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Commercial real estate: an accounting shell game
in Sox First, on November 1, 2009
...ll actually have some value to the banks in the long run. They won't. This is another attempt to pretend there is no problem and pull the wool over the eyes of investors....
Seen that? - Top online scams to avoid
in Home Based Business, on October 21, 2009
...y to it too. Normally, this scam would come to you through email. The person sending the scam would pretend to be a very rich person from another country. They would give you some sort of [...] Read ...
FitForCommerce - Your Key to eCommerce Success
in TJ's Weblog, on September 21, 2009
...r of companies and consultants out there today will gladly offer you ecommerce software and then pretend to have provided you with solutions. But they usually don't provide you with an ecommerc...
FitForCommerce Can Be Your eCommerce Solution
in Web 2.0, on September 21, 2009
...er of companies and consultants out there today will gladly offer you ecommerce software and then pretend to have provided you with solutions. But they usually don't provide you with an ecommer...
FitForCommerce Brings eCommerce Solutions to You
in The Search Engine Weblog, on September 21, 2009
...er of companies and consultants out there today will gladly offer you ecommerce software and then pretend to have provided you with solutions. But they usually don't provide you with an ecommer...
Your Vision of Success
in TJ's Weblog, on August 20, 2009
...g James Version is the usualy quote: Where there is no vision, the people perish . Poetry and metaphor, but you're usually left with the impression that if you don't know what your goals ...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
...rt sale. Perhaps the most painful fraud are the foreclosure rescue scams. In these cases, criminals pretend that they are helping borrowers who are facing foreclosure. Instead, though, they secretly t...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...ransferred to Madoff so he can pay the crooks in a taxable jurisdiction. In other words, the crooks pretend to give him millions to invest, he pretends to invest it, and he collects big fees for trans...
How Big is Your Farm?
in BootStrapMe, on June 21, 2009
... Seth Godin asked that question recently, as a metaphor. If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you've got and cover as much territory...
Powerbrella from Sky Shades Blocks and Channels the Sun
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 27, 2009
...ed is a solar powered umbrella that can charge my laptop, iPod, or iPhone while I chill outside and pretend to be productive.
This summer, a company called Sky Shades will give me what I want - a sol...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
...mburgers, gasoline, and sometimes other small things. Then there's checks and credit cards. We pretend they're money and much of the time that works for us. They're closely related to ...
An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
... back as 1961, with the Kennedy administration.
The devil is always in the details. You know the metaphor about laws and sausages. So we'll see what eventually comes of this proposal. My persona...
Beatles Rock Band Has Me a Bit Excited
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 17, 2009
...
Being an adult and a pretend professional, I rarely find myself getting excited about a video game. In fact, it would probably be odd for me to get too giggly about a console game, but darn it if ...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 5, 2009
...judgment to a greater extent in determining the "fair value" of their assets is a case of pretending that those toxic assets are really valuable assets that for some irrational reason no one...
Counterpoint: Employers snoop away!
in The CIO Weblog, on March 4, 2009
...quot; and I'm entirely on board with that sentiment. But for most candidates, it's silly to pretend there is some firewall between the two, and it's just as silly to suggest that the candi...
Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...ot just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with. Sleeping around, to continue our metaphor, can actually be useful for large derivatives dealers because it assures them government ai...
Casio PRX-2000T Does Everything But Help You Earn $1000
in The Gadgets Weblog, on February 24, 2009
...pose for a moment that you weren't living in a world currently melting down economically. Also, pretend that you were the kind of person to spend $1000 on a watch. You would want that watch to do ...
Privacy on the Web
in Web 2.0, on February 3, 2009
.... Someone else has it saved now. We all know that. At the same time we seem to take it for granted, pretend it's not true.
The simple truth is that privacy is shrinking. And it's more than j...
