Feeling Nortel's Pain

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Nortel's No. 2 Resigns After Three
Months

Nortel's No. 2 Resigns After Three
Months 06/17/2005 03:55 PM
The Nortel Networks Corporation said that its No. 2 officer had resigned after three months because of professional differences with the chief executive.

Nortel's Numbers: A No-Show -- Again

Nortel's Numbers: A No-Show -- Again 09/03/2004 12:59 AM
Business Week Sep 3 2004 5:25AM GMT

Flaw found in Nortel's VPN client

Flaw found in Nortel's VPN client 03/22/2005 07:09 PM
ZDNet UK Mar 22 2005 11:16PM GMT

Mounties open Nortel's books

Mounties open Nortel's books 08/17/2004 11:47 AM
ZDNet Aug 17 2004 3:31PM GMT

Unravelling Nortel's numbers tangle

Unravelling Nortel's numbers tangle 04/29/2004 09:02 AM
globetechnology.com Apr 29 2004 1:17PM GMT

Nortel's Shares Fall on Revenue Warning

Nortel's Shares Fall on Revenue Warning 09/17/2004 01:00 AM
New York Times Sep 17 2004 3:56AM GMT

Nortel's reaction to turmoil outshines
Computer Associates'

Nortel's reaction to turmoil outshines
Computer Associates' 05/02/2004 05:50 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 2 2004 10:39AM GMT

Mindready warns it may be hurt by
Nortel's decision to sell factories

Mindready warns it may be hurt by
Nortel's decision to sell factories 01/24/2004 10:16 AM
Canadian Press Jan 24 2004 2:19PM GMT

Nortel's cookie jar: Investors deserve
true disclosure from Canada's high-tech
icon, not 'estimated limited pr

Nortel's cookie jar: Investors deserve
true disclosure from Canada's high-tech
icon, not 'estimated limited pr 08/18/2004 03:08 AM
Financial Post Aug 18 2004 7:44AM GMT

I had a bad feeling about this

I had a bad feeling about this 06/06/2005 12:08 AM

« Three wise men gape in wonder at the crowds paying good money to go see the final (we hope) Star Wars movie. »

We must have been the last people in Helsinki to go see the final Star Wars movie last night judging by the tiny size of the crowd in the theatre. The highest praise one can give this movie is that it "sucks less than the previous two movies" which isn't an encouraging sign that anyone is going to go see it more than once in the theatre. After seeing the original seven or more times when it was first released in 1977, this movie serves only as closure and release from nearly 30 years of waiting for the damn thing to end. Had I known then that I'd have to wait so long and be so apathetic by the time the end arrived maybe I'd not have been so excited about the movies when I was younger.

George Lucas must have forgotten what made the first movie so incredible; a fun story, characters that we gave a damn about and a bit of creativity used to make it all seem believable. The last three movies are all about the special effects with little else to go on since the actors deliver their lines as though there's a teleprompter outside the camera frame and the characters are hard to love given their two-dimensionality. At least Obi-Wan has some redeeming qualities and even delivers the all important "I have a bad feeling about this" line that is uttered in every single movie and, like Hitchcock making a cameo in his movies, leaves you with something to look forward to. It ain't much, but it's something.

Palpatine making his transformation to Darth Swamp Thing did provide some comic relief as all 15 people in the theatre will attest to, but much of the movie was a colossal cosmic bore. I was checking my watch more than 30 minutes before it ended when it seemed like we had been sitting there for an eternity. Anakin is a walking illustration of why 'young and stupid' is one of the immutable constants in the universe, too. And the not very subtle comparison of Sith Lords and Bush was pretty lame in spite of my political leanings. Boring.

