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  • Adobe buys Macromedia

    I’m a ColdFusion developer and wasn’t sure which side of the fence to ride when MacroMedia bought Allaire. I find the purchase of Macromedia by Adobe down right exciting.

    Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.

    In their press release they spell out a very clear mission which I feel is very good news for ColdFusion developers like myself.

    The combination of Adobe and Macromedia strengthens our mission of helping people and organizations communicate better. Through the combination of our powerful development, authoring and collaboration tools – and the complementary functionality of PDF and Flash – we have the opportunity to drive an industry-defining technology platform that delivers compelling, rich content and applications across a wide range of devices and operating systems.

  • So you think you know?

    The India Daily reports “Thousands of Missiles Fired by Russian and American Forces over Earths Arctic Regions – completely unannounced – Are we fighting extraterrestrial UFOs?

    The article mentions that several news services have stated that Russia and the United States are jointly participating in a previously unannounced war game for missle defense systems but questions the secrecy.

    Could a war be going on above our atmosphere? Was the Iraq situation not about oil but perhaps the location needed to better deploy our EDS?

    The Columbia space shuttle could be the public’s first glimpse at what was to come. Perhaps the first attack was on the Columbia which could explain why no other launches have occurred. The Columbia may have sustained phaser damage but having no defenses had to escape into the atmosphere and attempt an emergency landing. Why not escape to the space station? Simply put, under these circumstances, it certainly has been destroyed.

    There are also reports that someone is manipulating the earth’s weather systems in a massive scale.

    The cosmic bursts hitting the earth are also strange. The Solar flares in recent days have shown extreme abnormal behavior.

    The increasing earthquakes, floods, droughts and landslides may have been caused by some artificial agents.

    We have seen this evidence in the tsunamis. The 10 story "freak" wave that hit the ocean liner yesterday was obviously caused by a large, intergalactic space craft crashing into the ocean (congrats to the doughboys on that one!); or perhaps an enemy space to earth missle intended to hit a continent went off course and exploded in the ocean.

    Look folks! ET has come home!

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: I will not succumb
    Master: Then you have already conquered.

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: Why do I show weakness?
    Master: Because you have matured well.

  • Dysfunctional

    From Quad I to Quad III to Quad IV I can’t function today and I don’t know how to fix it.

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: Am I a good person?
    Master: Would a good person have reason to doubt?

  • Quote of the Day

    Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
    – Henry Fielding

  • Continual Beatings

    Noah just whalloped me in chess.

  • Well now…

    …that hurt.

  • Unusual Technical Images of Equipment Used in WWII

    For guy reasons I just can’t stop reading this site.

  • Sympathethic Calf Cramps

    So I wake at 12:30! I’m thrilled. I can get 5-6 hours of work in before the house activity starts!

    So at 3:30 I open my eyes and lie in bed listening to someone wandering about. Shortly later Amy wanders into the bedroom. It’s only natural that I want to stay in bed and keep her between Cathy and I for safety.

    A few minutes later I’m punished with a calf cramp that makes me want to scream.

    At 4:30 I rise to get to work. I’m particularly happy because the dog has chosen to stay in the bed with Amy and Cathy which should make Cathy very happy. I have this happy thought as I climb the stairs and by the last step the dog is behind me. I close the gate trapping her downstairs. She’ll punish me by spoiling the carpet I’m sure.