Month: March 2004

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The Verbing of English

03/18/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on The Verbing of English
"Solutioning": A word gaining acceptance at IBM.  As in, "We’re solutioning that right now."  Not solving; not creating a product.  Solutioning.Information week email news quote of the dayIf a sales weasel said that to me […]
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Engineering

03/16/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Engineering
As always in engineering, there are limits to what we know.  We’re used to this—it feels natural.  But to physicists, defining the border between what is known and what is unknown is irresistible.  They may […]
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The Zen of Overclocking

03/16/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on The Zen of Overclocking
If you don’t floss your teeth, they won’t necessarily rot away.  The vast majority of car trips do not include any metal bending, so why wear seat belts?  And why not smoke?  Not all smokers […]
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Vision

03/16/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Vision
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.Winston Churchill
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Recent Research

03/15/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Recent Research
A study conducted by the UCLA Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of male face a woman finds attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.  For instance, if […]
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~A good thing for Martha

03/13/2004 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on ~A good thing for Martha
In the world of criminal defense, where the first three rules are shut up, shut up, shut up, she talked to federal investigators twice.  In the world of corporate public relations, where appearance is everything, […]