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Jesper provides a translation of the highly-spun SQL Server 2008 Launch and Release Dates.

“Where by “goal”, we mean the new goal, not the old goal. Not that the new goal wasn’t the old goal all along.”

The original public relations masterpiece in double-talk and nothingness spun into 400+ words is right here.

I must confess, by the second-to-last paragraph I actually believed stabbing my eyes out with a plastic spork, repeatedly, would provide relief.

Alas, I can still see and the original article is still just as full of nondescript horse-shit — at least the Waffle was an entertaining read.


Shawn Blanc takes a fresh look at an increasingly popular herb and notes:

“And Shaun Inman’s Mint is a website analytics program for those kinds of people: The people who highly appreciate spectacular (and tasty) things.”

I’ve often wondered quite why folks are so wrapped up in this web statistics product. Sure, I’ve been aware for a while now that it’s a good application. But there are many good statistics applications out there. What makes this any different to the rest?

Mr Blanc answers that question in spades, tracing the progress of the tasty snack that has become an addictive narcotic for an increasing number of users. And it’s reviews like this that really make me — as a prospective customer — salivate at the thought of what it might do for my appetite in turn.


"..a study that appears in The Lancet suggests that it might be time to rethink the assumption that cannabis is mostly harmless." — this is statistical rational, rather than scientific exploration.. where is the solid scientific data that links the two?