Cleaning Up Amsterdam...
in The Flyaway Weblog, on December 9, 2008
...pholes" in the law. He also makes it clear that Amsterdam plans to stay a freewheeling, modern metaphor for either Sodom or Gomorrah (take your pick). But in the meantime, you may have to find a ...
iTunes vs. Last.fm: 2008 年度最流行的音乐
in Wangtam, on 2008-12-06
...Last.fm
1. Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
2. Coldplay - Violet Hill
3. MGMT - Time To Pretend
4. MGMT - Electric Feel
5. Coldplay - Life In Technicolour
6. Coldplay - Cemeteries of London
7. Kat...
iPhone takes 2nd in corporate phone market?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 21, 2008
...ket, by hook and by crook, like it's going out of style (I think I just used , in a row, two metaphors that I have never really completely understood, but nonetheless I believe correctly) and m...
Internet Anonymity and the MySpace Case
in Web 2.0, on November 19, 2008
...ally a 60 year old gay Republican from South Carolina or a dock worker in Oakland who just likes to pretend they teach at a college.
So all the fuss about the Lori Drew-MySpace case has me a li...
Single and Content
in The Dating Weblog, on October 29, 2008
...rous thing to try and be something you are not. If you meet someone great who loves you for who you pretend to be, rather than who you really are, then the relationship is really a lie. And all lies c...
The Future of Exchange
in The CIO Weblog, on October 22, 2008
... another convenient shuffle, or if it means something about where Exchange is going.
I won't pretend to know the minds of senior management over there, but as it happens I do know a bit about w...
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in Wangtam, on 2008-10-22
...ow better.
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1up gives Wii Music a grade of A-!!
in House of Nintendo, on October 17, 2008
... motions (drums, guitar, horns, and violin) because the game offers so many varied opportunities to pretend-play all of the dozens of instruments in the game, and knowing how to wave your arms and pre...
Nostalgic Ferrari Moment Captured by Artist Ken Eberts
in Classical Drives, on October 15, 2008
...painting of a Ferrari Superfast parked in a street in Paris (or Switzerland?). Though I can't pretend to have witnessed this exact scene I did enjoy similar moments during my time working in Eur...
Do old applications lead to train wrecks?
in The CIO Weblog, on October 8, 2008
...d Parsons
I don't mean literal train wrecks... sorry, I suppose that's a rather tasteless metaphor at the moment. But it's the one used in this Silicon.com article , which may or may no...
Running for the Paparazzi tours, Los Angeles
in Wandalust, on October 6, 2008
...39;s not clear to me is if a posse of actors is following the tour donning the mantle of reporters pretend to chase the tour participants so they feel like hounded celebrities.
Well if you are able t...
Fährt Ihr gerne Aufzug?
in Selbst und Ständig, on 22.09.08
...dieser Elevator Pitch ?
Er sollte spannend aufgebaut sein. In Form einer Geschichter, einer Metaphor, mehrerer Fragen oder in Form eines Dialog. Einfach, klar und in keiner abgehobenen Sprache.
Auf j...
Does SOA mean "you're fired" for CIOs?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 19, 2008
... that the CIO should be selected for the technology he is expected to manage).
I don't want to pretend that I think the CIO should be allowed to hide in his office and simply shepherd the organiz...
A heartfelt response to a commenter
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 7, 2008
...ore she came to us. She knows she was placed for adoption for what was best for her.
We don't pretend adoption doesn't have an element of loss. It does for everyone involved. I made sure I w...
Buy, Sell and Steal Your Friend's Photos
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 2, 2008
...acebook friends for fun and also for profit. The game is called Prized Collection and it lets you pretend to be an art collector. The goal is to create the best art gallery ever.
By buying, selling...
Victoria Lansford Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 26, 2008
...when created in the negative as in a Gothic arch or a Moroccan keyhole, they are feminine and a metaphor for the transformational. I see these shapes as essentially tantric, simultaneously embodying s...
Getting An Older Child Ready for Baby
in Next Nine Months, on June 20, 2008
...nt depends on the age and personality, I suppose.
In our case, my son is almost six, and likes to pretend that he is too cool to be affected. So we purposefully did not draw too much attention on my...
Always keep your info secret
in WebKinzBlog, on June 11, 2008
...ut you've never met any, right? Here's the thing. You might have, and not known it! People pretend to be someone else online sometimes. Sure, you're you, but that girl or boy who you'...
Derrie-Air
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 10, 2008
...ly, have you ever considered how the weight of your luggage adversely affect fuel cost. I won't pretend to know the exact answer, but the fact that the airlines are now charging extra for your sec...
