Free To Compete!

http://www1.freetocompete.com/index.php

WE GOT THE STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anjLr7Wohds0&refer=home

This is only a rumor, but I think it makes sense...

http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=1545

Patent Reform

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130930/article.html

Tech companies have decried large patent infringement awards in recent years,
saying a court system that has allowed patent holders to get injunctions on
projects with a small piece of infringing technology has hurt innovation. In May
2006, in a infringement case against eBay Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court
overturned the long-held practice of issuing injunctions against infringing
products in nearly all patent cases.

Prior Art - proof that Verizon's patents are invalid

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070417/005814.shtml

Virginia Tech

If you think your life sucks, do not take it out on other people.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech.shooting/index.html

i vs Pi

Here's the Recap

http://gigaom.com/tag/vonage

(Death by) Taxes

Even though I usually get a refund, I HATE doing my taxes... It's such a pita... At least it's just about done. I'm thinking all these people who send me all these fricken forms should just send them to the IRS and let them figure it out. And screw deductions... I don't qualify for most of them anyway.

Maybe I'm just too lazy...

Pretty Classy

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-vonage0414.artapr14,0,294380.story?coll=hc-headlines-business

The other thing that impressed me about Citron is that he actually gave the same presentation he gives to colleges to his employees. I personally don't know of any other executive that's ever shared internally what they present externally.

Verizon Claims the Internet

http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/04/12/al-gore-can-rest-easy-verizon-claims-the-internet-2/

Missed the Axe

Today is not a good day, but I am safe for now.

Interesting Analysis

http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/funds/followmoney/10349461.html

April 24th is the day

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070411/BUSINESS/704110381/1003

Patent Analysis

Again, many thanks to the people who actually want to write about the facts of this case instead of misleading stories.


http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=1517

How Could Anyone Not Love This?

This is totally going onto my digital photo frame! (A birthday gift from Ron)

I cannot stress this enough...

When relying on a computer for your important documents...

SAVE EARLY AND SAVE OFTEN!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa / Welcome Back Jesus

So, yesterday was Easter and my 29th birthday.

Earlier in the week, Ron told me he ordered my cake, but he was worried he had given them some incorrect information and that the wrong thing could be written on it.

My response was, "With my luck, it says 'Welcome Back Jesus.'"

After he stopped laughing (which took a while) he said, "What I was going to say is that they spelled your name Asil."

After all of that, I found out that my dad had gotten me a cake, too. So, I gave my dad a special request. As a joke to tease Ron, write "Welcome Back Jesus" on the cake.

He did, and my brother has declared that it shall thus be a new Easter tradition that we should have a cake that reads "Welcome Back Jesus."

Anyway, I had a really great time w/ my family yesterday, and I also had a good time w/ my brother and his wife, her friends, and my friend Tom at the Colorado Cafe on Saturday night. I also received a multitude of gift certificates, a photo frame, a candle and a necklace and earings for my wedding.

Yay - something in our favor!

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/04/appeals-court-stays-vonage-injunction.php

For those who are following...

Computing at Bear Rock

Having a nice evening computing at Bear Rock Cafe in South Plainfield. Nice place. Back to helping out the Skyliners with web stuff. It's a good thing.