Monthly Archives: October 2006

How to spend $375,000 on self-destruction

From The Register: Recovering stolen laptops from Italy – $9,668. Consulting an investigative reporter – $7,312. Having a spy scandal erase decades of hard work building up your reputation, while eroding your board of directors and forcing your CEO to testify in front of Congress – priceless. Or rather about $375,000. Even better, spend S$400,000… Read More »

How you “do it” depends on who you are

Recently, the topic of sex caused quite a stir in my office. Well, it started off as an e-mail about dogs’ names and evolved into something about snakes, but I digressed. Here’s a follow-up on how different people do it when it comes to sex: Accountants do it with double entry Acupuncturists do it with… Read More »

Incredibly useless website (6)

Imagine when Microsoft is no longer a monopoly and Bill Gates is no longer the competitive freak that everybody loves to loathe. What kind of eulogies (or criticisms, for that matter) would you be expecting for the man who transformed the computer industry? Well, check out this parody site about the assassination of Bill Gates… Read More »

How small can a computer get?

Trust the Japanese to assemble a personal computer that fits in your pocket. Measuring 2″x2″x2.2″, the Space Cube PC is no larger than your average MP3 player. Manufactured by Shimafuji, this micro PC runs on Linux and is powered by a 300MHz processor. The 64MB SDRAM card doubles as the hard drive. In addition, the… Read More »