Tuesday, November 04, 2003

I don't know which company will be the most powerful software company in the world in 2030, but it will be running the most effective LUI network.  Paraphrased:  John Smart.  Which makes you consider what a shame it was that Lernout and Hauspie went awry. 5:27:42 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

My friend John Smart postulates that immune systems always win.  I agree with a caveat.  Innovation occurs less rapidly within a highly evolved immune system.  Why?  Immune systems protect against the unexpected, even if it is beneficial. 5:17:00 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

Word of the day:  Zettatechnology. 2:44:15 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

Dan, don't we already have micropayments with PayPal for everything other than business transactions? 2:42:13 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

Scoble's right about rich client apps.  By freezing the browser, Microsoft is forcing the market to build rich clients that connect to Internet resources.  1:18:17 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

Doc reminds us to check out the light show tonight. 10:53:05 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

If you haven't heard about the new sports plane license rules yet, take a look.  Along with these rules, a new crop of low cost aircraft (lots of nice pics) are on the way.  They sell for the cost of a good SUV.  This may bring me back into flying. 10:33:37 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

EETimes:  IBM chip selected for the next gen XBox. The current Xbox is based on a Pentium 3 processor running at 800 MHz or less. One problem Microsoft has faced is the conversion of Xbox systems into personal computers. By buying a heavily subsidized $200 game machine from Microsoft, and then adding a pirated disk drive, the Xbox can be used as a "poor man's PC, turning a $200 game machine into a $600 personal computer, which Microsoft doesn't like at all," Doherty said.  That may have led Microsoft to the PowerPC platform developed by IBM. 10:08:35 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

WSJ.  Wow, Prudential ignored 25,000 warning letters from mutual fund operators that its brokers were participating in securities fraud.  Too bad the hedge funds and their rich limited partners or shareholders that benefited from this to steal from mutual fund investors won't be indicted too. 9:58:11 AM    Comment_ Trackback []