Friday, April 30, 2010
delaware
for Kat's kitten
Nor were losses equally spread around the country. State by state figures for 2008 - the latest available - showed the number of tech jobs actually increased in 41 states. California gained 15,800 technology jobs, while Delaware saw the largest percentage growth with a 12.8 per cent increase.- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/29/us_tech_jobs/
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
for my son and all those who have served in the Middle East
Brig. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who banned PowerPoint presentations when he led the successful effort to secure the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar in 2005, followed up at the same conference by likening PowerPoint to an internal threat.
"It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control," General McMaster said in a telephone interview afterward. "Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?src=me&ref=general
"It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control," General McMaster said in a telephone interview afterward. "Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?src=me&ref=general
Thursday, April 22, 2010
bloopers, boo-boos and errata
the slippery double negative
Because he does have those days to appeal, certainly we don't want to put ourselves in an uncompromising position,Crowder-Eagle said.
But again, he has delayed us so much, and the judge has spoken and the voters have spoken, so we want to move forward on that.- mdjonline
Saturday, April 10, 2010
the New York way?
Suffolk officials said workers will be culled from local construction
companies.
or is it just [sic]
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