The Digital Revolution
Yes, there were a couple of snags with the big switchover but I think we are going to make it through just fine.
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Last week I wrote about how much people are texting. A recent survey by Nielsen Mobile confirms my worst fears. People are texting MORE than they talk on the phone. You see, I knew it! It is some kind of mind control from the pod people. They will soon be here to get us when we sleep.
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Here's something interesting. According to InternetNews.com, Windows 7 will be released as soon as next month. A full 2 years ahead of the scheduled 2010 release date. How can this be? Pushing a new OS out the door that fast has to mean that it's going to be riddled with bugs. But it could also mean that it's worth the stretch because Vista tanked so bad. Maybe this is what they are gearing up for by pairing Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. I have seen 2 of those commercials so far. That campaign is reported to have cost $300 million dollars. You don't drop that kind of coin for nothing.
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Did you ever see the episode of Star Trek - The Next Generation called "The Game?" It's the one where they discover this new game and it gives you a sense of euphoria when you win? To make a long story short, everyone gets addicted to the game and an alien race tries to take over the Enterprise. Two things are learned by this. (1) I am a closet Trek fan and (2) addiction to anything can be bad.
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I was sitting here feverishly working away (not really) and my extension rang. A gentleman on the other end of the line was inquiring about building a website. He had a concept and wanted me to give him a quote over the phone. He lives in the area so I tried to set up an appointment with him to outline what it was that he needed and that way we could have an accurate idea of what he was looking for. Turns out he wanted a website like Ebay or Amazon. Sweet!
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What is with 10 year olds kids with cellphones?
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This just released from Reuters. Wait till you feast your eyes on this.
The bill would subject OPEC oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela, to the same antitrust laws that U.S. companies must follow.
The measure passed in a 324-84 vote, a big enough margin to override a presidential veto.
The legislation also creates a Justice Department task force to aggressively investigate gasoline price gouging and energy market manipulation.
"This bill guarantees that oil prices will reflect supply and demand economic rules, instead of wildly speculative and perhaps illegal activities," said Democratic Rep. Steve Kagen of Wisconsin, who sponsored the legislation.
The lawmaker said Americans "are at the mercy" of OPEC for how much they pay for gasoline, which this week hit a record average of $3.79 a gallon.
The White House opposes the bill, saying that targeting OPEC investment in the United States as a source for damage awards "would likely spur retaliatory action against American interests in those countries and lead to a reduction in oil available to U.S. refiners."
The administration said less oil going to refineries would limit available gasoline supplies and raise fuel prices.The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to carryout a study on the effects of prior oil company mergers on energy prices.
The Senate would still have to approve the House measure.
The Senate previously approved similar legislation as part of a broad energy bill. However, the OPEC-suing provision was removed after White House opposition in order to get the underlying energy legislation signed into law."
What is going on here? How can we win from such an action?Labels: business, law, statistics, technology
 
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Over at, Iowa Senator, Jeff Angelo's blog, he is talking about the Iowa package that allows some significant tax breaks for, "web search portal business."
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Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses!
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Well not all of them but the one I went to this morning did. This morning I realized that our dependence on technology may be out of control.
no one ever came. I waited, what I considered a significant amount of time (about a minute) and decided to drive up to the window to see what the highly trained McStaff was engaged in. They were all huddled together behind the counter looking at the register with a "what do we do" look on their faces.Labels: computers, jobs, technology
 

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