips for anyone who aspires to be a gentleman/gentlewoman "in business, in relationships and in public."This...

Tags: Tip, Michael Mattis, Blogging, Internet

Download resources 2008-06-10

What Yahoo doesn't want you to know about the Microsoft deal

After fighting against its disclosure for weeks, lawyers for Yahoo! have finally lost their battle to keep the details of a shareholder lawsuit hidden. They had released a public version on May 15th, but most of the interesting parts were deleted. Exactly what were they trying to hide? ...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Compensation, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Human Resources, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-03

In search of: Startups that could upend Google and Microsoft

Earlier this week at one of Mary Jo Foley's talk before the New York Software Industry Association one of the folks in the audience posed a great question. The gist: The Google vs. Microsoft online advertising war resembles Sears vs. Montgomery Ward years ago. The punch line: While Sears and...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., BzzAgent, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-23

When did people forget how to spell? Or complete sentences? Or form thoughts?

I just bought an electric guitar, ostensibly for my 5-year old, who requested one for his birthday, but really as an early graduation and Father's Day gift for myself. I didn't spend much; I found a good deal on an Epiphone "starter pack" and had myself an amp and...

Tags: Standards, Kid, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?

As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...

Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

A new must-read for math/science teachers

A new must-read for math/science teacherssorry, sorta uselessquarts gallonpints quartinches footEver hear of metric?This week's book for my 6-year oldBesides my 8-year old's passion for being a member in the WordMasters group before school starts in the AM, my 6-year old brought home last week a booked entitled "Jump...

Tags: new must-read, math/science, must-read

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act

So, we have a credit crisis, a foreclosure crisis, a full-blown recession and no plans on how to get out of Iraq or how to create a regional solution. So what do we need? How about an intellectual property czar and stiffer penalties for unauthorized music downloading? ...

Tags: Damage, CD, IP, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-01