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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Admittedly, a drop in the ocean but…
It has been reported that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer each earned $616,667 in salary in the fiscal year ended in June, up 2.8% from a year earlier. However, both had their bonuses cut 13% to $350,000, down from $400,000 in 2005. Ballmer also received $9,482 for “all other compensation”, while Gates received $2,112 for… Read More »
Hurd’s way
I’ve always enjoyed reading Geoffrey Colvin’s column in FORTUNE, but when he wrote his latest in the October 16 issue, I think he may have lost it. The piece, titled “A Growth Plan for HP’s CEO” in the print magazine, offers little in terms of advice other than the painfully obvious under the circumstances (e.g.… Read More »
Luke, I’m your dog
Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th
For Paraskevidekatriaphobics (people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th), today could be a day of horror. Not only are we on the second Friday the 13th this year (January 13 was a Friday), it’s also the first time since 1411 that Friday the 13th has occurred twice. To make matters worse,… Read More »
Is Eric Schmidt on crack or what?
The guy seems to believe that the truth is out there. In an interview with the Financial Times earlier this month, Schmidt predicted that a kind of “truth predictor” software would, within five years, “hold politicians to account“. People would be able to use programs to check seemingly factual statements against historical data to see… Read More »