Even if you aren’t really into Science Fiction, if you want your mind to be totally blown, try Accelerando, by Charles Stross. It is a collection of nine interconnected short stories telling the tale of three generations of a disfunctional family before during and after a technological singularity. Acelerando won the Locus award and...
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Just got back from the KROS studios in Clinton where I was talking about what options are available to CIS subscribers and businesses. No announcement yet from CIS. The curious thing, which I mentioned on the radio, is that CIS has significant assets both physical and virtual and could very easily sell the business...
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Robert Kramer III performed a great mitzvah for for the world when he ran down and sued into the ground a number of spammers based in the United States. Although it is unlikely that Bob Kramer, owner of CIS Internet Services ever saw even a tenth part of the more than $10 billion (yes,...
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From The Economist, a very well done and easily understood graphic on the history of the American economy and the fundamental instability of our consumer-oriented growth from the 1980′s to 2007. Rebalancing The Economy
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Busy as all hell. Not abandoning the blog again. Had a very pleasant and restful Sunday. The first in a few weeks. Took a couple hours to go out on the Mississippi with Turbo and take some pictures. Feel free to share. All images are Creative Commons Licensed Attribution, No Derivitives. All photos: This...
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It was shocking to hear that City Administrator, Gary Boden was tossed out of City Hall two weeks ago. Not suprising, but a bit shocking. I have worked with Mr. Boden on a number of projects since he took that position in early 2007. He could be very abrasive but he was also a...
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