Hmmmpphhh. I would not be good company right now.
Mood:  down
Topic: Integroty

 I've been reading through some things Ray Ozzie has said lately and I just rumbled across a set of words in a phrased package that just gave me the redass.

 Sorry to assail our more genteel readers but if you will study the entire problem of 'enabling the web' etcetera and then look at one specific little patent you may come to the same conclusion as I.

 Now here it is almost April 2 and I'm really deliberating as to whether to write this or not. Not because I doubt my take on this piece. Heck no. I would sooner walk out front of a San Antonio biker bar in a pair of horny-toad skin boots and kick one of the bikes over than to disavow my certitude. No indeed. No genteel reader I'm a wondering whether to give the yanks a break. KWIM?

 Nope. Didn't take long.

 

I am going to toss out this little blurb from here:  http://rayozzie.spaces.live.com/

Which is:

Wiring Progress...

 In its simplest form, the clipboard enabled the user to simply grasp the concept of moving a copy of the information from one application to another (i.e. by value).

 

more at above URL

Want to know what I think? Read the next blog entry. That's what I think. 

And just so we can be impartial as far as competitors are concerned...
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Apple Fritters

I thought I would post this to show Microsoft is not alone in the disrespectful ways paid to journalists, bloggers and researchers.

 

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=451

March 20th, 2007

How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers

Posted by George Ou @ 2:06 am

 

Last summer, when I wrote "Vicious orchestrated assault on MacBook wireless researchers," it set off a long chain of heated debates and blogs. I had hoped to release the information on who orchestrated the vicious assault, but threats of lawsuits and a spineless company that refused to defend itself meant I couldn't disclose the details. A lot has changed since then: Researcher David Maynor is no longer working for SecureWorks, and he's finally given me permission to publish the details.

more at above URL

Pommelgranite
Mood:  amorous
Topic: Off the Wall Speculation

http://images.google.com/images?q=pomegranate&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

The above is an example (not a particularly good one) of what some people would refer to as 'code'. As in 'speaking in code'. The amount of meaning in symbolic literacy is limited only by the imagination of the individual. Some simply know more what those signals mean thatn the average doberman. Birds and bees do it everyday and others feel left out because they can't imagine being a bee or a bird. They just sit there like a dog drooling on the patio.

 So if you come across language or images in word or 1kpicture you don't understand but a lot of others seem to understand perfectly don't feel alienated. You just need to be indoctrinated into treeforting and V watching.

 And remember; just because you don't understand the language of the birds and the bees doesn't mean things that peck and sting when you intrude are trying to screw everybody. 

Vas you shtink? Maybe I should put up a banner like for a grand opening and all. Things are getting hectic and peptic.

 

GRAND OPENING

 Get 10 quarts past date gefelte fish for $1.95.

You want I should roll out the awning?

Uhhh Yo Teach. Ovuh heya...I like saw the bat signal and all.
Mood:  cool
Topic: Off the Wall Speculation

Ye be peep he. Tired of the rat race. Escaped the home and found a duplex on the south side. Moved in with a blind woman with rug rats. If I don't move around alot she don't know I stays up in here. If I don't move around alot the rug rats think I'm furniture. Know what I mean? Some foo shorty tied theys baby to the dog and chased that around the neighborhood for hours. Little Baby had that little Lone Ranger hat on down around his ears tight with the string around his chin and all. Funny $#!@ homes. Looking like a old Roy Rogers movie.

I be stays up in heya fa shnotz. Drop me a cement any time. Shalom out. 

http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=VCSY&read=180123
By: teachrcoach
29 Mar 2007, 12:22 AM EDT
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Anyone know what happened to Rastamafoo? After reading many of his posts and posts by many of the other knowledgeable longs like RR, Beach, Arthur,etc., and after doing a little DD myself I decided to buy some shares(not a huge amount as I am a school teacher after all!). Did Rasta get tossed or is he back under another name?


(Voluntary Disclosure: ST Rating- Strong Buy; LT Rating- Strong Buy)

The Cisco Kid Was a Friend of Mine
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: VCSY
http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=VCSY&read=180229
By: 4sirius2
29 Mar 2007, 03:36 PM EDT
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Silver, it got so bad at one time that Portuno Diamo started a
board for Vertical shareholders and it is there that sanity
has prevailed for some years for what is now 104 members.

Many of the longs you see here migrate here to deal with the
insanity on behalf of the innocent public and the investments
of shareholders.

It's PH members who have been going to court who also post here
btw.

(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Strong Buy; LT Rating- Strong Buy)

Buenos Tacos. Howsa lumbago. Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!
Mood:  amorous
Topic: VCSY

http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=VCSY&read=180268
By: Sliver_Fox
30 Mar 2007, 09:55 AM EDT
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Dan . . . as we agree . . .

VCSY technology is a "choke point". Not that it is the end all and do all, but without it nothing can be done.

Like water in the desert . . . like a mountain pass, if you want to get from here to where you want to go, one will have to use VCSY technology to get there . . . and that is what makes this little company so valuable.

You said it was the "glue" . . . How correct.

Looking forward to the good times . . . whenever.

