Jeffrey Kemp
Thoughts about life, the universe and the one who made it all. I live on Iced Coffee.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
“Internet-Business-In-A-Box”
This real ad looked like a scam until I noticed that all the words except for “in” in the title were capitalised, so it looks ok… “Discover How An Average Guy Without Computer Skills Had $954,546 Automatically Deposited Into His … Continue reading
Elmer-Fudd-ise your Google Seawch
Google Seawch in Elmer Fudd-ese – ah yoo feewing wucky? It’s all in wanguage toows. I’m not gowin back to Engwish!
The Long Tail
Just read Mark Anderson’s article in Wired magazine, The Long Tail, in which he explains why online stores such as Amazon, eBay and others are succeeding where others haven’t – and coined what could become a popular name for the … Continue reading
Creative Use of Database Fields
Overheard (paraphrased to protect the innocent – and no, this is not me): U: “The report is wrong – it using the ‘postal address’ field for addressing correspondence.”A: “Ok, what should it use?”U: “It should use the postal address if … Continue reading
“Kill Skills”
Seen in an ad for an Analyst Programmer: “Kill Skills: Microsoft database environments, Oracle database environments, Visual Basic, …”
