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Wednesday, July 17, 2002 |
STORIES LIKE THIS ONE
strike some kind of vigilante justice nerve somewhere within me. Prosecution seems too good for one who would do this sort of stuff. Anyone with children must know the sickening feeling Rob mentions.
Sick individual. Furious. That's how I feel right now. A man kidnaps a five year old girl and kills her. The police had better find him before the general public does, otherwise there may not be much of him left to prosecute. Sickening, just sickening. [Rob Fahrni, at the core.]
9:48:50 PM 
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IN THE EARLY 1980'S
I worked with some AT&T products that were thought of as the 'first' convergence of the phone and personal computer. They were, of course, built on Unix. I was impressed at the serious power that was obvious in Unix as contrasted to whatever version of DOS we had at the time.
Now, I see Apple. They have found Unix and Unix has found them. I really want them to be successful. I'm a Windows user. I will probably remain a Windows user for the next 24-36 months. Sometimes, when I see stuff like this, I wonder if we've really advanced much at all beyond DOS.
Diamond Icons, Leopard-Skin Frames: Dressing Up Windows XP. SkinStudio XP, a Windows XP version of the WindowBlinds program made by the Stardock Corporation, can change the look of dialog boxes, windows and other visual features of the operating system. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]
9:41:12 PM
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WE MAY NOT BE WOWED BY THE DELIVERY, BUT THE WORDS RESONATE
He's done it again only better!
Greenspan Coins a New Phrase. The man who gave us "irrational exuberance" is back, with a phrase that sums up the late 1990's even better than that one did. "Infectious greed." By Floyd Norris. [New York Times: Business]
9:32:18 PM
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WHILE THERE IS EXCELLENT POLITICAL PUNDITRY
Keep an eye on the comments to this post; things might get interesting
as someone attempts to gain notoriety!
in these links, I have to admit that part of my fascination with some of the high-traffic bloggers has to do with their site designs. You see, I'm trying to inch closer to the renaming of this weblog and its move to a new domain. Ideas seem to flood in when reading all of these non-techie weblogs.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR LIBERALISM TO BE RIGHT EVEN IF KATIE COURIC ISN'T? Mickey Kaus dares to ask the question, as he notes that Ann Coulter was right about the "airhead" issue. Plus, Jack Shafer zeroes in on hypocritical crony capitalism by The New York Times.
I have to say, I find the "airhead" controversy even less enlightening than the "trifecta" controversy. But hey, I'm on vacation, so this stuff seems less important to me than usual.
The Times story is likely to have legs, though, and illustrates why it's going to be harder than many pundits think for the left to pillory Bush and the Republicans for financial chicanery -- the left sold its financial soul long ago. They're down to trading puts and calls on it now.
UPDATE: If you're less bored with the "trifecta" story than I am (like, you know, if you're not on vacation) Brendan Nyhan has an update over at SpinSanity.Com. I have to say, I find the Al Gore trifecta story the funniest part of this whole long-running affair. [InstaPundit]
9:21:48 PM
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COULD A STORY BE MORE WRONG?
This story is so wrong. First, the headline makes one think Level 3 is either considering the adoption of or re-evaluating its existing stock option plan. The second sentence is correct. Level 3 has had (from its beginnings) an "outperform" stock option plan in which options have been expensed at the time of the award.
The latest press release simply clarifies the proxy. The bottom line involves connecting a few dots. Level 3 recently sold $500 million worth of convertible bonds to three institutions. The cash was earmarked for general corporate purposes including the acquisitions of assets while the telecom industry is going through consolidation. What better time to make sure you are able to retain the talent and know-how that is needed to ramp up the network with new customers and increased traffic!
The best way to use the mainstream press is with the Internet. Let a story headline direct you to a company's press release or announcement. Facts from the horses mouth are better than Associated Press news feeds.
Level 3 Looks at Stock - Option Plan. BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) -- Level 3 Communications Inc. wants to amend its stock-option plan to provide incentives for employees and owners. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]
8:48:15 AM
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Alvin Toffler. "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." [Quotes of the Day]
(me thinks he never saw Radio templates, macros and HTML)
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© Copyright 2002 Steve Pilgrim.
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