Paypal is suing Google for stealing secrets that have led to the introduction of Google Wallet. Apparently, the employees that have been enticed to leave PayPal and join Google have discovered that PayPal's algorithms and paradigms are the best way to accomplish the electronic wallet. I'm actually surprised that Google didn't swallow PayPal long ago, but some people prefer to roll-their-own.
How disgusting. Zuck is killing everything he eats. We all realize that this has to happen for us to eat, but the practice is disgusting. I'd sooner become a Vegan. I used to have guns and go hunting, and I would eat anything I kill, but I didn't kill everything I ate. I can certainly understand that everyone should be aware of where their food comes from, and that lives are lost to provide us, but this is just gross. Mebbie I should be a Vegan....or mebbie Zuck should be.... Why is he killing a GOAT, anyway? Who (in the US) eats GOAT?
Everyone says that one shouldn't text and drive. I think you shouldn't even have the phone in your hand when you are walking. My daughter was walking on the sidewalk and entering a phone number (same as texting, basically). She ran into a tree, scraped her forehead, nose and lip. She was lucky she didn't put out an eye. She is the one that always CARRIES her phone in her hand so that she won't miss calls. I tried explaining to her that they put a ringer on the phone so she can put it in her pocket or purse. People can wait PAST the first ring, for God's sake. I am concerned that if she should fall (like on stairs, she should have both hands free to catch her fall- or almost just as bad, she could slip and drop the phone. Also she could set it down in a store while shopping. Any of the above a REALLY GOOD reasons NOT to do what she does.
The child comes home from his first day at school. His Mother
asks, "Well, what did you learn today?"
The kid replies, "Not enough. They want me to come back tomorrow."
NEW PROVERBS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
1. Home is where you hang your @.
2. The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.
3. A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
4. You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.
5. Great groups from little icons grow.
6. Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
7. In some places, C:\ is the root of all directories.
8. Oh, what a tangled Website we weave when first we practice.
9. Pentium wise, pen and paper foolish.
10. The modem is the message.
11. Too many clicks spoil the browse.
12. The geek shall inherit the earth.
13. Don't byte off more than you can view.
14. Fax is stranger than fiction.
15. What boots up, must come down.
16. Windows will never cease.
17. Virtual reality is its own reward.
18. Modulation in all things.
19. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.
20. There's no place like your homepage.
Our story begins at the Olympics, specifically the wrestling event. It is narrowed down to the Russian or the American for the gold medal. Before the final match, the American wrestler's trainer came to him and said, "Now don't forget all the research we've done on this Russian. He's never lost a match because of
this "pretzel" hold he has. Whatever you do, don't let him get you in this hold! If he does, you're finished!"
The wrestler nodded in agreement. Now, to the match: The American and the Russian circled each other several times looking for an opening. All of a sudden the Russian lunged forward, grabbing the
American and wrapping him up in the dreaded pretzel hold!
A sigh of disappointment went up from the crowd, and the trainer buried his face in his hands for he knew all was lost. He couldn't watch the ending.
Suddenly there was a horrible scream, and a resounding cheer from the crowd. The trainer raised his eye just in time to see the Russian flying up in the air. The Russian's back hit the mat with a thud, and the American weakly collapsed on top of him, getting the pin and winning the match.
The trainer was astounded! When he finally got the American wrestler alone, he asks, "How did you ever get out of that hold? No one has ever done it before!"
The wrestler answered, "Well, I was ready to give up when he got me in that hold, but at the last moment, I opened my eyes and saw this pair of balls right in front of my face. I thought I had nothing to lose, so with my last ounce of strength I stretched out my neck and bit those babies just as hard as I could. You'd be amazed how strong you get when you bite your own balls!"
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years. (1900-1970)
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth..
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars…the house…the cash.
What matters most is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard…
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile…
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy’s being read
With your life’s actions to rehash…
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?
