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Ironic: New Florida billboard campaign aims to curb distracted driving (w/VIDEO) {Autoblog}
Jul 11th 2009 10:31AM Here in Texas the state legislature was an hour a way from passing the law to absolutely ban cell phone use while driving - no exceptions, no loopholes - and guess what happen...
An AT&T executive, wearing an AT&T lapel pin no less, quietly went to several of the senators, on the floor of the senate (!!!) whisper something in their ear...
...next thing you know, bill failed to pass because it didn't have enough votes.
Lesson - campaign finance reform and paid lobbyists influence peddling must be outlawed FIRST, then safety measures for the road can be made into law.
Obama: Baby Got Barack {TMZ}
Jul 9th 2009 6:31PM "YES SHE CAN!"
REPORT: China passes U.S. in auto sales {Autoblog}
Jul 9th 2009 5:19PM Given that cars in China have zero emission control devices and the gasoline is really crappy, I am not sure that's anything to boast about.
Headline should read
CHINA SURPASSES U.S. IN ITS ABILITY TO POISON THE AIR ITS CITIZENS BREATH 10 YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Silverlight 3 now available for your Flash-killing pleasure {Download Squad}
Jul 9th 2009 4:44PM In related news...
HTML5 now available for your Flash and Silverlight 3 killing pleasure
StatCounter data shows Windows 7 pre-release use closing in on Linux {Download Squad}
Jul 3rd 2009 3:49PM Nice RSS click bait ...Linux is running on 200 million+ servers worldwide vs. the 1,000 or so, Microsoft apologists who have downloaded Window 7.
I assume editorial review for posts has been suspended for the holiday week-end.
Microsoft to OEMs: cut off free Vista to Windows 7 upgrades at 25 {Download Squad}
Jun 29th 2009 2:09PM "...How are you supposed to win back enterprise IT after Vista with news like this?"
They won't. I'll revise my prediction to be:
Microsoft will change its name to xbox and just sell game consoles, abandoning all other products and markets by 2011.
:)
Steve Jobs back to work at Apple {Engadget}
Jun 29th 2009 2:03PM yay!
Microsoft to OEMs: cut off free Vista to Windows 7 upgrades at 25 {Download Squad}
Jun 29th 2009 1:46PM My prediction of massive product failure for Windows 7 coming true - hooray!
All IT Enterprise folks go here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Obama signs Cash-for-Clunkers bill into law, countdown to start begins {Autoblog}
Jun 25th 2009 11:45AM FYI - People here in Texas can "double dip" federal+state for up to $9,000.00
...plus if you buy an eligible car, you still get the $400.00 tax break too ( $9,400.00 )!
What does a base line Insight cost? Free car?
Much ado about Outlook 2010's lame HTML rendering {Download Squad}
Jun 24th 2009 2:05PM @typoink
Then the retail box that Office 2010 comes in, sitting on the shelf at Staples for $399.99, needs to say right on the front, in big prominent letters:
"WILL NOT RENDER SIMPLE HTML"
