The End of the myth of Saddam

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"Howard Dean: "You Can Say That It's
Great That Saddam Is Gone And I'm Sure
That A Lot Of Iraqis Feel It Is Great
That Saddam Is Gone. But A Lot Of Them
Gave Their Lives. And Their Living
Standard Is A Whole Lot Worse Now Than
It Was Before.""

"Howard Dean: "You Can Say That It's
Great That Saddam Is Gone And I'm Sure
That A Lot Of Iraqis Feel It Is Great
That Saddam Is Gone. But A Lot Of Them
Gave Their Lives. And Their Living
Standard Is A Whole Lot Worse Now Than
It Was Before."" 01/26/2004 03:28 AM

The Upgradability Myth

The Upgradability Myth 12/02/2003 11:27 PM
Its clear that consumers are recognizing that practicality and efficiency are more important than expandability. By Amy Percival (Spymac via MyAppleMenu)

The upgradability myth

The upgradability myth 12/02/2003 01:26 PM
Since the introduction of the original iMac in 1998, there has been complaints that Apple's consumer models are not upgradable. It's true, aside from memory, hard drive space and optical drives, that there isn't much upgrading that can be done internally to an eMac or iMac. It is also true that most consumers almost never upgrade anything other than the memory or hard drive space on their computers.

IT Myth 6: IT doesn't scale

IT Myth 6: IT doesn't scale 08/13/2004 06:17 PM
At one time or another, nearly every kind of information technology has been judged and found wanting. The failures are often summed up in that most damning of epithets: ?It doesn?t scale.? The reason, of course, is that at one time or another, for one reason or another, every kind of information technology has failed to scale.

The QWERTY Myth

The QWERTY Myth 05/11/2004 12:05 PM
an old Economist piece explains how the famous market failure example is false

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.2b1

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.2b1 12/02/2003 01:48 AM
The world of Myth is on the brink of destruction and you must lead your tribe to fight back. New demo!

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.3

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.3 06/25/2004 03:51 PM
An update to the Myth III game as distributed by MacSoft and Take-Two Interactive.

Is Consolidation A Myth?

Is Consolidation A Myth? 12/23/2003 02:45 AM
Thought provoking piece over at Always-On suggesting that al l this fear about consolidation killing off competition is a big myth. While there are plenty of examples of companies buying up each other (and even areas where there are fewer companies within a specific space than before) consumers have more choice than ever before, leading to better products and lower prices. Sure, it may seem like there are big media conglomerates, but there are also plenty of independent websites that give people choice. Sure, there may be fewer small local banks, but there are plenty more banks that have expanded from other areas to serve a large population. Basically, what appears to be happening is that the regional companies are being eaten up, but there's plenty of competition on a global basis. Of course, there are still some exceptions (I'm still limited in my broadband connection choice, for instance), but these might be temporary monopolies, rather than a permanent state of affairs. I'm not sure it's completely true, but I do think some fears about consolidation everywhere are overblown.

The scalability myth

The scalability myth 08/19/2004 12:45 AM

At one time or another, nearly every kind of information technology has been judged and found wanting. The failures are often summed up in that most damning of epithets: "It doesn't scale." The reason, of course, is that at one time or another, for one reason or another, every kind of information technology has failed to scale.

Unfortunately for the victims tarred with that brush, scalability is a wildly imprecise term. Applications may be expected to scale up to massive server farms or scale down to handsets. And size is only one axis of scalability. Others include bandwidth, transactional intensity, service availability, transitivity of trust, query performance, and the human comprehensibility of source code or end-user information display.

...

It's tempting to conclude that the decentralized, loosely coupled Web architecture is intrinsically scalable. Not so. We've simply learned -- and are still learning -- how to mix those ingredients properly. Formats and protocols that people can read and write enhance scalability along the human axis. Caching and load-balancing techniques help us with bandwidth and availability. But some kinds of problems will always require a different mix of ingredients. Microsoft has consolidated its internal business applications, for example, onto a single instance of SAP. In this case, the successful architecture is centralized and tightly coupled.

