2005 – Page 73 – Dr Wingnut

Sticktuitiveness

Apr 4, 2005

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Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.Josh Billings

I was reading the CTO Connection in Infoworld on 29 March 2005 where the Chad Dickerson said, “Some call the iPod the ‘gateway drug’ to the OS X platform.” What a great reference. The only other company that comes to mind that has that kind of marketing clout in my mind is Harley Davidson. I…

Extremism

Apr 3, 2005

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Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.Clint Eastwood, Time, 28 February 2005

Homeland Security Self-Examination

Apr 3, 2005

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by Ray LesserHomeland Security is the job of all patriotic Americans. Although the FBI, CIA and hundreds of other government agencies are spending millions of man-hours and billions of tax dollars trying their best to root out terrorism, Americans are still in danger. It is impossible for the Homeland Security Department to interrogate every single…

Why was this man CEO?

Apr 2, 2005

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I know what I don’t know. To this day, I don’t know technology, and I don’t know finance or accounting.Bernie Ebbers, former WorldCom CEO, testifying in his trial for fraud that he had no konwledge of illegal accounting practices at the company.Just another perfect example of another case of: The “A” students work for the…

Last Call

Apr 2, 2005

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Your call is important to us. It’s especially important to me, and undermployed actor who records these messages. If you hang up, they might hire someone else to tell you how important you call is. I live in fear of being outsourced or replaced by a machine. So please hold for the next available operator.The…