Zeroing in on BAE
in Sox First, on May 22, 2008
...t how the arms traders was pledging to become more ethical. But clearly, the DOJ will not let it to pretend that the bribes didn't happen.
...
Why Wii Games Are Too Expensive, And Why They Aren't
in House of Nintendo, on April 27, 2008
...on thousands of unsold copies.
So, take a game like Boogie, a recent flop on Wii by EA. Let's pretend that the game cost EA about $30 to make. This game started out at $60 (it came with a microp...
Margaret Regan Jewelry Designer
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 7, 2008
...rift of dreams, where familiar objects appear in new settings, and our lives are revealed in visual metaphor. The ability to alter context is a gift: known with novel, commonplace with improbable. Sca...
Book Review: A Life at Work by Thomas Moore
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 26, 2008
...39;s a nice device, because the book sort of meanders to a lot of different places, and the alchemy metaphor helps tie them together. Although I found all of these places interesting, I can't say ...
Caftans for everyone!!
in Busy with Style, on February 19, 2008
...he beach as a cover-up.
So you may not live in morocco that doesn't mean you can't pretend like you do. This summer the caftan is going to be really popular and I am super excited. Wh...
Adware Stealing My Computer, Money and Precious Time
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 7, 2008
...rom adware from a "company" called Outerinfo, which actually has a Web site that tries to pretend as though they are a legitimate business. If I could get my hands on anyone from Outerinfo.....
Scam alert: Debbie Rutter aka webkinzmom@gmail.com (and other varieties)
in WebKinzBlog, on January 27, 2008
...ou think a company like Ganz would allow an employee's wife to give away things randomly?
4. Let's pretend she is connected to Ganz somehow - why would she need your password? Can she just buy it and...
The Role of Cultural Awareness in Doing Business in China
in China Venture News, on January 23, 2008
It's easy to say or do something "wrong" when you're in an unfamiliar culture.
I remember one of my first meals in an Australian home. As a male raised in the southern US, I thought my remark after the meal was a compliment. I said the food was delicious, then patted my stomach a...
Gates' final CES keynote
in The CIO Weblog, on January 7, 2008
...presenters did their best to push Vista, the Zune, and other Microsoft technologies while trying to pretend that they didn't need any push at all, but all that was beside the point: the point, for...
Single on Christmas
in The Dating Weblog, on December 25, 2007
....
- Think about the great things that come with being single on a holiday. You don't have to pretend to like a gift you didn't. You don't have to suffer buyer's regret when the cred...
Wii Review Roundup: Part 3
in House of Nintendo, on December 17, 2007
...Today in Review Roundup, we look at a game in which you pretend to be a doctor and a game were you might have to argue with a cranky one (as in Dr. McCoy).
Image from Metacritic.net
Trauma Center...
The Awkwardness of Running into an Internet Friend
in The Dating Weblog, on November 21, 2007
...public and seen someone who looked familiar. I did a double take, he noticed, so it was too late to pretend that we hadn't seen each other when the click of recognition occurred. We only knew each...
Five tips for choosing your bootstrapping venture
in BootStrapMe, on November 18, 2007
...on what to consider when going into business including the admonition that new entrepreneurs should pretend they are broke when starting out.
These considerations should also go into a decision a...
The Liberty Dollar and Alternative Currencies
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 15, 2007
...ded that these papers and coins have value.
Of course, if enough people join the Liberty club and pretend that this money has value, pretty soon it does appear to be a competitor to government money...
Microsoft SOA roadmap
in The CIO Weblog, on October 31, 2007
...imilarly encumbered, for good or ill, and so the approach makes a lot of sense to them. I won't pretend I don't have mixed feelings about continuing to dig the pit deeper, particularly in ligh...
How Sexy Should Your Halloween Costume Be?
in The Dating Weblog, on October 29, 2007
...een party, is it because you like the way it makes you feel? Does Halloween give you the freedom to pretend to be someone that you normally can't be? Or do you dress up like this because you think...
Push Up Counting Device From Japan
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...you do, you might not know it, trust me on this one) but you have a tendency to lie to yourself and pretend you did 100 even though you just broke 3. Well now the masquerade is up, buddy.
