Fallen Into Knowledge

perhaps because I never make them, or because I am cynical about how short lived resolutions seem to be, I was delighted to find that I can now have a computer rendomly generate a resolution for me.

See, this way I neither have to take time making a resolution, nor will I feel badly when I fail to keep it. A win-win situation if there ever were one!

This is interesting:
Microsoft is planning on entering the anti-spyware business.
Ironic. To date microsoft produces the only platform spyware runs under. Heh. Rather than fixing the platform, make band-aids.
Here is a picture of the Beta in action:
Microsoft anti-spyware
And the slashdot story (always good for a laugh):
Slashdot | Sneak Peek At Microsoft Anti-Spyware

This taken from the linked (funny) interview below:

Q: I hear one of the balls will be reserved for troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

A: Yes, the Commander-in-Chief Ball. That is new. It will be about 2,000 servicemen and their guests. And that should be a really fun event for them.

Q: As an alternative way of honoring them, did you or the president ever discuss canceling the nine balls and using the $40 million inaugural budget to purchase better equipment for the troops?

A: I think we felt like we would have a traditional set of events and we would focus on honoring the people who are serving our country right now — not just the people in the armed forces, but also the community volunteers, the firemen, the policemen, the teachers, the people who serve at, you know, the — well, it’s called the StewPot in Dallas, people who work with the homeless.

Q: How do any of them benefit from the inaugural balls?

A: I’m not sure that they do benefit from them.

Q: Then how, exactly, are you honoring them?

A: Honoring service is what our theme is about.

The New York Times > Magazine > Questions for Jeanne L. Phillips: It’s the President’s Party