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Mercy for Madoff plea
in Sox First, on June 24, 2009
...s suggests a desire for a type of mob vengeance that, if countenanced here, would negate and render meaningless the role of the Court,'' the lawyers wrote. "Instead, we respectfully submi...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...running a single heavy truck on it". As Bloomberg's Mark Gilbert points out, it's a meaningless exercise when taxpayers around the world are on the hook for the billions upon billions ...
Buick Folder Brings Back the Days When Station Wagons Were Admired and Loved
in Classical Drives, on February 27, 2009
...gon" to describe their vehicles, at least not in the North American market. Instead they go by meaningless words like "crossover," many of which are actually tall wagons. It seems there...
Diagnosing the liquidity and credit crunch
in Sox First, on January 6, 2009
... and this one is no exception. That's why comparisons with previous downturns and meltdowns are meaningless. It also explains the growing number of analytic studies that are now emerging looking a...
Internet Anonymity and the MySpace Case
in Web 2.0, on November 18, 2008
...e can tell it's you. That real anonymity.
Partial anonymity is the idea of creating a some meaningless code for an ID. You can be A14key9 or Parrothead32 at a forum or in a chat room. If ...
Shortening URLs
in The Search Engine Weblog, on September 22, 2008
...o-blogging services and hence the URL shortening services that make URLs succinct but in themselves meaningless.
There is an article up at SEJ that summarizes the benefits and disadvantages of the ...
2008 Pre-Season College Football Meanderings
in Play Las Vegas, on August 11, 2008
My favorite time of year is just about here as The college football season is set to open on August 23.
The major colleges start play on August 28 and if this season is at all like last year's it will be one hell of a ride.
Here's a look at the upcoming 2008 college football TV sc...
Buy This Not That - Lenovo Ideapad S10 vs. Asus Eee PC 900
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 4, 2008
...MPC's) I wanted to compare it to. Asus has worked hard to dilute their brand of netbooks into a meaningless pile of clones.
I recommend that you buy the Lenovo Ideapad S10 not the Asus Eee PC. T...
Three new UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy
in Wandalust, on July 16, 2008
...in Italy there are so many beautiful cities, towns and villages that such an award can seem rather meaningless in terms of flagging up places worthy of visiting.
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Who will be Fabio Capello's England captain?
in The Soccer Weblog, on May 27, 2008
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As England go into their meaningless friendly against the USA tonight there will only be one matter of any real interest. How will John Terry get on as the captain of the side.
He is the thi...
Macau Casino And Gambling Meanderings
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 25, 2008
It's generally accepted in the world-wide arena of gambling that Las Vegas is still considered to be the top gun due to its variety and the availability of a multitude of other attractions and entertainment.
However, the upstart Macau casino industry, established mostly with revenue generat...
Greenwashing complants more than quadruple
in Sox First, on May 7, 2008
...greenwash? Look out for suggestive pictures (like shell's flowers), too much jargon, fluffy and meaningless language, over-emphasizing green products when the company itself still pollutes, making...
More clarity required in travel philanthropy
in Wandalust, on May 1, 2008
...e donated to non-profit organisations in the host country, just saying "a percentage" is meaningless. If you really want to help you could forgo your trip and donate the whole trip spend to ...
When statistics lie
in Sox First, on April 7, 2008
...iants and five four foot 10 inch dwarves, then the average height is five foot 10." Completely meaningless. As Irish humorist Des McHale once said, the average human has one breast and one test...
Is it a Recession?
in Bizinformer, on March 27, 2008
... Americans already believe we are in a recession. For the public, the economists' definition is meaningless - hard times are hard times, with or without an economist's blessing. Technically, I...
Australian Opals
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 26, 2008
...though some talented artist dipped his brush into the palette of the spectrum, splashed it across a meaningless rock, and transformed it into a masterpiece. The varieties and patterns in Opal are endl...
England v France - Do the fans really care?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 25, 2008
... their teams at this stage of the season rather than have them risk injury and fatigue playing in a meaningless friendly international.
So taking into account the feelings of the players, the manager...
Metrics
in The CIO Weblog, on March 12, 2008
...ns based on a 1 to 10 scale. Circle the one which best represents your experience.
If not entirely meaningless, those sorts of metrics are at least significantly questionable. Better are the ones tha...
