Reed Me : marketing

I'm sorry. I laughed. It was funny.

reedme — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:39:14 GMT

I'm sorry. I laughed. It was funny.

Now I know why I was told to always keep a large, black duffel bag on-hand. And what the "no skateboarding" signs all over Redmond are for.

Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed (Tina Wood | Channel 10)

It's eerie how the over-green, park-like campus landscaping now seems designed for the sole purpose of concealing ponds for "disposal of [evidence]."

Going to have to get some 8.5x11 autograph-quality self-portrait photos to match my Sharpie pen desk set. That's a great tip, Tina.

I think I recognize a could of the building lobbies, but I could be wrong... Heh.

Marketing obviously has waaay too much free time on their hands. I'm glad they're keeping busy!

Not quite a chocolate factory, but...

reedme — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:35:44 GMT

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (either version, since I skipped the remake) was never really my speed: no big explosions, no massive firefights or lightsaber duels, no well-choreographed martial arts scenes, nothing but the illusion of candy to keep my attention.

Nevertheless, a roomful of chocolate "sounds appealing" at first thought, unless you consider the implications...

In addition, sinking into the easy chairs was discouraged — unless you wanted to rise with a chocolate-covered derriere.
Godiva offers a night in chocolate room (msnbc.com)

It really doesn't seem all that exciting or romantic after all, except maybe as a porn flick for the scatalogically-inclined. Ick!

At my age, even if I weren't trying to shed a few extra pounds, the thought of eating a pound of chocolate (or more) just makes me queasy.

In case you need help justifying a Home Server of your own...

reedme — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:25:59 GMT

I have it on good authority that sometimes humor will help get forgiveness when you failed to get permission.

Mommy, why is there a server in the house?

Heh. Let me know if it works for you...

I'm not the only one! Poor lil' guy...

reedme — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:48:05 GMT

Although he probably won't live as long as I do, I still feel a little sad for the poor fellow.

"I won’t tell you what I actually do now on Microsoft.com. It’s too embarrassing."
The Lone Server @ Microsoft.com

Not. What a whiner... Upgrade or die! Heh.

No. Yes. Zune!

reedme — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:26:05 GMT

As if I have to answer, but...

Every dumb yuppie poser has an iPod. Your parents and grandparents have iPods. Do you really want to be like them? Or are you a rebel, a hipster, the first on your block to have something different?
Zune's New Tune (Forbes.com)

No. Yes. Zune, Zune, Zune!*

Sara Itani (17yoa) told Forbes:

"I love it. It's better than the iPod Nano. The interface blows me away. It's more efficient. And the Zune software is really pretty. It makes iTunes look like a spreadsheet, honestly."

She said, "iTunez == Spreadsheet. Heh."

The subscription feature absolutely rawks! I didn't know that iTunez fell short in the regard... but that would've been a deal-breaker. I loved Urge, too, but the Zune no workie with Urge.

* With humblest apologies to the Mazda marketing team and the original, geriatric artist. ;-)