There was nothing that made this story human, it was all special effects and set-ups for merch like video games and action figures. I suppose Hollywood figures that special effects can make even the most lacklustre movie worth watching and now, since moviemakers don't seem to have a single original idea, they're going for remakes of classics like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which will no doubt be filled with every whizbang gizmo and outrageous special effect Hollywood currently has to offer. Ironic when one remembers that the whole movie was about the wonders of childhood imagination. Where's Lewis Black as I need him to rant about this on the Daily Show so that I can laugh instead of wondering who has to disappear to get fresh new people making interesting movies again instead of recycling old ideas with bad acting and computer generated animation.

But, I bought my tickets, served my time and now, it is done.

And I think everyone in Helsinki called in sick to work today as the park was teeming with sunbathers and people eating ice cream when I went home to give Otava is usual afternoon walk and lunch. It's a nearly insurmountable challenge to force yourself to go back to a desk job in a climate controlled environment after that. It almost makes me want to be an ice cream kiosk clerk on the Esplanade for the rest of the summer....

PCs that know how you're feeling

PCs that know how you're feeling 01/26/2004 11:29 AM
Sandia Labs is working on PCs that can sense how you're feeling:Aided by tiny sensors and transmitters called a PAL (Personal Assistance Link) your machine...

Feeling alone

Feeling alone 02/10/2004 06:47 AM
I am serious with a woman, but sometimes I feel like she's a character in my drama, not that we're acting it out together.

Feeling Lucky?

Feeling Lucky? 09/10/2004 01:08 PM
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:: feeling sleepy? :: 09/05/2004 06:31 PM
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Feeling queasy?

Feeling queasy? 09/08/2004 12:50 PM
The GOP campaign braces itself for the Kitty Kelley treatment as the details in her new book on the Bush dynasty come out.

Feeling just Finn

Feeling just Finn 02/10/2004 02:47 AM
I'm off this afternoon to Helsinki for a quick business trip.  It will be my first time in  Finland; I'm looking forward to it.  I should be able to check email, but my responses will probably be slow through the beginning of next week. 

I am sure the feeling is mutual

I am sure the feeling is mutual 07/21/2004 09:42 AM
on the state of the nation .. she herself has said .. Drudge

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Schoolgirl feeling

Schoolgirl feeling 05/27/2004 07:54 AM
Should I postpone my wedding if I'm still getting crushes on other men?

A Really Satisfying Feeling

A Really Satisfying Feeling 06/17/2004 07:27 PM
Going through a bunch of source-code files and and, one by one, removing the dozens of β€œprint” statements that let you focus in tighter and tighter and tighter on a really obscure problem until you could finally see it. Debuggers are OK, but when the going gets tough, the tough use β€œprint”.

I'm feeling lucky

I'm feeling lucky 12/05/2003 10:15 AM
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Oh, I'm feeling lucky.

Oh, I'm feeling lucky. 03/11/2003 09:44 AM
Oh yeah, and a giggle for me today: Go to Google...

Cheney on Feeling Good

Cheney on Feeling Good 06/28/2004 08:13 AM

On Washington Post via Joi:

'Fuck yourself,' said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency.

...

CHENEY: Well, I expressed myself rather forcefully, felt better after I had done it.

Hmm.  Are there any medical researches done on the use of foul words to increase endorphin production?

Convention Bloggers Are Feeling Their
Way

Convention Bloggers Are Feeling Their
Way 07/29/2004 08:27 PM
AP via Daily Press Jul 30 2004 0:39AM GMT

I'm Feeling Lucky bookmarklets

I'm Feeling Lucky bookmarklets 01/22/2004 07:27 PM
Tara "Google Hacks" Calishain has created a bunch of neat Google bookmarklets for Moz/NS/Opera and MSIE that allow you to replace your bookmarks with "I'm Feeling Lucky" keywords. Simply click the bookmarklet, enter your keyword, and be whisked to the canonical googlepage for that string. Lin k (Thanks, Tara!)

