this a somewhat true, somewhat humorous, interesting bit to consider, opinion piece over on mac daily news. it isn't hard for users that prefer stable, secure machines to think those that prefer lemons are mentally ill. however, lets keep in mind that some people buy really crappy cars too.

it is somewhat interesting, it is strange to see what people believe or say they believe. i can see how it is problematic, what is best is the way they construct the experts or perhaps just the people who have opinons….

uiweb: How to manage smart people. Over the years I've experienced many mistakes and successes in both how I was managed, and how I managed others. What follows is a short distillation of some of what I've learned. There's no one way to manage people, but there are some approaches that I think most good […]

to the best of my knowledge, which is somewhat limited, you will not be able to buy the g5's from the old cluster from virginia tech, so stop looking and to to store.apple.com and check under refurbished, look for a dual g5 with 10.2.7, it is about as close as you'll get, or so i […]

Bush Stonewalls 9/11 Panel, Opposes Request for More Time. The Bush administration, for whatever reason, has prevented the 9/11 panel from doing its job properly. Now it opposes the bipartisan investigators' request for more time to finish the task. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Maximizing Research Impact Through Self-Archiving. Maximizing Research Impact Through Self-Archivinghttp://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/articoli/art07_01_eng.htm Researchers and their universities are beginning to realize that the online era has made it possible to enhance the impact of their research dramatically. It's no longer necessary to mail or e-mail reprints of peer-reviewed articles for them to be cited in others' research. Research […]

The Packet Gang [Interactivist Info Exchange] —— a nice theoretical exposition on opennness and its issues.

as many people know, email worms have pretty much shut down many email systems in the last few days. Here is my tentative server based solution to the problem: tail the maillog to an application that keeps statistics on each users normal behavior as per sending and receiving email, have a normal period of a […]

PROFESSORS ON COKE, REDUX. I noted last night the raging debate among the elite scholar-bloggers as to the stimulant of choice for the long hard slog through the life… [OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY]

Listen with the Analytical Marxist.. Go to Erik Olin Wright’s website where he has today placed some delightful stories he made up for his children and nephews, nieces etc. You need Windows Media Player. If, like my kids, yours like to listen to tapes of stories you can easily download and play them these. Libertarians […]