RatcliffeBlog - Mitch Thinking Out Loud http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/ Mitch Ratcliffe Thinking Out Loud en-us 2003-10-31T12:15:09-08:00 This was not the way I wanted to get a G5 http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001307.html Well, having messed with the server interminably, I've gone to a new system. Ordered a new motherboard for the old server, so now I'll be able to swap if one goes down. Never did I think I'd be my own... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-31T12:15:09-08:00 Power outage, server outage http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001306.html Seven hours without power today, because of windstorm damage. The only system that didn't come back up was my OS X server. It seems the power management chip is fouled up, as any power-related function, like sleeping the display, puts... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-30T23:44:52-08:00 Light Blogging http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001305.html It's one of those three-deadlines-in-one-week weeks....... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-30T10:38:15-08:00 Bouy, Those Are Some Economic Numbers http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001304.html Headlines trumpet the "best economic growth in 20 years," hearkening back to the Reagan recovery well before there is any actual sign of improvements for ordinary Americans. Just as the press wants to be patriotic during a war, they tend... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-30T10:23:08-08:00 Bushies -- Who Do You People Think You Are? http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001303.html Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-28T23:26:12-08:00 What Sony Tells Us http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001302.html The news that Sony is laying off 20,000 workers and redirecting its effort both to increase revenues in China and lower costs to compete with Chinese consumer electronics has only one message for U.S. technology and consumer electronics companies: China... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-28T17:03:39-08:00 Rich Media Ads Increasing Market Share http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001301.html Mediapost reports that DoubleClick is seeing continuing and impressive gains in the use of rich media ads. Here are the numbers: Rich Media's Share Of Online Ads Served Share Of Ads Served* Q1 2002 17.3% Q2 2002 19.3% Q3 2002... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-27T10:00:55-08:00 How Do You Spell "Capital Flight" http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001300.html I guess I am beginning to understand George Bush's statement that he looked into Vladimir Putin and believed he saw a man with whom he can do business. Mr. Bush clearly has a skewed view of reality, because Putin is... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-27T09:56:49-08:00 The Benefit of IT Quantified Or Rationalized? http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001299.html According to the Economist, a team at Harvard led by Dale Jorgenson has determined that the benefits of IT investment we have seen in the United States aren't evident in Japan and Europe because they are being mismeasured: Mr Jorgenson... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-27T09:44:53-08:00 Time-Shifting Chat http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001298.html I was on the WebTalk Guys this weekend talking about time-shifted audio content. You can listen here (it's a free MP3). Also, I received a comment about one of my postings recently on the same topic, which bears repeating here... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-26T23:39:23-08:00 Ballmer: Unclued http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001297.html Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of the Redmond Horde (that would be Microsoft), is saying some really stupid things about open source software. Here is the highest achievement in nonsense I've read in a while: Why should code written randomly... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-25T17:49:20-08:00 Bushies -- Getting a little Rummy http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001296.html One cross-posting of the Bushies from Correspondences.org this week: UPDATE: For the many of you who have asked, this is satire, not a record of actual statements.... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-24T15:19:22-08:00 The margin of victory is already angry http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001295.html Michael Cudahy writes that the Bush coalition is already in tatters. I agree that the challenge is to get Bush out of office and stop the deconstruction of the United States, yet that is only the first step. He goes... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-24T09:55:28-08:00 Google's Web-based IPO http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001294.html I've been thinking about the Google IPO, rather than joining the chorus of celebration, both of the fact it is going public and that it will do so over the web using an auction format (sorry, it's an Financial Times... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-24T09:06:41-08:00 Wall Street and Bush http://www.ratcliffe.com/RatcliffeBlog/archives/001293.html Why should we not be surprised about the fact Wall Street is now the largest contributor to the Bush Reelection campaign, despite the "tough new enforcement initiatives" announced to reform the financial services industry by President Bush in April 2003?... Mitch Ratcliffe 2003-10-23T09:47:27-08:00