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The funny thing about computers is that, despite all of the time they save people, they really can't help us make big decisions yet.  Peter Drucker made similar observations many years ago...starting with the famous quote ''The computer is a moron''.  The computer crunches and shows you numbers really quickly.  It can show up that a ...

FYI, I'm working on the fifth installment of Optimize your life.  Look for that this week.The latest results for the Da Vinci Code show it handily beating expectations...estimates now show it tracking at 77 million, when estimates had been revised to 60 million recently because of widespread negative critical reaction.  The Da Vinci Code ...

Decided to map out what the summer movie schedule is going to look like yesterday:Summer 2006 movie release datesApril 28th - Stick it! (because my friend wants to see it)May 5th - Mission Impossible III (tom cruise backlash from women)May 19th - Da Vinci Code (mega hit)May 26th - X-Men 3: The Last Stand (moderate mega hit)June 9th - Cars ...

According to this article on domain names by Dennis Forbes (I believe he's a frequent Joel on Software poster), about eighty percent of four letter domain names are taken.  Guess I lucked out with rkuo.com, huh?  Yeah, I was pretty surprised too when I found out it was available.  Too bad I didn't grab kuo.com back in the 90's.

Well, I'm finally back in Houston and managed to get a good night's sleep today, so I suppose it's time to review the past few days at SXSW in Austin.First of all, I really enjoyed the conference.  Folks were very sociable, it was a nice mix of people from all walks of life, and although I wouldn't say parties are my particular cup of tea, ...

So I'm here at South by Southwest for the SXSW Interactive portion of the festival, with a splash of the film festival on the side.  So far, this conference is a lot more fun than some of the past conferences I've been to.  I believe in part this is due to the better mix of folks from all walks of life...techie, writer, engineer, ...

In a fit of what must be either divine inspiration or complete lunacy, Mark Cuban has offered to donate a million dollars to charity if Donald Trump will put a rubber glove over his head and blow it up with his nose until it explodes.  This would be, of course, on his next scheduled appearance on Let's Make a Deal...aka national ...