Ontario Emperor

"Excellent post re the bandwidth (and the RAM) limiting our move to the cloud. Perhaps I'm a Luddite, but another issue is portability; tangible solutions such as CDs and DVDs are actually more portable than cloud-based services. I still tend to buy CDs rather than download music, especially since the last time I downloaded music, it was from MSN Music (which no longer exists). Perhaps the technical rules are changing, but if you're dependent upon a service to house your data, you have to deal with the risk of the service disappearing one day." - Ontario Emperor

"It is well known that some bands will pay to appear in clubs on the Sunset Strip. Even bands that don't pay to appear are often required to guarantee that a certain number of fans will show up to the club date; if they don't, your minutes on stage could very well be reduced. Whatever you call it, the payola model is alive and well in many industries, as you note. One can debate the moral issues involved, but for me the only thing that would be wrong would be if payments were made and not disclosed." - Ontario Emperor

"Excellent introduction to biometrics. Obviously you can delve a lot deeper into the various topics (Daubert challenges, the recent U.S. National Academy of Sciences report), and you can include other biometrics (vein), but this presentation is an excellent introduction to the topic. Very readable. Obviously the group wasn't watching "Friends" ALL the time... :)" - Ontario Emperor

approached by toughs in a parking garage, but they only took my cell phone charger and told me to drive away. - Ontario Emperor

Recently, at a birthday party, I asked the bar tender, “Hei. Saisinko yks Lonkero, ja yks cokis, kiitos.” “Yeah, let’s just do this in English, okay. It’s easier for everyone,” the guy said, a little too gruffly. - Ontario Emperor

Re http://friendfeed.com/e... - Ontario Emperor

"I'm really grateful to the L.A. Galaxy and AC Milan for making this dream deal happen," Beckham said in the statement. "It allows me to play for AC Milan and the L.A. Galaxy in the same year, and also to continue my commitment to develop soccer in the United States, which is something I am passionate about." (Um, yeah.) - Ontario Emperor

Not just a maker of sausages. - Ontario Emperor

And yeah, I wrote about this song (and Metallica's version) on Empoprise-MU also, but I think I've reached my pimp-my-blog limit for the evening. - Ontario Emperor

First time I've heard the original (pre-Ray Charles) singer of the song. I'd say the original version of the song, but I have no way of knowing if this is a subsequently-recorded remake. - Ontario Emperor

I first heard this when FFFS sent a CD to my daughter. Gotta appreciate some classic Chipmunk action (you need to hear the opening of the song to understand). - Ontario Emperor

And yes, I wrote about this song also in Empoprise-MU: http://empoprise-mu.blogspot.com/2008... - Ontario Emperor

I love this Bobby Vinton quote: "Akon wanted me to do the video. But I couldn't — I was playing the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee." - Ontario Emperor

A bit of the context http://friendfeed.com/e... - Ontario Emperor

I just remembered the name - Catherine "Kitty" Genovese. http://www.angelfire.com/comics... - Ontario Emperor

Christopher Knight: "As soon as I snapped the photo above, a guard rushed over to admonish me that photography is not allowed in the show. “I’m not using a flash,” I replied. “Is that OK?” Nope, came the reply. “Must I obey?” I asked. “Yes,” she answered, missing or — more likely — ignoring my too-cute-by-half reference to Fairey’s trademark street-and-clothing campaign about authoritarian imagery, dubbed “Obey Giant.”" - Ontario Emperor

It's not unusual not to be able to take photos at a show and Knight definitely knows that, but still this is kinda funny. - Anika

My November 28, 2008 Empoprise-MU post about the song, and a bit of the history of Kevin "Rudolf." - Ontario Emperor

"Not great, but workable. I was in Gaithersburg on a business trip, and this was the nearest hotel that was in my employer's "preferred" category. My employer tends to recommend hotels that (a) have a…" - Ontario Emperor