Archive for May, 2002

San Francisco Area == Billboards

Wednesday, May 29th, 2002

San Francisco Area == Billboards for IBM Websphere, radio commercials for Sun servers and every tech company’s corporate office…

Chicago Area == Billboards for hair-care products, radio commercials for riverboat casinos and every branch-office for banks, insurance companies, etc

No comparison…

mozilla.party We’re all invited to

Wednesday, May 29th, 2002

mozilla.party We’re all invited to the Mozilla 1.0 Release Party! :)

Google and Dilbert Doodle If you

Thursday, May 23rd, 2002

Google and Dilbert Doodle If you guys haven’t checked out Google this week, there is a featured Dilbert cartoon incorporated into the logo each day… Pretty funny stuff… They’re talking about “changing the Google logo” each day… Another reason to visit the Best Search Engine on the Web each day!

Chicago Tribune | Divine shareholders

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002

Chicago Tribune | Divine shareholders endorse reverse split I have no comment regarding this, other than pointing out the following quote:

“Divine’s chief financial officer, Michael Cullinane, said more layoffs are in store as the company works to conserve cash and turn profitable. Divine’s 3,300-employee headcount “will go lower in the next month or so,” he [...]

Librarian of Congress Rejects CARP

Tuesday, May 21st, 2002

Librarian of Congress Rejects CARP Determination on Webcasting Rates and Terms The Librarian of Congress has rejected the determination of the Copyight Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) recommending rates and terms for the statutory license for eligible nonsubscription services to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital audio transmissions (”webcasting”) under 17 U.S.C. §114 and to [...]

GameCube: Nintendo Drops GameCube Price!

Monday, May 20th, 2002

GameCube: Nintendo Drops GameCube Price! so the GameCube price has dropped down to $149.95… If I had some more stability right now at work, I’d be running out to pick one up… Great price for a great system…

Origami Boulder Company — Original

Friday, May 17th, 2002

Origami Boulder Company — Original Origami Gifts! My friend Josh sent this link to me.. Very funny stuff! :)

Working from home today… and

Friday, May 17th, 2002

Working from home today… and I’ve figured out a couple of things… a.) I get a ton of stuff done because I am not interupted every 5 minutes by someone with a “project scope change”… b.) I enjoy listening to Kevin Matthews really loud while coding away… c.) I found that there is a family of [...]

Chicago Tribune | In business,

Thursday, May 16th, 2002

Chicago Tribune | In business, one dress style does not fit all Companies are reverting back to suits and ties? And how does what I wear impact how well I work? I can understand people who are making sales and in contact with clients, customers, etc. But the Network Admin crawling under desks [...]

Today sucked… I wasn’t able

Wednesday, May 15th, 2002

Today sucked… I wasn’t able to get anything that I’m working on at in the office to work, today (basically) marked the end of my practice group at work as we know it (due to a key client deciding to not “go with us”), my “bite” (inside my mouth) is all tensed-up (been happening alot due [...]