For any technology, the statement "X doesn't scale" is a myth. The reality is that there are ways X can be made to scale and ways to screw up trying. Understanding the possibilities and avoiding the pitfalls requires experience that doesn't (yet) come in a box. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

Based on the reaction so far, it seems like this piece went over well. It's so nice to be able to track reactions that way. ...

The Google myth

The Google myth 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
Search Beyond Google outlines newer search engines' challenges to Google and they all seem to be based upon different approaches...

The Myth of Dot-Com Seasonality

The Myth of Dot-Com Seasonality 12/28/2004 11:18 AM
Seasonality still matters despite the sequential gains of many fast-growing dot-com upstarts.

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.5b1

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.5b1 04/09/2004 04:07 PM
An update to Myth II: Soulblighter to fix issues surrounding OS 10.3 (Panther).

The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom

The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom 04/22/2004 01:33 PM

The Biometrics Myth

The Biometrics Myth 01/22/2004 04:50 AM

"The Megapixel Myth "

"The Megapixel Myth " 05/02/2004 09:08 PM

Myth II Updated

Myth II Updated 03/14/2003 02:15 PM

The myth of interference.

The myth of interference. 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Salon: The myth of interference.

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.3.2

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.3.2 03/14/2003 05:07 PM
This update to Myth II: Soulblighter provides native support under OS X.

RFID: Hit or Myth?

RFID: Hit or Myth? 02/11/2004 04:26 PM
Extreme Tech Feb 11 2004 8:06PM GMT

The myth of RSS compatibility

The myth of RSS compatibility 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
I would like to publicly apologize for my previous misstatements. There are not 7 different and incompatible versions of RSS; there are 9. (2230 words)

The Obesity Myth

The Obesity Myth 04/28/2004 02:29 PM
Time to blow the whistle. Is the "obesity epidemic" a medical emergency, or a big fat lie? Paul Campos says it's time to tell the truth.

Flash? Macromedia myth

Flash? Macromedia myth 07/20/2004 09:48 PM
p2pnet.net Jul 20 2004 11:48PM GMT

There is a myth that the prices you get
at the lamington roa

There is a myth that the prices you get
at the lamington roa 09/12/2004 02:16 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 5:49PM GMT

Is Data Extinction A Myth?

Is Data Extinction A Myth? 12/03/2003 12:17 PM
We've had plenty of stories over the years about the problem s of data extinction and how to avoid them. The issue is that digital media degrades and formats and technologies become obsolete. The typical example is of someone trying to access material stored on an old floppy disk from twenty years ago that used some obsolete word processor format. However, Simson Garfinkel believes that the threat of data extinction is overblown. While some stuff does get locked away, most things worth having access to get updated to modern formats. The bigger problem, in his mind, is proprietary, closed formats that no one has access to. As long as the format is out in the open and becomes popular enough, he believes it will remain supported for years to come - or that important data will get converted over time. In worst case scenarios, he says that there will always be some way to get access to old data, though it may be costly. I think the truth is probably somewhere in between. Certainly, many important bits of information will get updated over time, or will end up in formats that stay relevant. However, not everything will. Part of the problem is that most people don't think about these things when creating data - and don't realize that the storage media they're using will degrade, or that the format they're storing it in may become obsolete. So, they create their content and then leave it alone... until suddenly it's needed twenty years from now and no one can figure out how to access it.

The Labor-Shortage Myth

The Labor-Shortage Myth 08/03/2004 05:55 AM
When boomers start to retire, the theory goes, we'll see a job boom. Too bad it won't happen.

Is Privacy an Urban Myth?

Is Privacy an Urban Myth? 01/27/2004 10:17 AM
Howard Dean seems to be on record as stating that citizens should be required to use a government-issued ID before they can log on to the Internet. He also seems to say that PC manufacturers should be required to add card-readers to all of their PC products to facilitate this. Read for yourself and draw your own conclusions.

The Myth of Documents as Containers

The Myth of Documents as Containers 12/04/2003 10:42 AM
I'm off to NYC - let's hear it for Amtrak! - to give a talk to customers of Pitney-Bowes about why documents aren't really containers of information. Why would we ever think that they were? Perhaps because we've viewed ourselves as containers of information. Plus, we've recently managed to informationalize all of business. But, you know what? Information isn't really the lifeblood of business. Lifeblood is the lifeblood of business. Of course, I'll probably rewrite the whole thing on the train ride down....

