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May 2004 - Posts

9GB Music with Random On

Posted Friday, May 28, 2004 9:39 AM by johnmont
Start with something from Orff's “Carmina Burana,” then Bach Violin Sonata movement, Bach French Suite movement, something from West Side Story, a variation from Frederic Rzewski's “The People United Will Never Be Defeated,” and Read More...
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Ted Hu Responding to my Google IPO Post

Posted Friday, May 28, 2004 9:36 AM by johnmont
I'm just going to pull his entire comment into the main blog because I thought it was interesting. Basically, economics is about decisions made to rationalize scarce goods against relatively unlimited human desires. It also suggests that in the short-run, Read More...
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On Google, Stock, and IPOs

Posted Monday, May 17, 2004 9:57 AM by johnmont
Economics is for people who are smarter than I. Read More...
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The Transparent Society

Posted Saturday, May 15, 2004 9:23 AM by johnmont
A few days ago, Jon Udell wrote about the transparent society . I remember having a conversation with him a long time ago about this idea -- the idea that none of us has any secrets. We all can know each others' financial situation, relationship situation, Read More...
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Top Ten Windows Forms Applications

Posted Saturday, May 15, 2004 9:15 AM by johnmont
Recently, someone reforwarded me this CNet article on the “smart“ client -- a client that's not just rich, but also uses local processing power wisely, local resources (like the disk drive or peripherals), and can go online and offline smoothly. Read More...
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What Is In a Name?

Posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 9:33 PM by johnmont
I've been wondering for a while about brands. It wasn't until last night I realized this meant I'd turned into a marketing person quietly over the last couple of years. But that's another matter. I look at Visual Studio, and I think to myself “productive Read More...
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Comedian Bob Smith

Posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 9:31 PM by johnmont
This evening, while browsing TV, I ran into a gay (very, very gay) comedian named Bob Smith on HBO. I tuned in about half way through and I started laughing. He had some of the best jokes (mostly about being gay) I've ever heard. Gems like, “The Read More...
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