If God is a DJ

You know how pop music is notoriously guilty of shallow songs about love and selfish indulgence? Every once in a while you hear something that is interesting and makes you think a little bit--and it happens to be squarely in the middle of the pop genre.

The song, "If God is a DJ", by Pink is just this. Here's the lyrics:

God Is a DJ

Verse 1:
I've been the girl with her skirt pulled high
Been the outcast never running with mascara eyes
Now I see the world as a candy store
With a cigarette smile, saying things you can't ignore
Like mommy I love you
Daddy I hate you
Brother I need you
Lover, hey, "fuck you"
I can see everything here with my third eye
Like the blue in the sky

Chorus:
If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
Love is the rhythm
You are the music
If God is a DJ
Life is a dance floor
You get what you're given
and somehow you use it

Verse 2:
I've been the girl - middle finger in the air
Unaffected by rumors, the truth: i don't care
So open your mouth and stick out your tounge
You might as well let go you can't take back what you've done
So find a new lifestyle
A reason to smile
Look for Nirvana
Under the strobe lights
Sequins and sex dreams
You whisper to me
there's no reason to cry

Chorus

Bridge
You take what you get and you get what you give
I say don't run from yourself, man, that's no way to live
I've got a record in my bag you should give it a spin
Lift your hands in the air so that life can begin

If God is a DJ...If God...If God is a DJ life is a dance floor so
Get your ass on the dance floor now...

Chorus x2

The Future of Computing

I've been hearing some opinions floating around reguarding the future of computing. In summary there are 3 realms of computing (generally speaking). They are:

1. What OS will control the Desktop?
2. What software solution will provide our basic business tools?
3. What OS will control our Servers?

In my opinion the answers to the above three questions will be:

1. Mac OSX will control the desktop
"That sounds ridiculous!" I hear you saying. This year Apple unveiled their plan to switch their chipset from the Motorola and IBM over to Intel ("Apple switches to Intel Chips"). The crazy thing is that you can already get a hacked copy of OSX (called "OSx86") and install it on your current PC if you have the right chipset. read more... All this say, I believe Apple will have more people running the Mac OS than Windows within 5 years!

2. Microsoft will continue to rule the Office Solutions
Yeah, yeah, no big suprise here. They have a solid solution. I think they will continue to rule the office software domain. There aren't any serious competitors that would have a chance of taking over the majority position of market share.

3. Linux will rule the Server
It's free. It's solid and it's everywhere.


UPDATE:
Another interesting thought I heard from someone is that Apple will make it so a user can dual boot both Windows and OSX on their Apple machine--but won't be offering OSX as a Windows install. I suppose it makes sense. Apple makes their best profits from their hardware. They'd want to try and nurture that as best as possible. Here's a demo of the current version of Virtual PC. (Flash demo showing how it currently works) http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=vpcdemo
Notice how the Windows app runs almost like its a regular app in OSX. The one major drawback is that it runs at only 1/3 of normal speed as it would in Windows. In a dual-boot scenario the speed would be the virtually the same.

A Fascinatingly Volatile Mix at the Osacars This Year

There's been a lot of buzz about Chris Rock hosting the Oscars coming up at the end of this month. People are expecting a lot of controversial jabs. But to add fuel to the fire David Spade has joined up with Chris Rock and will be collaboratively writing many of those said jabs. Should be the most interesting Oscars we've had in a long time.

Read more...

Online Shopping up 25% This Holiday Season

Very interesting to see how ecommerce is becoming more and more of a mainstay in the way we purchase things. I seriously doubt we'll ever do away with stores and malls--us humans need to see and interact--we're just too darn social.

An interesting alternative to stores would be product showrooms that allow people to go try out a product, look at it, touch it, feel it, then at their leisure make the actual purchase decision at home from the accompanying website.

I think the real winners from all the increase in online commerce has got to be FedEx, UPS, and DHL. You might find a great deal on a product normally costing $11.99 at Target but for $9.99 online at say Amazon or Ebay but then pay an additional $5.72 for shipping. Is this extra $5.72 worth the cost of time driving to Target, gas money, and wear and tear on your vehicle? More and more people are saying yes.

online shoppers in the U.S. spent $23.2 billion during the 2004 holiday season read more...

The Ultimate Device Gets a Step Closer

Rumors for phones with multi-gigabyte mini hard drives are surfacing in the last few days. We are coming a step closer to the Ultimate Portable Device. (see previous post)

A Perfectly Deer Shaped Steam Puff

Last night I was driving around a ritzy neighborhood part of town looking at Christmas lights with my wife. I saw a small white tangle of wire shaped into the form of a reindeer. This got me to thinking. I bet a couple times a year, somewhere around the world there are dryer vents or chimneys or HVAC exhaust ducts that billow out a small puff of steam in the perfect shape of a deer--horns and all. I bet if you're one of those lucky people who gets to see it happen, you'll smile and think to yourself, "Damn! Was that puff of steam looked just like a deer."

Held Hostage Over the Holidays

It happens every year. I feel like I'm held hostage for the 5 or 6 weeks from Thanksgiving to New Years. In January I think about what things I should be doing. Then it takes most of the year to get my ass out of the chair, get some inertia going, and actually get something of a good habbit or two going. Then the end of November hits. Blow number one. Then it's an endless onslaught of parties, family obligations, shopping, and totally messed up schedules, eating habits, any shred of a routine that I've nurtured all year long gets obliterated. January is close though. I suppose I'll just enjoy each phase for what it is.