IP PBX Vendors Ratchet Up Their Marketing
in The VoIP Weblog, on March 5, 2008
... IP PBX vendors to review their products: TalkSwitch and thirdlane . Ok, maybe this data point is meaningless, but it's not like I hear from IP PBX vendors every day asking my opinion. Maybe thi...
The New Financial Statement Formats
in Businesspundit, on February 13, 2008
... as long as it is disclosed somewhere, but in a world driven by media hype, pro forma EPS and other meaningless numbers do matter to the public. If you can't change the media, you can change the v...
NFL Week 17
in Play Las Vegas, on December 28, 2007
...on on an up note, so let's see what's on tap for the final weekend, which has a plethora of meaningless games from which to choose.
There are a few games that have some meaning to them, but a...
Strong Dollar Good, Weak Dollar Bad?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 6, 2007
... for the most part it was really well-written and made sense, without a lot of jargon that would be meaningless to the layman.
Here's some of what I learned:
* Neither a strong dollar nor a weak...
Dario Alioto Scores For Italy at WSOPE
in Internet Poker, on September 10, 2007
...lopped a pair. The turn was the 5s and Alioto picked up two pair. Novak was drawing dead and the meaningless As fell on the river.
Istvan Novak was eliminated in second place. He won £137,280.
Dari...
Harrington On Hold Em: The Legends of Poker Edition
in Internet Poker, on August 31, 2007
...5c for two pair, tens and fives. Pham showed 7c5h for a pair of fives, and he was drawing dead. The meaningless river card was the 3s and Dan Harrington was the 2007 Legends of Poker Champion! He took...
Why I Like Online Video
in Businesspundit, on August 29, 2007
...g to game the system by stuffing posts with keywords, maximizing titles for SEO, but writing meaningless drivel in the post itself. As a result, Google gives you lots of garbage when you search...
What Dasani Bottled Water Taught Me About Better Blogging
in Businesspundit, on August 23, 2007
...Well, in case you are working on your MBA and have had your mind temporarily corrupted by vague and meaningless business-speak, let me explain. It's very simple. If you possess a distribution chan...
Five things I hate about the NFL preseason
in End Zone Buzz, on August 13, 2007
...son at all. Of course, I understand that coaches don't want their superstars risking injury in meaningless games, but I don't have to like it.
3. Final scores of 13-10 : NFL preseason games...
Cowboys usher in Phillips era with big win
in End Zone Buzz, on August 10, 2007
...s, which is Phillips ball at its best.
Most experts will tell you that winning in the preseason is meaningless, especially the first games, when starters are lucky to see even 10 plays.
This game an...
Please Build Me Something Useful: A Letter To Web 2.0 Developers
in Businesspundit, on August 2, 2007
...ook at things like what a CNET expert said about a product. Whatever Jody in Boston, MA thinks is meaningless to me.
Case in point. For Christmas, I asked for a specific suitcase . Mrs. Busin...
Why business schools struggle to teach ethics
in Sox First, on June 26, 2007
...ies and society." The trouble is that unless ethics is incorporated into subjects, it becomes meaningless. The experience of former US Secretary of Defence, Robert McNamara, is instructive here....
10 rules for corporate social responsibility
in Sox First, on June 8, 2007
... there are five key issues that need to be addressed. If they fail to do all of these, it becomes a meaningless exercise. 1. Companies need to demonstrate CSR as a value proposition to the board. ...
China Stocks Drop; Does It Matter?
in China Venture News, on May 30, 2007
...difference?
One news source, Interfax, put it this way: "An additional 0.2% tax is absolutely meaningless insofar as a cooling measure is concerned, given that stocks often move by 5% or more in...
Weakly Album Sales
in P2P File Sharing, on May 30, 2007
This article is part of a series on the changing music business.
1. Weakly Album Sales
2. It's Not About the Album
3. Album Sales Are Like US Box Office
4. EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels
Album sales are a microcosm of the ongoing transformation of the music. ...
Weakly Album Sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 30, 2007
This article is part of a series on the changing music business.
1. Weakly Album Sales
2. It's Not About the Album
3. Album Sales Are Like US Box Office
4. EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels
Album sales are a microcosm of the ongoing transformation of the music. ...