...
Tamagochi Pretend Opera Screens
in House of Nintendo, on October 22, 2007
...e-fest Tamagochi game was actually pretty good, so I'm keeping an eaqgle eye on the forthcoming Pretend Opera title.
Over at NWii they have some cool looking screenshots that have definitel...
Scam Alert! Advanced Fee Scams
in The Social Networking Weblog, on October 21, 2007
... to it too.
Normally, this scam would come to you through email. The person sending the scam would pretend to be a very rich person from another country. They would give you some sort of story about ...
Spam Hits All Time High
in I got Spam?!, on October 20, 2007
...the penis enlargement products.
The report also talks about the disturbing trend of messages that pretend to be innocent but in fact contain links to malicious websites. Another new trend is that of...
Interview with futurologist Ray Hammond
in Sox First, on October 20, 2007
...red to live beyond 90 and 100. Number six is accelerating exponential technology. I use Google as a metaphor for an emerging intelligence. Every single day that I use Google, and I use it constantly, ...
Magic Mirror of Manipulation
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 16, 2007
...ally in to Harry Potter, as it comes with a want that allows you to distort your image. Now you can pretend you're Harry addicted to the Mirror of Erised!
Right now, I believe this particular mir...
Outdoor Quote: Royal Robbins
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 12, 2007
...ers associated with the drenaline pumping hobby. I'm a beginning climber, so I will not try and pretend I know everything about it. However, I did find an excellent quote I hope will help others u...
Bootstrap your own personal promotion
in BootStrapMe, on October 9, 2007
...y about being proud of your small venture and don't be intimidated into trying to pretend you're bigger than you are.
Here's more about choosing your print on demand service from Squid...
3Tera and the future of The Grid
in The CIO Weblog, on October 4, 2007
A couple weeks ago I linked to a Dan Farber article on 3Tera's AppLogic grid processing application-a scalable, on-demand, commercially available processing platform for businesses that want to leverage the power of massively parallel processing on commodity hardware, but don't want ...
Video: Dida Must Be the Most Delicate Footballer in the World
in The Soccer Weblog, on October 4, 2007
...ntact with the Brazilian. Dida sort of chases after him, but then decides it would be way better to pretend he's been hit by a sniper .
I can understand the reasoning behind a player fakin...
The Ultimate Demise of the CIO
in The CIO Weblog, on October 2, 2007
So odds are if you read this blog you are either a CIO or you aspire to become one, and in either case, the recent series of articles over at Information Week by bob evans , titled and themed "Are CIOs Disappearing?" should be of considerable interest to you.
Starting off with...
Commenting, posting, trading, etc online - PLEASE READ
in WebKinzBlog, on September 29, 2007
... you." But you've never met any, right? Here's the thing. You might have, and not known it! People pretend to be someone else online sometimes. Sure, you're you, but that girl or boy who you're talk...
Is it Food Allergy or a Food Preference?
in Allergies, on September 24, 2007
...ctly understanding. But that would be admitting to vanity , which won't do: far better to pretend we actually have a condition.
And don't you hate people who do that? It's people li...
JBL Gives Speakers a New Sound and a New Look!
in Cool Picking, on September 21, 2007
...REO speakers). Speakers are as much a part of your home decor since either you have to hide them or pretend they don't exist- because they are a boring part of the sound system- yet one of the mos...
Introducing the Freedom Keychain GPS SiRF III Receiver
in The Smart PDA, on September 20, 2007
...n a few feet, meaning you can keep it in your pocket (perhaps with some keys?) or bag, and actually pretend that your gadget has some GPS built-in. Here are the official features:
Currently the wor...
Is it "support" for Google Apps, or easy money for Capgemini?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 12, 2007
...e Apps Premier, which carries a list price of $50 per user annually." No kidding.
I don't pretend to know what Capgemini is up to and it's hard to fault them for not wanting to open thei...
Book Review: The Net Worth Workout by Susan Feitelberg
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...ho sees joggers and wonders why anyone would run around with no particular destination, the fitness metaphor probably isn't going to help you with your finances. On the other hand, if your body...