(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Buy; LT Rating- Buy)

Word to the wise nod nod wink wink say no more say no more
Mood:  energetic
Topic: VCSY
http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=VCSY&read=180255
By: morrie33
29 Mar 2007, 11:32 PM EDT
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Sliver, none of my LONGS buddies were in court today, that I know of, and I have no emails to pass on. If I have the info, I would share it ASAP...I love to share good info on VCSY...but no news.

On another note, it might be interesting that Verizon was awarded billions and billions of dollars for that GSA account today. And Robin Mattern, a past associate of VCSY, is now working with the GSA.


(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long)

No XML bad smell
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Integroty

Note: Article in post below is on this URL: 

http://www.codeproject.com/gadgets/APODGadget.asp

 

http://www.programmersheaven.com/c/MsgBoard/read.asp?Board=810&MsgID=356950&Setting=A9999F0001  What are Vista Gadgets? By: Portuno_Diamo on March 31, 2007 at 5:48:03 PM Read 1 times (Updated daily).

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This message was edited by Portuno_Diamo at 2007-3-31 17:48:3 I thought it important for you to dial in a few web sites for repeat visits to watch how Microsoft technology will shift according to moves among their competitors once some become public. The following is a great place to learn about 'gadgets'. Basically they are agents that would communicate between a web client and the Vista operating system. This demonstrates applications linked to the web do not need to be browsers. They also do not need to be on the PC but may migrate (well VCSY agents could migrate I guess I should say) from the client PC to the web and on and back. I am providing only one URL here but it would behoove your current 15000 foot education to be able to do some swoops down to 5000 once in a while. Wooops forgot to put in the date on this antique capability. Prize winner: February, 2007 What's the prize? A kiss from Bill? A Gadget for Browsing the Astronomy Picture of the Day By Michael Dunn. This article shows a Vista Sidebar gadget that you can use to browse the APOD site and view previews of each day's picture. http://www.codeproject.com/gadgets/APODGadget.asp#howitworks I'm providing this excerpt here for a particular instruction: Files in the Gadget Directory If you browse to the APODViewer.gadget directory, you'll see all the files there unpacked from the original .gadget file. This section lists the contents of each directory, so you'll know what files are where if you want to look at the inner workings of the gadget. * root directory o APODViewer.js: Script that controls the main gadget UI o flyout.js: Script that controls the flyout page o options.js: Script that controls the options dialog o APODViewer.css: CSS file used by the main gadget UI * bin directory o APODHelper.dll: The ActiveX control used by the gadget * en-US directory o gadget.xml: This XML file describes the gadget, along with other info like the version number o APODViewer.html: The web page for the main gadget UI o flyout.html: The web page for the flyout o options.html: The web page for the options dialog o strings.js: This script file contains localizable strings * images directory o Various icons and images used in the gadget's web pages and the Add Gadgets dialog You might notice that the en-US directory is never referenced in the other files. This directory contains localizable resources, and Vista automatically searches it when looking for files. For example, this section of gadget.xml lists the web page for the main UI: Please note the only XML use in the gadget is as a descriptor file with such important operational information as the version number. What is this paranoid fear of using XML to do transactions and metadata transport? Huhhh?

By 'Microsoft can be Green too'... hey, you gonna eat that pickle?
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: Integroty

 So by Microsoft saying 'Hey we can be green too.' Who are they tooing?

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=39163 

 We do know IBM has a system for monitoring and controlling server farm power parameters using software. They call it EMPATH and it promises to squeeze out the last lonely penny of savings out of your server power profile on a farm-wide (city wide? country wide? Nationwide? Hmmm. It simply uses messaging and middleware glue so why not?) basis.

 I wonder if anyone else besides New Zealand with their free geothermal electrical supply worries about heavy mainframe power profiling. And heck why wouldn't they? Even if your power is free the wear and tear on machinery and ecosystem due to excessive  current, magnetic and heat load over life is worth squeezing.

 So what is Microsoft saying here? 'We can do that.' Really? REALLY?

 I would like to see more about that. In fact, I'm sure everyone and all would like to see more about that. 

 

Hey wait a minute! What the...? Who the...? What the...?

following excerpt from article at above URL

 "...they could reap about the same savings in electricity and carbon dioxide emissions by reminding users to shut down PCs after hours, show them how to remove screen savers and put monitors into stand-by mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. "Before embarking on an expensive Vista upgrade to achieve green benefits, businesses should spend a much smaller amount on a broad-based education and training program to help staff understand why saving energy is important to the business. Businesses shouldn't justify upgrading to Vista just because of improved power management," Simon Mingay wrote in a research note this week..."

That's it? That's their 'power management'? Go to screen saver? Oh I'm terribly sorry I have wasted the reader's time far too long with this nonsense of comparing what Microsoft is able to do with their mountain of money against what I see IBM able to do with what is obviously Vertical oriented IP.

This is like carrying the glass slipper on a velvet tufted pillow by coach and accessorized prancing equestrea to the trailer court. Geez looeezz. Who's big ass feet are we going to try to shoehorn into what industry vertical market speak this week?