Spiritualized Everything In Its Right Space
Posted by admin
Jason Pierce has this clever go-to riff when faced with the suggestion that his lyrics are overwhelmingly autobiographical. It’s certainly not a stretch to come to such assumptions over a canon so mired in self-destruction and dripping with narcotica.
“I say in every interview that when you listen to Ray Charles singing, ‘I Can’t Stop Loving [...]
On the Trail of MIA White House E-Mail
Posted by admin
Missing Correspondence
On Capitol Hill and in federal court, a congressional committee and two private groups are pushing for information on how the White House has handled its e-mail for the past six years and whether officials there complied with records-retention laws.
The picture emerging from testimony and court filings is one of disregard for fundamental principles [...]
OPINIONMicrosoft, Yahoo and the Big Web Land Grab
Posted by admin
Why Microsoft and Yahoo Makes Sense
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) have historically been rather close. Looking back, Yahoo has consistently used Microsoft technology when it made sense; it was aggressive on getting the MSN and Yahoo instant messaging clients to work with each other, and it initially was one [...]
LINUX BLOG SAFARITime to Panic About Y2K38?
Posted by admin
‘Much Scarier’
“Most of the Y2K problems were just display errors, not bugs in the actual calculations going on under the scenes,” wrote jandrese. “2038 is much scarier and is a lot more difficult to fix.”
The best way to fix the problem is likely to switch to a 64-bit representation of time, but “thus far not [...]
OPINIONIran’s Supercomputer Envy Doesn’t Make All Iranian IT Pros Evil
Posted by admin
Common Sense Conclusion
I, in turn, agree that assumptions are too often born of ignorance. But the fact is, this one was born of common sense.
I’ll get to the explanation, but first, let me stress that no one should construe my defense of the Iranian IT community as a defense of the Iranian regime or ignorance [...]
IBM Q4 Details Show Across-the-Board Strength
Posted by admin
‘A Great Quarter’
IBM’s overseas sales were particularly strong, with 65 percent of its revenue coming from outside the United States.
The results “reflect the strength of our of global business model,” said Chief Financial Officer Mark Loughridge said.
“This turned out to be a great quarter” with the strongest revenue and profit performance in almost a decade, [...]
IBM Q4 Details Show Across-the-Board Strength
Posted by admin
‘A Great Quarter’
IBM’s overseas sales were particularly strong, with 65 percent of its revenue coming from outside the United States.
The results “reflect the strength of our of global business model,” said Chief Financial Officer Mark Loughridge said.
“This turned out to be a great quarter” with the strongest revenue and profit performance in almost a decade, [...]
Art Market Blog Comparing the Art and Wine Markets
Posted by admin
Art Market Blog - Comparing the Art and Wine Markets
The
California Institute of Technology recently released the results of a
study that they conducted into the effects of price on people’s
perception of the quality and taste of a bottle of wine. Twenty
volunteers were given a taste of five different wine samples which they
were told were identified by [...]
Agreements talks about making lasting change
Posted by admin
Change is the buzzword of the 2008 elections, with every major candidate promising an end to business as usual in the White House. Back in their own houses, many people are thinking about new beginnings of a different sort: New Year, new start, and this time it’s going to be different. We’ll lose that [...]
Crm Blog Safarithere’s Plenty More Crm To Do
Posted by admin
Frustration Escalation
Poor processes directly affect a company in two ways: They annoy customers, and they generate additional costs, which are eventually passed on to the customer.
For instance, partially trained, poorly paid first line agents often take customer complaint calls, Lee wrote, “but these agents can’t resolve a high percentage of problems. So callers either hang [...]
