tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36248606563159031312011-12-31T10:57:45.317-08:00My short form diary, which I use as a public "zeitgeist" record. My long form site is: http://billroth.net.Bill Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087439412063905750noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3624860656315903131.post-23570600370011024892011-12-31T10:57:00.001-08:002011-12-31T10:57:45.355-08:00

This is my current location.http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=36.9254&scr_z=0&lon=-122.0964&label=Santa+Cruz%2C+CA%2C+USA&city=Santa+Cruz&region=CA&country=USA&z=0Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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It's 7:15am Saturday(8/6/2011). After a 3 hour plane ride and a 3 hour layover, everyone is sill in pretty good spirits. We'll see how everyone does this afternoon. The Houston airport is weirdly busy at 6am. It's 9:23a on Sunday, we're having breakfast and waiting to go volcano surfing. We're in "the house," also known as Casa Blanca. Most of the houses that I have seen in Nicaragua have been

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This is my current location. What is the building? http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=36.49267&scr_z=3&lon=-121.77919&label=Carmel+Valley%2C+CA%2C+USA&city=Carmel+Valley&region=CA&country=USA&z=3 Bill Roth, LogLogic, +1 408 876 0111

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Bill Roth, LogLogic, +1 408 876 0111

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This is my current location. http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=36.50508&scr_z=0&lon=-121.78936&label=Carmel+Valley%2C+CA%2C+USA&city=Carmel+Valley&region=CA&country=USA&z=0 Bill Roth, LogLogic, +1 408 876 0111

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Obama Approval Rating is at 46%, Rassmussen, 49% Fox, 51% CNN Politico says Huckabee is front runner National Journal says Romney is. Congress pissed off that Obama did not ask for approval on Libya missile attacks.

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Right now the political situation for the 2012 presidential election looks wide open. That said, here are some notable observations at this point in time. * The tea party looks to be fragmenting the republicans. We a here at the point where we have just signed another 3 week CR to keep the govt running, and the House freshmen want more cuts, while boehner worries it may be too much. * the

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The current state of political flux: The president's approval is above 50% He will propose a budget on monday with cap of domestic spending at 2008 levels Ron Paul won the CPAC straw poll. Egypt is over, and it looks like the WH strategy worked. Mubarak stepped down in time to eliminate embarrassment over Panetta's "He's going to leave" moment.

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Baseball to sanjose10% dropout rateTransitSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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The role of the elected in a representative democracy is to represent the people's opinion when it is discernable, and when it is not, use judgment to determine what is in their best interest. Anything else is a perversion of the system.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@3:01pm,9/26 Mine Hill Rd, San Jose, CA 95120, California http://m.google.com/u/m/dZ7l8M 100 degree day is the one I pick for a 4 hour hike. Sheesh. ---- Bill Roth, CMO, LogLogic, 408 876 0111

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  The following came in the mail today! I found a prime! (or 3) I have been participating in BOIC and SETI@Home and PrimeGrid for about 10 years, and this is the first time I have found anything. Dear Primefinder, Congratulations! Our records indicate that a computer registered by you has found a unique prime number. This computer is running BOINC, is attached to the PrimeGrid project,

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Bill Roth's location@3:52pm,8/14Unnamed Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Californiahttp://m.google.com/u/m/dd6tbHSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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My Location@3:27pm,8/14Almaden Quicksilver County Park, San Jose, CA 95120http://m.google.com/u/m/dcAeslSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@10:41pm,8/71747-1775 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8R 1J4, Victoria, BC, christies pubhttp://m.google.com/u/m/wxWapCSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Swans pubBill Roth's location@7:56pm,8/7Victoria, BChttp://m.google.com/u/m/zE1EKtSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@6:29pm,8/7http://m.google.com/u/m/zBvVOHSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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This is my current location.http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=48.35913&lon=-124.37548&z=4&label=Location101Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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This is my current location.http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=59.45116&lon=-135.31607&z=4&label=Location101Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@6:10pm,8/4Juneau, AKhttp://m.google.com/u/m/wR8nlkSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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My Location@3:35pm,8/4359 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801http://m.google.com/u/m/zrs1SxSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@11:08am,8/3Alaskahttp://m.google.com/u/m/wrgAFdSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Bill Roth's location@7:37am,8/3105 Schoenbar Ct, Ketchikan, AK 99901, Ketchikan, AKhttp://m.google.com/u/m/wzdMdvSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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237.5,Sierra azul 51 to barlow road1:34 to mt. Um road.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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In munich now, and am drivinv alongside a fiat seicento (600). Must be the followon to the cinquecento (500). Seems smaller than a Smart.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Greetings from paris. I have seen several cars in the smart car format. I have seen them from mercedes and toyota. Now all we need is a few of them in california.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Somehow, standing in line at an airport os comforing to me. I am here early enough. Already missing my girls. And I am still deeply affected by John Germaine's funeral services. He was a good man, a good father and a good teacher. Makes me stop and wonder. Deeply. ---- Bill Roth, CMO, LogLogic, 408 876 0111