Myth of CD immortality is starting to
rot away

Myth of CD immortality is starting to
rot away 05/26/2004 07:38 PM
?In laboratory testing, CDs have been found more likely subject to ?CD Rot? if mishandled or subject to damage or scratches on the label side. CDs should be handled as delicately as records, kept clean and placed in a jewel case when not in use. Most CDs from the 90?s onwards are estimated to last 50 or more years if handled properly.?

Myth: The Fallen Lords 1.4

Myth: The Fallen Lords 1.4 01/06/2004 02:25 PM
A fully 3D real-time strategy game of epic battles; now for Mac OS X.

IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail

IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail 08/13/2004 06:17 PM
Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. ?Sapient is a company founded on the realization that IT projects are not successful,? says Sapient CTO Ben Gaucherin.

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The Myth of the Beginning of Time

The Myth of the Beginning of Time 05/03/2004 02:00 PM
Alright, ruling out the ice caps melting, meteors becoming crashed into us, the ozone layer leaving, and the sun exploding... we're definitely going to blow ourselves up figure out a way to transform ourselves into strings and plunge through a black whole into the next universe.

Myth of the Hispanic Market

Myth of the Hispanic Market 07/28/2004 08:15 PM
Hispanics are said to have $452-652 Billion in buying power. On the high end that works out to $298 per week, which is what it costs to buy groceries, which explains why Proctor & Gamble etc. are going after that demographic. This kind of lets the air out of any plans for devoting energy to marketing to this "major" demographic. I'm not certain if it's a viable market at this time.

The Myth of Seamless Integration

The Myth of Seamless Integration 03/14/2003 01:28 AM
Integration of enterprise applications is not a pretty process. Despite all the tech advances of recent years, it is still costly and time-consuming, with a less than stellar return on investment. But a new era is upon us, enterprise software developers say, and the monolithic integration problems of the 1990s soon will crumble into dust.

"Myth of Interference" Slashdotted

"Myth of Interference" Slashdotted 03/13/2003 10:25 AM
About 475 comments so far at slashdot on my Salon article about David Reed's ideas about Open Spectrum....

Outsourcing's offshore myth

Outsourcing's offshore myth 12/15/2003 09:19 PM
Consultants George Gilbert and Rahul Sood say the real reason software companies are embracing offshore development is cultural, not economic.

On the Mac Mini Monitor Myth

On the Mac Mini Monitor Myth 02/05/2005 09:12 PM

Some folks just aren't getting the idea behind the Mac mini. A shame, that, because this product is going to take over and help make switchers out of a good chunk of PC users, despite what some may think. So far it seems that the largest complaint about the Mac mini is the lack of a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

You know, those things it was intentionally designed around not including.

So since he's the only person that I can find that's posted a semi-coherent rant about this view (though I've seen it elsewhere in bits and spurts) I'll sift through Bill's issues with the Mac mini and see what clarity can be brought to this.

The Myth of .NET Purity, Reloaded

The Myth of .NET Purity, Reloaded 06/01/2004 11:15 PM
It's Spring of 2004. The Microsoft® .NET Framework is current included with Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, and we know that many of the rich services in the upcoming release of Microsoft® Windows® code-named "Longhorn" will be built with managed APIs. Some folks have asked the question, "Is Longhorn managed?" implying that it would be a great thing if huge parts of the operating system were implemented in managed code. When they hear that not all of it is managed, they are somehow disappointed. Don Box put it simply: "It doesn't matter. What does matter is that ... the primary access mode ... is managed." Do I care if my device driver is written in managed code or in C? No, I care that it works, and works well.

The Myth Game Engine

The Myth Game Engine 12/26/2004 04:50 AM
And off we go!

EPA Fuel Economy Myth: Too High, Too
Low?

EPA Fuel Economy Myth: Too High, Too
Low? 06/29/2004 09:52 PM

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