The buzz word in today’s business world is “MARKETING”. However, people often ask for a simple explanation of “marketing.” Well, here it is: 1. You’re a woman and you see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to
Stanford beats UCLA
I just wrote a posting about the overrated Ohio State basketball team. Well, here is an example of an underrated team beating high-flying competition. The Stanford Cardinals, composed of a bunch of “white boys”, beat the top-ranked UCLA Bruins. Stanford
Mark Your Calendar for Next Saturday
This one is from Erol Yalaz… As you may already know, it is a sin for a Moslem male to see any woman other than his wife naked, and that he must commit suicide if he does. So next Saturday
OSU Basketball: Overrated
I just caught the end of the Ohio State .vs. Michigan State basketball game (a narrow win for OSU), and one word comes to mind: overrated. OSU has some great individual athletes, but it’s just painful watching how they play
More on the Climate
The Houston Chronicle quotes Kevin Vranes, a climate scientist at the University of Colorado: “A few climate scientists are beginning to question whether some dire [global warming] predictions push the science too far. Some of us are wondering if we
Best Steakhouse in Dayton: Flemings
My family and I first ate at Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2002… It’s an expensive restaurant, but we really loved the steaks and the speciality side dishes. I’ve subsequently eaten at Flemings in the Phoenix
Hacks into HD-DVD Access Protection
A mysterious man known as Muslix64 has already hacked past the latest copy/access protection scheme for the next generation HD-DVDs… and naturally he posted the code on the Internet. This article in Slyck News gives you technical folks greater insights
It’s Baaacck… AT&T
American Telephone & Telegraph, the original name of the company founded by Alexander Graham Bell, held a monopoly on telecommunication in the US for many years. Based on direction from the US Department of Justice, AT&T was divided into seven Regional Bell Operating
Mathematics of Organizational Dysfunction
Another great one from Mark Clower… Combinatorials: I’ve mentioned the formula n(n-1)/2 before. You can use it to calculate the number of pairs of objects in any collection. It explains why an entrepreneurial startup venture can operate as a “band
Science and Politics
Michael Crichton is a world-famous author, having written great stories such as “Andromeda Strain”, “Jurassic Park”, and “ER” to name just a few. Crichton is also an accomplished scientist that uses his skills of reason to comment on the misuse of