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Spock loves Linux, Vader is a Mac Daddy

METHINKS SPOCK WROTE LINUXIt would require a mind like Spock's to do it.

Tags: BALTHOR, Spock, software, Apple Macintosh, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Spock loves Linux, Vader is a Mac Daddy

A while back, TR member Hope.hare pointed me to this Guardian article by Charles Brooker, titled "I Hate Macs," which included this intriguing presumption: "Sometimes you have to slap [a PC] to make it work properly, just like the Tardis (Doctor Who, incidentally, would definitely use a PC)." This got...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Spock, Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-02-21

School violence

It seems to be getting worse in the last few years. Is it because of all the on air news about it? Or has the new generation of nerds, fat kids and kids that just want to do their own thing? I was the kid that was picked on in...

Tags: help others, self help, off-topic, Spock, zlito@..., violence

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

Mr. Spock Turns 75

Leonard Nimoy, Actor / Filmmaker Born: 26 March 1931 Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Best Known As: Mr. Spock on the original Star TrekNot so old.That's just early middle age for a Vulcan. He was able to play a major role in one story line of TNG precisely because as a hundred-some-odd-year-old...

Tags: Spock Turns 75, Star Trek

Discussion threads 2006-03-26

What is IT

What is ITI would like to get smething out of this lenghty connection. I just want to know what IT is. It is mentioned all over this site. But no definition given as to what it is. Thank youInformation TechnologyIT is [i]I[/i]nformation [i]T[/i]echnology.Name ChangesInformation Technology IT replacedManagement Information Systems MIS,...

Tags: hartclub01@..., information question, information technology, it management, shackle, Spock

Discussion threads 2005-08-31

Additional Resources

People search gaining traction

Call it the outcome of social networking or the logical extension to finding "resources" online, whatever the reason, the idea of a tool for finding people online has been in want. And the recently launched Spock.com  does just that, indexing the profiles of up to 100 million people. ...

Tags: Profile, Concept, Search Engine, Site, Tool, Search, Productivity, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2007-08-13

Who Is This Person (xpi)

Highlight any name on a Web page and see matching information from Wink, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, Facebook, Google News, Technorati, Yahoo Person Search, Spock, WikiYou, ZoomInfo, IMDB, and MySpace. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Ted Rheingold, Wiki, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-01-22

Video: DJ Spock rockin' the wheels of steel

Forget Weird Al's "White & Nerdy." Forget the complete works of MC Frontalot or Jonathan Coulton. Forget that so-called "evidence" that Scotty was the real DJ on the USS Enterprise. Nobody is more nerdcore than the son of Sarek. Recognize! by Jay Garmon

Tags: Wheel, Evidence, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-08-04

The Pure and Simple Logic of Building Extraordinary Tables

Newton, D'Alembert, Kant, Einstein, Mr. Spock&any great logician would be awed by the elegant, simple logic of the Table Properties dialog box. But one doesn't have to be a great philosopher, mathematician, or fictional alien to make this little marvel work for the user! The Table Properties dialog box boils...

Tags: Logic, Table

White papers 2007-12-01

Video Mashup: Star Trek vs. Monty Python

While not quite as funny as the Darth Vader vs. King Arthur Monty Python/Star Wars mashup video from last week, this crazed beauty gleefully boasts a collection of classic Star Trek video clips set to the Camelot musical number from Holy Grail. Effectively, Kirk, Spock and the gang...

Tags: Python, Video, Star Trek, Mashup, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-07-19

Secret to cloaking devices, teleporters discovered--it's coffee!

StarTrek.com has finally revealed the secret behind the Klingons' cloaking device technology, as well as the Federation's vaunted transporters--a good cup o' joe. You can buy a pair of thermo-sensitive mugs that mimic these two iconic sci-fi effects whenever you fill them with a sufficiently hot beverage. The Klingon Bird...

Tags: StarTrek.com, Food & Beverage, Programming Languages, Java, Manufacturing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-03-20

Star Trek XI officially scheduled--Brace for impact!

From StarTrek.com: "The next motion picture of the Star Trek franchise, tentatively titled Star Trek XI, will begin filming this fall for theatrical release on Christmas Day 2008. The official announcement was made today by Paramount Pictures. Last Friday J.J. Abrams, already announced as producer of the project, finalized...

Tags: Franchise, Star Trek, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Get ready for the world championships this weekend

What's a weekend without some type of world championship tournament?  It's the fall... A little early for football though.  This is The Geekend, so I must be talking Chess, right?Nope - it's the Rock, Paper, Scissors championships to be held in Toronto this weekend. And there's more than just Glory...

Tags: Tournament, Version, Sales Tools, Games, Sales, Personal Technology, John Sheesley

Blog posts 2006-11-10

Space, the final frontier

Space, the final frontierOk, this is a very serious post. Remember Star Trek with Scotty, Bones, Capt. Kirk and the gang? This post is all about what the best episode was. What geekier thing could one think of other than Star Trek? I personally have many favorites but I think...

Tags: TNG, Captain Kirk, Star Trek

Discussion threads 2006-01-28

Members, experts share ideas on how to cope with office politics

No one likes office politics, but they are a reality, especially for CIOs who maintain a myriad of relationships that reach nearly every corner of the enterprise. Here are some tips and insight from both members and experts on keeping politics at bay.Organizations breed office politics. All employees—from the loading...

Tags: Bob Weinstein, office politic, Jeff Spock

Technical articles 2002-02-27

By Greg Shultz (Dinosaur Sightings: Star Trek - The Screen Saver)

I have another one that is an old favoriteOpus 'n BillBack in the Windows 3.1 days there were a bunch of screen savers. I was a big "Bloom County" comic strip fan, so when I found out that there was one with Opus the penguin and Bill the cat,...

Tags: off-topic, Opus, rogue7@..., screensaver, software, Star Trek

Discussion threads 2007-01-20

TrekEnhanced.com - What Star Trek 2.0 should have been

Let the record show, your honor, that The Trivia Geek was behind the idea of G4's Star Trek 2.0 as originally described: A fan-friendly enhancement of the original Trek series, with lots of cool widgets at the edge of the screen, displaying Pop Up Video-style tidbits of information...

Tags: Product, Star Trek, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-07-18

CEO-CIO relationships improving but nowhere near perfect

A recent survey suggests that while CEOs are more tech savvy, CIOs still don't think tech leaders get the respect they deserve. TechRepublic members and experts weigh in on the issue and offer advice on how to improve the management relationship.The IT department is gaining stature, respect, and trust within...

Tags: David Southgate, information technology, John Davis, survey

Technical articles 2002-09-30

Firing up an old debate: Porting to .NET from J2EE

It’s been my experience that there are debates, and then there are debates. The question of whether to migrate from Java to .NET or vice versa definitely falls into the latter category. As we celebrate .NET vs. J2EE week here on Builder.com, I can’t escape a feeling of deja vu:...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Enterprise software, firing, Lamont Adams, Microsoft .NET, J2EE, Java

Technical articles 2003-04-07

Why I still love 'Star Trek'

Why I Like Star Trek NGIf we discount the Borg, the predominant theme seems to be that the world has turned out OK. Unlike other visions of the future that suggest gloom and doom (Mad Max, Waterworld, Terminator, etc.), Star Trek NG shows a world where the Earth is idyllic...

Tags: Star Trek, Pioneer0943

Discussion threads 2006-10-13