Business
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An interesting article on not only Linux but OpenSource TechCrunch Article: RedHat CEO at Linuxcon – I have no idea what’s next
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Interesting article. I am not sure about Google’s but this is true for most companies, especially when they are large companies with large investments in their propietary systems. It does take a concerted effort in keeping things evolving. In general it is about constant refactoring, but in general the business needs overwrite some of the
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Does having a blog and posting in it hurts you? Well, does it? Does it matter? I think about these question on a regular basis. There is not that much privacy in the world anymore. I can find out most things about almost anybody. And if I am willing to pay, it is even easier
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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers.
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Not much of a post, but more a comment. The current economic policies and trends are totally destroying the middle class. While the upper/rich class may be the “brain” and the lower/poor class the “body” and “muscles” of society, the middle class is the “lungs” and “heart”. Mobility will never stop. Peoples will move up
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I despise talking to customer service. Most of the companies I have had to call either for information, to report a problem, ask for a refund, get an RMA, or anything related to service, have resulted in horrible experiences. The customer service reps have been rude, they have lacked product knowledge, they have been less
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I like my ducks in a row. Oh yes .. I do indeed. Every time my ducks get out of alignment I react, to some extent, poorly. This is particularly true as I help build companies through technology. Technology is just a business tool and even though it may take center stage as the enabler
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Once a month, on the second Friday of most months, a CTO networking group that I belong to meets. Each meeting starts with a speaker – speaker in the loose term because it is not a fixed format – and then leads to questions and answers by the members and to discussions. This Friday the
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A couple of weeks ago there was a blog post at TechCrunch (www.techcrunch.com) regarding web sites experiencing downtime as well as infrastructure companies experiencing failures in their operations. Obviously, the first take was on the revenue loss that each one of those companies experienced. In the case of the infrastructure company the concern and criticism
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What makes a startup successful? Getting to profitability and keeping it there. At least that is my opinion. But why is it so important to get to profitability? It gives you choices. Basically, you can decide what to do and how to do it without having to worry about survivability. And if you have a
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