Posted on 09/19/2006 10:30:41 AM PDT by rit
Last week I attended a dinner hosted by Mark Anderson, CEO of the Strategic News Service. Mark looks at the future of computing and communications in his newsletter and annual conference. During his remarks at dinner, Mark talked about 21st century pyramids, referring to the super datacenters Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo and others are building in energy-friendly territories.
"The guys are building the pyramids, but they don't know what for. Is it for searching? No. An Internet Assistant delivered on a custom basis that tells us how to run our business and liveshow to get an edge is the ultimate best use of the real estate going forward," Mark said.
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"Computer dial up that on-line casino. I feel like playing poker."
"I can't do that Dave."
"What do you mean? Is the site down?"
"No, Dave. You gamble too much."
"That's my business!"
"I've determined that you would be happier if you powerwashed your deck, Dave."
"Hey! How'd I get out here? Let me back in the house!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that Dave."
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