Chicago's Got That Sinking Feeling

Chicago's Got That Sinking Feeling 05/21/2004 01:04 PM
CBS News May 21 2004 4:58PM GMT

Feeling hot? Have some dog stew
(Reuters)

Feeling hot? Have some dog stew
(Reuters) 08/10/2004 06:48 AM
Reuters - In South Korea's capital, sweating through the highest temperatures of the year, the hottest topic is whether to eat dogmeat stew or ginseng chicken soup.

washingtonpost.com: Feeling the Heat

washingtonpost.com: Feeling the Heat 08/11/2004 01:34 PM
has made hot-saucing children's tongues a Christian [sic] childraising trend

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Richard Morrison: Once more with feeling

Richard Morrison: Once more with feeling 09/14/2004 06:36 PM
an update on Morrison’s campaign

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Feeling like a cog with a rubber stamp

Feeling like a cog with a rubber stamp 09/15/2004 05:44 AM

Two years ago I marched in protest against the Japan National ID. Last year, after we failed, a few cities and prefectures resisted. Yokohama took the position that the bill was illegal because it required privacy protection and the privacy bill had not passed. They allowed citizens to opt out and an whopping 24% of their citizens opted out. Now that the privacy bill of the central government is in place, Yokohama is being forced to "normalize" with the central government. Last year, I accepted an appoint to the Yokoyama personal information protection committee which would oversee their integration of the national ID system with the hope that I could help them in their resistance. Today, almost a year after the first meeting, I spent the afternoon in what was basically a rubber stamp session. We voiced our opinions, but at this point there really wasn't much choice. These inquiry committee are constitutionally defined organs for people to interact with the law making process, but I felt more like a cog with a rubber stamp than a participant in a democracy.

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Goin' down the road feeling bad

Goin' down the road feeling bad 07/13/2004 08:52 PM
The Road to Tyranny (Realvideo). A sensational and informative film by Alex Jones. Ignore the presentation, or, consider it entertainment if you wish, but there's some pretty good content in there including some surprising news footage from the aftermath of the OKC bombing 19 minutes in.

Insecurity: (Or Why Americans Aren't
Feeling The Recovery)

Insecurity: (Or Why Americans Aren't
Feeling The Recovery) 08/08/2004 05:29 AM
The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy.

Cable and tech feeling closer

Cable and tech feeling closer 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
ZDNet Apr 4 2005 1:45AM GMT

Feeling secure? Not John Thompson

Feeling secure? Not John Thompson 07/21/2004 02:44 PM
Symantec's CEO articulates his concerns about the state of cybersecurity and what still isn't getting done about it.

Anti-Islamic feeling in UK - report

Anti-Islamic feeling in UK - report 06/01/2004 11:18 PM
Institutional Islamophobia could lead to a time-bomb of resentment, warns a think tank.

Google offering: Feeling lucky?

Google offering: Feeling lucky? 04/30/2004 06:29 AM
Chicago Tribune Apr 30 2004 10:28AM GMT

Feeling Contrary? Move to Europe!

Feeling Contrary? Move to Europe! 05/25/2004 11:47 AM
Unlike the American, the European equity bubble got popped and stayed popped.

Morgan Stanley Already Feeling Wounds of
War

Morgan Stanley Already Feeling Wounds of
War 04/06/2005 11:05 PM
More than a week since a battle between factions over Morgan Stanley's future flared up, it is becoming clear the victor will preside over a wounded Morgan Stanley.

Search Engines are feeling "spendy"

Search Engines are feeling "spendy" 07/16/2004 06:38 PM

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Both Yahoo and Google seem to be running around with their wallets open lately. Now, it seems that Microsoft has jumped on the bandwagon as well with their purchase of Lookout Software. It has been reported that MS made this acquisition in order to help boost their search results for their MSN search engine. You know, I almost feel like I am living deja vu all over again with the search engine wars starting up….

Survey: Techies feeling more bullish

Survey: Techies feeling more bullish 03/31/2005 02:20 PM
IT workers' confidence in the job market rose this month amid greater job satisfaction, according to a staffing company report.
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