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IBM Moving 14,000 Jobs to India


Here we go again. That’ll teach us to flatten the earth.

Commencement address by Steve Jobs


‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says.
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. Worth a read.

Wind Power shows potential


A new map of global wind speeds, compiled by researchers at Stanford University, shows wind speeds at more than 8,000 sites around the world. The researchers found that at least 13 percent of those sites experience winds fast enough to power a modern wind turbine. If turbines were set up in all these regions, they would generate 72 terawatts of electricity, according to the researchers.

New Stuff


I added a tabbed navigation bar to go to a books and music page, the weblog archive page and a link to our webdesign site.

Barlow on getting older and smarter


It’s bad for your karma to be mean to a Deadhead.

Good News


I’m sure many tech workers will greet The Street.com’s article on IBM’s planned hiring. Let’s hope for more…

Comments working


Found the permalink problem and I think it’s corrected. Comments should work now.

Still tweakin’


I’m still trying to get everything working here. Sorry, but the comments will be operational soon.

Hello to All


Being the first post, I should introduce myself. My name is Steve Squier and I am a linux user, programmer and aficionado; I hope all of these roles can be represented and discussed here. Two areas I try to follow are the use of linux in small business and its adoption in education. [...]