Archive for January, 2006

Google stock tumbles after earnings fall short of estimate

January 31st, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Google (GOOG) tumbled as much as 19% in Tuesday’s after-hours session following the Internet company’s lower-than-expected earnings report. The stock briefly changed hands at $352 vs. a regular-session closing price of $432.66. At last check, Google rebounded to $370.93.

I hope it wasn’t something I said

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Feb 4: UVLUG presents Dave Heldenbrand on IPv6

January 31st, 2006

From UVLIG Announcement List:

Topic: [1] Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Date: Feb. 4, 2006 Time: 2:30
Room: [2] UVSC Room CS404

Professor Heldenbrand is a member of the Computing and Networking
Sciences Department at UVSC and Coordinator of the Networking
Specialization. He will be presenting to the public on the topic of
networking and IPv6.

He specializes in networking theory courses including Fundamentals of
Data Communications, Advanced Topics in Data Communications and TCP/IP
Internet Architecture. His professional interests include Internet
infrastructure and security, curriculum development, faculty recruiting
and student career advisement. That, and he’s a pretty cool guy!

Everyone is welcome. Spread the word!

[1] More info on IPv6:
http://www.ipv6.org/

[2] Map to parking and the CS building:
http://uvlug.org/wiki/doku.php?id=docs:programs:event_map

It just so happens that as I’m writing this, Slashdot’s front page has
an interesting story about IPv6 and the Internet’s readiness. Reading a
few of the comments has really got me interested in the topic. Hope to
see you there! http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/01/30/1612241.shtml

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How to Lose, Step-By-Step Directions

January 31st, 2006

Be totally content, never take a risk. Every time you’re tempted to do something, always ask yourself, “What will everybody else think?” Be totally inflexible, stay on course, no matter what. Fear change, and do everything you can to avoid it. Don’t’ ever think for yourself; rely instead on others to make decisions for you. Do whatever it says to do in the directions; never try to think of a better way on your own. Set few goals, and keep the one you do set as fuzzy as possible, so you can keep changing them to match your progress. Let your attention drift, daydreaming and distraction will help make the time go faster. Don’t invest anything of yourself in the job; instead, put yourself first in everything you do. And finally, memorize the formula TGE, That’s Good Enough, to set a ceiling on the quality of your work or a limit on the time you spend at it. If you do all this conscientiously, you’ll be well on the way to losing.

–Taken from The Winner’s Circle, page 28.

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CTO Breakfast Tomorrow

January 30th, 2006

I’m attending the CTO Breakfast tomorrow–not for any reason other than I love technology and I want to hear what cool things are happening out there.

These are monthly events happening at the Canyon Park Technology Center. See more details here(directions, etc).

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