Category Archives: Random Stuff

High-flying beggars

“There’s a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands.”~ Rep. Gary Ackerman on the pampered chief executives of the Big Three automakers, who opted to fly their company jets to a Capitol Hill hearing to beg for a federal… Read More »

Good riddance!

Here’s former Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang’s memo explaining his departure to employees. Notice the highlighted clichés. Related posts:If clichés can kill, these probably willTo be honest with you

World War III?

The world got out of the massive bout of falling prices, or deflation, during the Great Depression in the 1930s partly through World War II. Would we have to start World War III to dig ourselves out of the current financial crisis? Technorati Tags: World War WWII WWIII Great Depression deflation financial crisis

A taste of speech recognition

Tired of hacking away on the keyboard? Or decided to give your mouse (and wrist) a break? Head over to Tazti (pronounced “tasty”) and download the free speech recognition application for your PC. This nifty program allows you to perform Web searches and browse the Internet using your voice. The software also allows you to… Read More »