Morning Thoughts

Bill Gate's Last Day at Microsoft

I came across this funny video this morning made by Bill Gates and friends - Bono, Jay-Z, Obama, Clinton, Gore, Spielberg, to name a few - to show what his last day at Microsoft will be like. Bill's last day of employment is slated to be the end of June, and this video shows us a human side of him that I'm not sure if any of us imagined possible. We, or maybe just I, tend to see Bill Gates as an icon of human achievement, not because of his wealth, but more for his humble nature and caring for human beings. He is truly an inspiring innovator, and whether you're a Microsoft user or not, you can't help but to be impressed by his tenacity for greatness. Plus, this video is pretty funny.

- Justin

7 year old, Latarian Milton, steals grandma's car...

I love his recommended punishment...

One Mean Executive

I came across this today and thought I would share it with everyone. The audio company Monster Cables has demanded that the Blue Jeans Cable company cease and desist selling, advertising, and basically anything that "violates the intellectual property rights" of Monster. In addition, Monster "insists" that all such products are recalled and all accounting records from these sales be turned over to Monster. I don't know much about audio cables, but they all seem to be pretty similar to me.

The beauty of all this is, Blue Jeans Cable's owner is a lawyer by trade, and judging by the name of his cable company, he is a pretty laid back guy. Not only did he post the official cease and desist letter on his website, he also released his response to Audioholics, an online A/V magazine for everyone to see (and pasted below). I found it pretty funny, but it's long. I say read the first 2-3 paragraphs, then the final 3. That will give you a good overview of the tone, as well as Mr. Denke. : (taken from an Audioholics blog)