Quote of the Day

Here's a great quote from Milan Kundera:
"The worst thing is not that the world is unfree, but that people have unlearned their liberty."

So many to choose from here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6343.Milan_Kundera

And a bonus quote:
"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace."

Occasionally they tell the truth, Part 2

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/weekly-address-president-obama-says-we-must-move-forward-wall-street-reform

No, not the whole article, don't be ridiculous. Just this part:
"Every day we don’t act, the same system that led to bailouts remains in place – with the exact same loopholes and the exact same liabilities. And if we don’t change what led to the crisis, we’ll doom ourselves to repeat it."

Yes, Barack, the same system indeed...

Circuit Diagram

As I've said before, is there any funnier cartoon than XKCD.com? There are very few cartoons that make you actually laugh out load. This one did it to my co-workers and I multiple times.
http://xkcd.com/730/

It's okay, we're in good hands (?)

Lot of technical issues will come before the Supreme Court. It's good to know we're in good hands.

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/04/19/our-tech-savvy-supreme-court/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Flaw%2Ffeed+%28WSJ.com%3A+Law+Blog%29

Ninjas!

Do you know any ninjas? On the job, I mean? I do, and I had to (okay, I didn't have to, but I did) tell him he's not as special as he thought:

http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/04/07/2010-04-07_now_hiring__ninjas_ninja_becomes_new_resume_buzzword.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303410404575151843265692682.html

Data Center Trends?

Presented without comment:

Eaton and HP working on "enclosed row" for IT equipment.
http://www.eaton.com/EatonCom/OurCompany/NewsandEvents/Newslist/NewsArticle/CT_263267

Data center temperatures on the rise?
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/stop-cooling-the-data-center/

Government Transparency Tracker

Another reason I'm proud to work for Google. It is a first step, and admittedly incomplete. But a nice first step nonetheless.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042002866.html

http://www.google.com/governmentrequests/