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By Bill Roth, CMO, LogLogic In a recent LogLogic survey, 60% of respondents expressed some reservations about moving to Cloud Computing technology. 34% of respondents said that Cloud was not strategic for their companies, while another 26% said that they were concerned about the risks relating to the technology, and that security was the number one concern. Respondents cited security, control

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 It is hard being a Catholic these days. Every day, we hear distressing news about our people in our faith tradition. It seems unrelenting. But it is times like these that we need to remember who we are as Catholics, the good that we do, and what our core values are. It is times like these, when we need to stand tall, fix the problems, we have, and more importantly, get back to our core values.

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  It is hard being a Catholic these days. Every day, I am assaulted by new reports of sexual abuse by priests, and new allegations of the Church hierarchy trying to cover it up. Worse still, are the Church’s defensive reactions to the media, which only serve to make the Church look even more dreadful. But is times like this which remind us of what God is actually calling us to do. The daily

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Interestingly, this morning there were 5 bikes and nearly 40 people on my train at 7am. Its 5pm, and their is 31 people in my lr car. I hope farebox recovery has improved.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T 408 876 0111

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a couple of observations as I try to get to work without a car:I have no bright clothes.As a result, I am dressed like an overweight, middle-aged ninja.Almaden lake park is closed in early morning, so you can't get to chynoweth solely on paths.There is no bike path by oakridge. We have to fix thisThe light rail is moderately busy at 7am.Many poor and homeless people travel by bike.Final time 36:

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Another hack attack hits the headlines http://tinyurl.com/yebvj8p Big deal. This stuff happens every day now right?  Wrong. Not on this scale it doesn’t. The Kneber Bot has penetrated 75,000 systems, 2,500 companies across in 196 countries.  This is not a straightforward Trojan - a simple smash and grab. This one’s a game changer.  Systems compromised by this botnet provide the attackers with

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As previously mentioned, LogLogic enjoyed huge success at RSA last week, and really enjoyed introducing our customers to our Nerd Herd over beers. As the Chief Marketing guy at LogLogic,  its interesting to me the casual way in which vendors treat their brand image. I had a chance to walk the floor and assess their self-inflicted damage.” In some ways, tradeshows like this have not changed. I

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Predictions are already starting. David Brooks said that some models show that Democrats will loose the House in 2010. That would be a 40 seat swing...

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Only in the valley...today was typical silicon valley. Early morning meeting at work, interviewing someone at Peets in Willow Glen, then a taqueria lunch at adelita's. Then a leisurely stroll through the components aisle at frys for 90 minutes. Perfect.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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The most anticipated talk of the day, at the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo, was by the deputy CIO of the CIA, Jill Sanger. Her talk was entitled, Enterprise Cloud Computing, the Infrastructure’s Final Revenge. She acknowledged the problem with defining Cloud Computing, and then went on to give her paragraph-length definition of “the cloud”. Her talk focused on the part of the Cloud behind

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' Day One of the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo is in full swing. First off, it took me nearly 30 minutes to find parking. For some reason the top level of the parking structure of the Santa Clara Convention Center was closed off. Not sure why. Then I walked through the San Jose Hyatt. At that point, I ran into the lines. The lines for registration we’re 50-100 people deep. And there was no

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I am sitting in the Decatur Township (Indiana) democratic meeting. There was a good speech by a doctor from purdue med. The idea is to have non-mandatory, school based annual flu immunization. It tuns out kids with flu infect 2 others, whereas adults only infect 0.8 people on average. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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I am in ohio now, and you can learn a lot driving across the country. The first is that somehow West Virginia is between Pennsylvania and Ohio. The second is that this is a big country and nearly uniform, at least from pa to wisconsin. Third is that there is a starbucks about every 50 miles. Thankfully.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Great call colors here, though this starbucks tastes kinda hinky. An hour into Lost Symbol.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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  Just a quick post for those of you who get a Blackberry Bold (9000)in an company, and then leave, like I did. The problem is that Blackberrys(Blackberries?) have sophisticated IT Policy mechanisms that allow your company to route your internet traffic, deal with your email, and also things like disallow you from using a media card. I have a Bold (9000), and my former employer had a weird