Understanding SEO Penalties
in The Search Engine Weblog, on May 27, 2007
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Minus the search engines, Internet is meaningless. How many websites do you visit using the major search? Compare it with the number of websites by actually typing their URLs. Their importance can...
NFL considering 17th game
in End Zone Buzz, on May 12, 2007
...s the added financial gains.
For rabid NFL Football fans, the biggest advantage is one less meaningless exhibition game and one more opportunity to watch a game that counts.
What could be be...
Greenstein Wins WPT "Poker By the Book" Tourney
in Internet Poker, on April 29, 2007
...In the last hand, McEvoy was drawing dead on the turn, and the tournament was effectively over. The meaningless last card? An ace on the river.
...
Net Neutrality: When Best Efforts is Least
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 20, 2007
... neutrality is a complex issue. "Best efforts" made sense in the early days. But it's meaningless in a complex world where there are many different types of Internet services, from your ...
Net Neutrality: When Best Efforts is Least
in P2P File Sharing, on April 20, 2007
... neutrality is a complex issue. "Best efforts" made sense in the early days. But it's meaningless in a complex world where there are many different types of Internet services, from your ...
How To Be a Business Pundit - 7 Easy Ways To Sound Smarter Than You Really Are
in Businesspundit, on April 17, 2007
...ar to John that he would be the bottleneck, but that's irrelevant now.
2. Speak in tongues - Meaningless, circular conversation almost always works. Most people will sit quietly in a meeting, t...
Shivering Isles Review Roundup
in XboxSpace, on April 4, 2007
...ansion is a great excuse to jump back in, if only to experience Sheogorath's bizarre tangential meanderings. ...
Golf and Climate Change: A New Study
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 1, 2007
...golf could be a year round sport within 7 decades.
That's so far out that it's essentially meaningless for those of us who won't be around when that glorious day dawns.
But new evidence...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 18
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 9, 2007
...a result that proves capital was wisely deployed. In all cases, what is clear is that book value is meaningless as an indicator of intrinsic value.
Discussing his advancing years, Buffett pays tribut...
Vision of the bean counters
in Sox First, on November 20, 2006
Last week I wrote in this blog entry about how the world's six biggest accounting firms are now calling for changes that include replacing quarterly financial statements with real-time Internet-based reports, relaxing auditor liability and subjecting all public companies to forensic audits...
How To Stop Procrastinators
in Businesspundit, on October 25, 2006
...y I am procrastinating.
In one of their experiments, they asked participants to proofread three meaningless synthetic texts. Participants received financial rewards for finding errors and s...
Sustainability reporting: carrots and sticks
in Sox First, on October 11, 2006
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Once dismissed as fuzzy and meaningless work from greenies, sustainability reporting seems to be gaining some traction in boardrooms with the release of the latest Global Reporting Initiative . ...
Spamhaus gets a $11 mil fine
in I got Spam?!, on September 20, 2006
...mail anti-spam vendors with lawsuits in order to frighten them. Spamhaus states :
"Although meaningless for Spamhaus, which as a British organization not subject to Illinois court orders is li...
A Grim Remembrance
in The Universities Weblog, on September 11, 2006
...at another plane hit and that it was no accident. Rankings, for some reason, suddenly seemed rather meaningless.
The president immediately suggested that the hijackers had to be pilots because no com...
CSR as grassroots movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on August 31, 2006
...brechtson earlier this year, who said CSR "is a con job. It's largely all talk. It's a meaningless gimmick".
Nothing could be further from the truth. Gimmicks don't work in busi...
Stratanalyphobia
in Businesspundit, on July 29, 2006
...f the reasons I think companies never get very far is that strategic discussions get bogged down in meaningless jibber jabber that isn't backed up by anything except a long chain of ungrounded ass...
Education Stops For Nothing
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 18, 2006
...ven bullets. One of the most fascinating things about online education is the way it makes distance meaningless: Everything is close by, a world shrunk to the size of a computer monitor.
As the war ...
A Media Server in Every House?
in Digital Music - The Future, on July 15, 2006
...ed by the way in which they are actually used? Will product categories void of usage metrics become meaningless? I would argue that usage must become the measure by which such platforms are defined or...
