Humberto's Thoughts

I finally decided to replace my old's car factory speakers. I went for two pairs of "Crunch" speakers that, as it is said from where I come from, "ni en su casa los conocen"-"they are not even know in their own home". Still, they do a good job; hopefully we will replace them, along with the car :), in a year or so.

I recently read a post on a public blog: http://blog.sforce.com/sforce/2007/05/search_beyond_t.html The statement that shocked me was: "...Google speed for all information in the system..observing that Google's search results are more valuable because they're fast than because they're exactly what you want (which they usually are not)." Really? Is speed more important than accuracy? Or is it that people is not really looking for something specific enough that a bunch of good enough results suffice? An if speed is what matters most then... why live.com hasn't yet surpassed google? its speed is perhaps even faster than Google. The truth: Google results are damn good AND their are fast.

My oppinion: it is not going to happen, at least not this year. Why? Different cultures Duplicated services Yahoos don't like their CEO (mmm there maybe a coincidence here actually) Yahoo stock is still overpriced (yes, even with the money they have lost in the past year) Why not this year and maybe next one? If Yahoo keeps falling behind Google its stock can reach a very attractive price point for Microsoft.

If you are ever around Seattle's North area I highly recommend to go a check out Golden Gardens@ Ballard; nice quite place with beach, grass grounds and lots of wind; ideal to fly your kite, or is you are more venturous, do windsurfing :)

Friends have asked me, are you pro-open source?... my answer, YES!. Then they ask me... well, then why you work @ Microsoft? My answer.. well, because I'm also pro-commercial software. Unlike radical folks that can only be in one extreme or another I trully believe that both worlds can and should co-exist together. I would being dishonest if I don't admit that there are still certain attitudes inside MS that I don't like but for the most part it is an amazing company that is truly commited to unleash people's full potential...and make tons of $$ on the process he he :) Lastly I always get the..."but then, why not Google?"... my answer... "...yeah, why not.. perhaps one day...I certainly like free food he he he"

...terminaran por regresar y causar problemas; mejor has las cosas bien desde el inicio :)

When I first heard the suggestion of putting a blanket around my heater I thought: what??!!! After painfully findind that indeed our apartment water heater is an electric one (I know, I should have noticed it before duhh! ) and receiving 100+ dollars bills each month for electricity I decided to dig into the blanket suggestion. It turns out that there are special blankets (jackets) for water heaters that make them be more efficient and reduce the consumption of electricity (supposedly). So my wife and I decided to purchase one in home depot... hopefully our electricity bill will get reduced a bit.