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Diary of a Network Geek

Hello Kitty Robot

Oh, God, now my wife will want one....

Those wacky Japanese are at it again! They've created a Hello Kitty Robot. It's aimed at women in their 30's, which is my wife's demographic, no matter what she tells you. The robot will "recognize up to 10 human faces through a built-in camera. It "communicates" with people by using expressions out of 20,000 memorized patterns of conversation while expressing its "emotions" by moving its head and arms".

CIOs Not Happy With Outsourcing

I'm telling you, I can't make this stuff up!

Seriously, according to this article on AustralianIT, CIOs in Australia are less than happy with the results of outsourcing. And, though it's no surprise to me, CIOs in the US are even less happy! According to the article, roughtly one-third of the Australian CIOs were unhappy, but fully 50% of the US CIOs were unhappy with their decision to outsource! (I hope my former employers are reading this!)