Bob Geldof on poverty, corporate social responsibility and world trade
in Sox First, on July 14, 2006
... corporations inasmuch that at a certain point, this stuff that you've got, money, is literally meaningless, given that currency itself is virtual. I give you a piece of paper and you give me a Co...
Swarm Theory and Corporate Strategy: Why Innovation May Lead to Google's Demise
in Businesspundit, on July 2, 2006
...t center . The flock isn't moving together. The flock is working on the core, then going off in meaningless directions. That is why Google can't take the top spot in anything else.
Google is ...
Exxon Mobil: no switch on climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2006
With last year's $36 billion profit, Exxon Mobil was America's most valuable company. Until it got hammered in the market on Wednesday. But the company's problems don't end there.
Ethics: Talking the talk without doing
in Sox First, on June 8, 2006
First the good news. More than 8 out of 10 US companies have codes of ethics and 98 per cent agree that an ethics and compliance program is an important part of corporate governance. But a new report from Deloitte, Business Ethics and Compliance in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era , points to a worrying...
CSR: The real deal?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 2, 2006
... this, so please comment below. Terms such as CSR are so often thrown about that they risk becoming meaningless, and many already think it is just window dressing. What do you think?
*At Management ...
Worthless Words In Marketing
in Bizinformer, on May 25, 2006
...te, full service, tireless, fighting, hardworking, etc.
Those are nice, well used, and completely meaningless words we see in advertising and copy of all sorts.
They're meaningless beca...
SEC and The Jargon Maze
in Sox First, on May 18, 2006
...anguage but to the running of companies and to investors. The business world is bedevilled by meaningless and slipshod jargon, a mix of euphemisms designed to mislead and deceive, clumsily const...
YouTube Allows Mobile Uploads
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 11, 2006
...the next big global video network, now allows uploads to its site from mobiles , so we can all see meaningless moments of pedestrian life instantly.
In the same way that Flickr has allowed ...
Enron's Code of Ethics
in Sox First, on May 1, 2006
...would eventually be the company's undoing. Obviously, the story shows that a code of ethics is meaningless unless it's made real for everyone in the organisation. Like the traditional missi...
New Category - Cheap Wines
in Celebrate Wine, on April 14, 2006
...sive - wines, then post them in the comments so I can include them in my grocery store or wine shop meanderings.
Image from Dee Vine Wines
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Is Joe Cole The Poor Man's Ronaldinho?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 7, 2006
...eter Osgood) struggled internationally.
But it's a big leap from scoring the winner in a semi-meaningless international friendly or in an FA Cup tie against Colchester to scoring the deciding go...
Earnings Guidance: Transparency Or A Fool's Game?
in Sox First, on February 22, 2006
...ed companies to stop offering quarterly earnings guidance, saying these created a damaging focus on meaningless short-term performance. "Earnings projections are a fool's game for management...
Education Is Cool...Literally
in The Universities Weblog, on January 22, 2006
..."We are doing our best to ensure that these are real courses with real study --- not just some meaningless trip abroad," says Anderson. "Faculty members are increasingly preparing quali...
Interview With Shoutwire.com Founder Justin Bunnell
in Philoneist, on December 31, 2005
I recently had the opportunity to interview Shoutwire founder Justin Bunnell about the inspiration behind his site and the current state and future of social news promotion. Shoutwire is a community where its members can recommend articles and other sites by submitting a link and brief summary ...
Entrerpreneurship
in Businesspundit, on December 14, 2005
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1. Every Business is About Solving Pain.
Find the People that will Pay For It.
2. Ideas are Meaningless.
Many Think It, Few Actually Do It. ...are the ones people most often forget.
And in r...
Subliminal Advertising Works
in Businesspundit, on December 13, 2005
...rol over their acceptance or rejection of the messages." The initial research turned out to be meaningless, but several studies since then have shown that subliminal advertising works, although o...
Great Business Advice From My Mom
in Bizinformer, on December 5, 2005
...ding products, services, and solutions to meet their needs, wants, and desires. Your competition is meaningless in this equation. You alone control how much you care.
Customers recognize value, ser...
Does Your Mission Statement Mean Anything to Anyone?
in Bizinformer, on November 30, 2005
... The problem with mission statements is they are overwhelmingly meaningless outcomes of multi-day offsite meetings, where a small group of people sit and hammer one out because it's on th...
