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I'm short on time, but I did want to do a quick post about Pete Lindstrom's post on ROSI. He makes a good point about effieciencies. But there are three ways a company creates value:

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Economist spends $1 for public good

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Continuing Adam's discussion about men's pants, today's WSJ has a great article on the troubles criminals have with the current trend of wearing excessively baggy trousers. I understand that this is a "prison-wear" statement, but it sounds more like "prison-causing" wear:

Denny Fuhrman, a 58-year-old police officer in Lynnwood, Wash., was escorting a handcuffed suspect to his patrol car one afternoon in 2004 when the youngster twisted free and took off running.

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Business Week has great round up of their open source stories for 2005 along with predictions for '06.

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From Computer Weekly:

Visa admitted this week that deadlines for retailers to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which requires firms to adopt a package of security measures, were "unrealistic".
I continue to be fascinated by the PCI/DSS soap opera.

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