Misc

Tweets cannot be longer than 140 characters. This may look like a severe restriction because when we compose a tweet, it typically exceeds this limit. But now the rewriting fun begins — we find that with some effort we can make our tweet more succinct. This is an iterative process and takes time, as Pascal … Read more

I worked for many years at Sun and am sad to see that it is being gobbled up by IBM for under 7 billion. The writing was on the wall for many years and in a sense was inevitable. IBM will take the parts that make sense and discard the rest. This will be the … Read more

On June 2, the company said it would record an $891 million charge to change the name of FedEx Kinko’s stores to FedEx Office. Close to a billion dollars to change the name? Amazing! Sounds better when they put it as asset-impairment charge tied to the decision to minimize the use of the Kinko’s name … Read more

I was shocked to learn that Tim Russert (58) died of heart attack on Fri. I used to watch his program when I was in the US and enjoyed his interviews. May his soul rest in peace. I didn’t know that he had coronary heart disease. Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US … Read more

The price of crude increased by $11 overnight. Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 400 points. Gasoline is over $4/gallon in US. In India, the price of gasoline and diesel went up by about 10%. A while back, someone in US bought a Toyota Prius hybrid and added lots of batteries and made it pluggable. It … Read more

Accused 9/11 mastermind asks judge to be executed By ANDREW O. SELSKY – Article Why? What did the judge do? 🙂

In an effort to provide as many customers as possible with the opportunity to purchase a Wii, we are limiting the total number of Wiis that can be purchased. As a result, each household may only purchase up to 3 Nintendo Wii units total.