December 2009
2 posts
How Being a Jets Fan Can Make You An Atheist
Yesterday I was all excited when I heard that the Jets beat the Colts. However, later I found out that the win was really only against the Colts second string players. Oh well, nothing new when it comes to being disappointed by the New York Jets. I guess it all started for me when I was 10 years old. A flashy dude named Joe Namath beat the real “Baltimore”, supposedly unbeatable,...
The Net Giver Technologies - Hacker Opportunity
The Net Giver Technologies – Weekend Workshop
The Net Giver: The Net Giver is a series of integrated companies that have embraced a new approach to developing communities that balances socially, environmentally, and fiscally responsible pursuits. These companies cover each major relevant competency from development to property management to capital management to enabling technologies to...
March 2009
16 posts
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gwinnett County GA is planning to drop traffic light cameras. It seems that they budgeted the cost of the cameras based on the amount of money they would make from traffic violations from the cameras. However, their plan failed due to lower traffic violations and thus revenue generation because the cameras lowered the infractions overall.
Watch37 musicians across the world playing 1 song
Cramer v Stewart
Here is a list of videos to follow the complete story. If you watch them all you will mostly likely agree that Stewart was dead on.
Video 1
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cCNBC Gives Financial Advice
Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri MartinPolitical Humor Jim Cramer
Video 2
Video 3
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cJim...
WatchIf you have 10 minutes to kill, and you have a wandering soul, you might want to try this one.
Anyone looking for a great sales guy?
A very close friend of mine is looking to get involved with an invoative technology startup. I have known Tad Hill for over 20 years and he is one of the most remarkable sales executives I have ever known. Here is a quick summary of his background:
a few highlights of the last 20 yrs - (Oct 2006- May 2008) Regional VP for Quest Software. Managed an organization of 5 Managers and 35...
February 2009
16 posts
Anyone going to Guam? →
Could this be the next iPhone?
Wifi Cat Startup Riot
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World Poverty for Dummies
From Chapter 8 “Women: The World’s Poor”
Women are the poorest of the poor, the oppressed among the oppressed.” “One of the most effective ways to end poverty is to work directly with women. Because women run the households in almost all societies, any improvements in their lives flow on directly to the lives of their families. Helping women helps entire communities”
How microfinance and trade...
Twitter Reliability and Scalability
I Met the Walrus
January 2009
2 posts
If you want your son to play guitar don't buy them...
Some people play classical music to their children while in the womb. Not me, I played Buffy Holly. When I came home from the hospital my dad bought me a baseball glove. Not me, I bought my son a guitar. As far as I can tell unless your child is a prodigy he or she will probably not be able to play the guitar until they are around 10. Most people wait. Not me, I was so impatient to play music...
IBM Cloud Architectural Principles Revealed
One Cloud, Two Cloud, Red Cloud, Blue Cloud.
December 2008
2 posts
