On quality, marketing, and business people

This was in today’s RISKS digest. Yay.

Generic Security Alert

Courtesy of wearescott (if courtesy is the word):

Thank you CNN for bringing us this stream.

Spam from Kennebunkport

I know I promised a discussion of marketing and the death of quality, but instead I give you:

The Weird Dream I Had Last Night

Items:
• A neurologist I met at the coffee house told me there are new bleach-resistant bacteria. Phear.
• Italo Svevo’s Confessions of Zeno is a kick ass novel that you all must read.
• I have moved on from noodles and the history of Scotland to chili and the history of Ireland as my evening occupations.
• This morning my cat put both her paws on my face and said “Woo waa.” I am a stud!
• We have a new show on the network I work at. The hosts are a former Fredericks of Hollywood lingerie model and a surfer from my home town. The ignatz effect is increasing.
• I am failing in at least one important task at work but no-one has noticed.
• A discourse on the failure of marketing and the death of quality should be posted later today.
• Panama hats actually come from Ecuador
• You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!

Well, they’ve got me pegged. Four more missions and I get my SPOCK EARS!!1!

Which OS are You?

On Oracle Software’s Education page, after I logged in and provided them with geographical info, I got this teaser message:

“Register for 1 of the 0 courses near you.”

Suddenly I feel slightly less motivated to learn their database.

http://www.marcmelzer.net/sotudg/

Courtesy of fimmtiu who escaped all of this by moving to the Great White North.

http://ww2.bakersfield.com/2003/lords/

Long story short, some very powerful men seem to have sheltered their rough trade from the long arm of the law, resulting eventually in murder, outing, and other wacky hijinks. All in Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD?

Maybe feedle can explain it all?