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In trying to refine my managerial style, I have taken to writing it down in order to force a clarification. Having been in the “world of work” for a while, I have been subjected to several kinds of management styles, from Laissez Faire to extreme micro-management. Some worked better than others for me. When it worked poorly, sometimes it was an issue with my managers, sometimes it was an issue

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  I am feeling somewhat nostalgic now that Sun Microsystems is being swallowed by Oracle. Sun was a great place to work. But it was also a very hectic and unfocused organization. Sun was among the best and worst places I have worked. That said, these experiences taught me a lot. In reflecting on the lessons I learned there, I have captured the following key points: 1. A Small Group of People

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One of my favorite writers is Neil Stephenson. His book Cryptonomicon is brilliant at both the technical details and character development. I am a fan of his early work, too, written with J. Frederick George. One of his novels is a story about the intelligence community in Washington, DC. It does the unthinkable. It makes bureaucratic struggles entertaining. The title of the book comes from a

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Watching MSNBC on selection day for 2016. My guess is the legacy of Bush and our current military adventurism will exclude us from consideration. I would like to be wrong. I love Chicago.

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One thing I will miss when I move back to San Jose is Philadelphia politics. Because of its proximity to DC, and the fact that it is a much more competitive state than California, make it a vastly more interesting place to watch politics. Take for example the issue advocacy ads. The one running on MSNBC right now is one from Heath Care For America Now. The ad, which strikes me as overtly

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MSNBC is saying its Public Option Day. Interesting fact, only Baseball and Healthcare have exemptions from the Sherman Anti-Trust act. In my view we need a mild public option, like support for Kaiser-like co-ops. We need to take an incremental approach. It seems to me that this year's healthcare solution should take the following form: 1. Eliminate pre-existing condition rejection 2. Some

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  I have been getting a lot of connection errors to Google recently, like from Gmail and Google Tasks. Anyone else seeing this?

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I mourn the passing of William Safire today. Like Nicholas Kristoff, I disagreed with many of his political views, but his writing was beyond reproach. His On Language column was amazing. In other news,  President Clinton says the VRWC (Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) has moved on to attach President Obama. If this is the case, the VRWC is clearly fielding their second or third team. *Iam talking to

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There is a great piece today on the masons in Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27639.html. The Order from Chaos thing is a bit freaky though.

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They are predicting, on the Chris Matthews Show, that there is a good chance that Democrats will loose the House in 2010. In order to do this they would have to loose 38 house seats. Nate Silver and Charlie Cook are both predicting that there is a good chance that this will happen. But Stu Rothenberg has a point: This is like 2 tsunamis striking on after another.We'll see.

Bill Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087439412063905750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3624860656315903131.post-19258029314957618552009-09-25T13:37:00.000-07:002009-09-25T13:44:54.988-07:00

I am in the middle of a job transition. It is a job transition that is mostly, but not completely of my choosing. This is mainly due to a different in managerial "styles". and it has caused me to reflect on what my "style" or philosophy is.Believe it or not, I still used the the Franklin Covey planner, mainly because it leads to a well formatted diary. It also has a quote of the day. Today's

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First day off work and Gmail is down. Is this an omen in the other direction?

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I am reveling in in my first day of unemployment. I left my car to get serviced. It needs and oil change, and I want to make sure it will make it across the country. Since I have no other means of transportation right now, I have to wait for my car to be finished. I decided to walk down the street and hang out at the local Burger King. Now, my impression of Burger King is not especially good,

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The Catholic Right is in a full lather about President Obama over some recent events. The shame of it all is that their intemperate reactions are actually damaging a golden opportunity to make serious progress on their own agenda.The broader press has finally become aware of the sturm und drang that erupted over Notre Dame’s decision to ask President Obama to give the Commencement speech at its

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Abortion is the single most divisive, polarizing and destructive issue in American politics. It is an issue that has been used by political consultants for decades to drive a wedge into the Catholic community, severely diluting our ability to have a voice on a range of other important topics.Consider the following: If I say “Catholic Democrat” what is the next word that comes into your mind? “

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