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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of William T Goodall
...
by Sean Silverthorne, Editor, HBS Working Knowledge
Critics say Microsoft's incredible two-decade run at the top of
the computer
industry has less to do with innovation than it
...is an interesting examination of the US gov't's Total Information
Awareness program. Several database and computer technology experts weigh
in on its feasability and the statistical possibility of false accusations.
The article is in Salon's premium section, and it is also over 20K and 10
Why do we tend to worship technology and content innovators more than
market
innovators? Is that a western phenomenon, a left-brain, right-brain
thing?
Let me answer in two parts. First, I do think that marketing and sales can
have a positive effect on the ecconomy. It is important to match
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Originally, Gate's position was a market innovation. He did indeed
determine what people were willing to pay for and produced it.
I don't think Microsoft has ever really distinguished
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Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:48 AM
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Subject: Re: Today's Salon.com Cover Story...
Jon,
Please email me a copy.
By the way, why did these guys use frequent
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:06:44 -0800
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Kevin Tarr wrote:
Still haven't started yet, waiting for the mad season to be over with:
Sonja, what do you mean about the weight of the plaster replaced, 700kg? Do
you mean that 50kg came off a wall that had to be replaced with something
else, or that was truly the weight of the material
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 10:43 AM 11/28/2002 +1000, you wrote:
...but the summers are horrid. The house has complete exposure east, west, and
south. Sometime days it was 85 at 5am inside, while 70 outside. I know about
getting the heat out, but sometimes can't.
To keep your house as cool as
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Still haven't started yet, waiting for the mad season to be over with:
He thinks the nine foot ceilings are too much and should put in drop ceilings
I love high ceilings, but it is worth considering the decoration you put on them to
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 10:43 AM 11/28/2002 +1000, you wrote:
...but the summers are horrid. The house has complete exposure east, west, and
south. Sometime days it was 85 at 5am inside, while 70 outside. I know about
getting the heat out, but sometimes
'Trek' boldly beams down
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Watch out for Klingons on the starboard bow --
the Starship Enterprise is landing in London's Hyde Park.
Fans of the cult science fiction saga will be in seventh heaven with the
opening of the biggest Star Trek exhibition ever staged.
Julia Thompson wrote:
I like the idea of panels similar to the ones for laminated floors. But
I think those would be harder to install, gravity working against you
instead of for you. :)
Well that is just it. Because of their size and weight they are really easy to handle.
Maybe I should
Jon Gabriel wrote:
The 18-year-old man was arrested near the east coast city of East London
after police saw him rob a woman at gun point on her way to church,
police spokeswoman Michelle Matroos said.
They searched him, but they didn't get (her) cell phone back. While
they were in the
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 04:33:51PM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Logically it follows that you thus admit to being scum ;o)
duck and hide
Logically it follows that you are a duck!
No it doesn't. A bunny maybe, but not a duck. 'Your logic is flawed mister
Dan Minette wrote:
Why did you use the future tense? What you predicted is exactly
what happened in Serbia: namely the de-europeization of Kosovo.
Well, that's a different story. Kosovo came under Musilim rule when the
Ottoman empire conquered it in 1455. The Ottoman empire only lost
As usual, the runner-ups are better than the list itself.
Jon
GSV Plus they had a Logan's run reference! ;)
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Dan Minette wrote:
Why did you use the future tense? What you predicted is exactly
what happened in
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Data: Terça-feira, 3 de Dezembro de 2002 19:20
Assunto: RE: Today's Salon.com Cover Story...
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Dan Minette wrote:
The sources I read suggested that immigration from Albania has been
going
on for 400+
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From: Lalith Vipulananthan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: RE: Scouted: Dumb Thief. Really Dumb.
Erik wrote:
The question is, was it in the front or the back?
*lol*
Not a pleasant thought in
Julia Thompson wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 11/26/2002 7:37:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Strangulation is a lot less bloody than doing *that*. Geez. ;)
Julia
A woman's hair should be long enough to strangle her man
I learned the 3 rules of plumbing some years ago, and I'll share them
with you now.
(1) Hot water goes on the left
(2) Shit goes downhill
(3) Payday's on Friday
That's really all you need to know.
Well, that, and (4) Make triple sure you've turned off the water
before touching the pipes.
Adam
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 11/26/2002 7:37:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Strangulation is a lot less bloody than doing *that*. Geez. ;)
Julia
A
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Sounds like working on my bathroom.
snip preparatory phase Go to the bathroom and start ripping
things out. snip redesign phase Start installing the tub and puncture a water pipe. snip damage repair phase Spent two days repairing it. Reconsider on how you
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
When finished it rather looks like it has been plastered really fancy and
since it is synthetic it is rather easy to clean.
How dirty can a ceiling get??
Now I feel like a slob because I have NEVER cleaned a ceiling beyond
spider web removal...
Cheers
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
I learned the 3 rules of plumbing some years ago, and I'll share them
with you now.
(1) Hot water goes on the left
(2) Shit goes downhill
(3) Payday's on Friday
That's really all you need to know.
Well, that, and (4) Make triple sure you've turned off the
Russell Chapman wrote:
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
When finished it rather looks like it has been plastered really fancy and
since it is synthetic it is rather easy to clean.
How dirty can a ceiling get??
Now I feel like a slob because I have NEVER cleaned a ceiling beyond
spider
Julia Thompson wrote:
Julia
who is hoping not to have to make any toilet adjustments for a good long
time to come
What is it with this list and toilets? It's like we've outlawed the
nazis and toilets have snuck in as our default level that all threads
will eventually reach...
:-)
Russell Chapman wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Julia
who is hoping not to have to make any toilet adjustments for a good long
time to come
What is it with this list and toilets? It's like we've outlawed the
nazis and toilets have snuck in as our default level that all threads
will
Julia Thompson wrote:
Toilets are useful things that all of us come in contact with several
times a day, and when they malfunction, it's a problem.
So are refridgerators, lights, stairs, watches, chairs, keys etc etc but
barely a whisper on these...
I think we should acknowledge the unique
Julia Thompson wrote:
who has childproofing stuff for her computer and her toilets, none of
which is installed at the moment, but can be fairly quickly if it
becomes an issue
How do you childproof a toilet? (I'll leave the how do you toilet train
a child with a childproofed toilet question
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
Julia wrote:
(At least we haven't had anything resembling an OS war on the toilet
front!)
That's probably because you're one of those lamers that uses the
low-volume toilets, that you have to flush 3 times to get everything
out of the bowl.
Me? I go out
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
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From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
http://homepage.mac.com/msparby/iMovieTheater5.html
*blink*
*twitch*
Make it stop
This link no longer works. So, what was it?
Or shouldn't I ask...
- jmh
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The Fool wrote:
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
Anything in particular? I assume you were intending that the reader go
to the section on hexagonal grids; if there was a particular link off
that section that you thought would be of particular interest, please
point it
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
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The Fool wrote:
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
Anything in particular? I assume you were intending that the reader go
to the section on hexagonal grids; if there was a particular link off
that section that you thought
The Fool wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
I ended up skimming down to the Rants section, and hit the link
there,
and then went from that page to another:
From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
It was Leonard Nimoy and some groovy chicks singing The Ballad of
Bilbo Baggins. It's much, much worse than it sounds. At least 2D20
of SAN loss.
Ah, I've seen that before. It was posted on another list I'm on. It is
pretty horrid.
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The world's most economical car is being shown to shareholders attending
the 42nd annual general meeting of Volkswagen AG in Hamburg. It is a
'1-liter' car, that is to say covers 100 kilometers (approximately 239
mpg) on only this amount of
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