“ …As handsets become banking tools and games controllers, he argues, mobile operators can up-end other companies’ business models. ‘It’s very cool. And Steve Jobs will eventually get old … I like our chances.’ ”
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg shared his company’s answer to the iPhone’s popularity
Friendship chain letter
True Friendship …
None of that Sissy Crap
Are you tired of those sissy ‘friendship’ poems that always sound good, But never actually come close to reality?
Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship..
You will see no cutesy little smiley faces on this card-
Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.
1. When you are sad — I will jump on the person who made you sad
like a spider monkey jacked up on Mountain Dew.
2. When you are blue — I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile — I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
4. When you are scared — I will rag on you about it every chance I get.
5. When you are worried — I will tell you horrible stories about how much Worse it could be until you quit whining.
6. When you are confused — I will use little words.
7. When you are sick — Stay away from me until you are well again. I don’t want whatever it is you have.
8. When you fall — I will point and laugh at your clumsy bottom.
This is my oath…. I pledge it to the end. ‘Why?’ you may ask;
‘because you are my friend’.
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it,
But only you can feel the true warmth..
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Sugar cane more efficient:
Corn ethanol generates less than two units of energy for every unit of energy used to produce it, while the energy ratio for sugar cane is more than 8 to 1. With lower production costs and cheaper land prices in the tropical countries where it is grown, sugar cane is a more efficient source.
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Just food for thought: We are providing huge subsidies for US corn ethanol producers and placing large tariff’s on Brazilian sugar cane ethanol which is much more efficient. This is a direct result of the farm lobby at work. Unfortunately my party is on the wrong side on this issue. Obama supports this policy even though it makes little sense. With the recent mid-west floods causing massive crop losses we are going to see corn prices soar in the next year as the government continues to push so much of it into ethanol production. I’m not a McCain fan but he is right on dumping these subsidies and dropping this tariff.
‘Teaching the values of the parents’
“With the exception of the cross-burning episode … I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district,” he told The Columbus Dispatch for a story published Friday.
Teaching the values of the parents? Since when does a science teacher have any business teaching values of any kind. To read the article the school clearly knew he was preaching religion in his classroom long before he decided to brand the kids with the cross. I say close this pathetic example of a school, fire the staff, and bus these kids out of the damn dark ages so they have a chance in this world. As for the science teacher.. how about 10-15 years in the Pen.
Back to that quote. I have heard this “values of parents” argument to justify teaching creationism in schools before. In fact from the principle in the very school my children attend.
I wonder if these parents would have supported segregation since the “values” of the parents in those schools didn’t permit their children to play with black kids? This mentality of mob rule regardless of facts or any sense of humanity is the same exact path that brought us the holocaust, slavery, segregation, the burning of witches and about a million other atrocities. But hey, why read history books when you have the bible!
here I am flying the beaches on a recent trip to Panama City Beach Florida. The flying here was excellent. If you have ever wanted to fly and cannot justify the crazy expense of an actual airplane you should check into powered paragliding. Its simply an incredible way to fly. We have a club website at www.ppgcolorado.com with lots of info.
Where in the world is Copy / Paste
Ok so I essentially got what I wanted from WWDC with the 3G Iphone although I would have liked to see something new on the Macbook Pro or MacPro front. I’m surprised that they are holding everyone off until July 11th when their stores already have bare shelves. This seems like a bizarre business decision if it was intentional. As for the 3G Iphone I can’t believe they didn’t announce Copy/Paste. The damn thing can play games with incredible graphics but it cannot handle this simple task? I’m not a programmer but this just seems like a gimmie feature.. what the heck…
4 more days!!!! It’s almost like Christmas. I just can’t wait to give Apple more of my money as Steve puts out his distortion field and sucks it straight out of my wallet.
