Sometimes we forget why we set days like these aside in the first place. Memorial Day is a way to reflect and remember those who have given their full measure in defense of the core ideals upon which our nation lives and thrives.

This Memorial Day I thought alot about a note that Abraham Lincoln sent to Mrs. Lydia Bixby that was publisized in the film “Saving Private Ryan.”

There is much debate over the circumstances of this letter: Mrs. Bixby was allegedly a Confederate sympathizer, not all of her sons were killed (one discharged and one deserted,) and that an aide to Lincoln wrote the letter. OK, all of that may be true. But, this communication still demonstrates an understanding of the cost of war that we don’t see frequently today. When I think about our people, fighting and surviving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and South Korea; not to mention the so called “safe” assignments at embassies and allies like Saudi Arabia; I sincerely hope it’s worth the cost.

Before you fire up the grill today, at least take a few moments to think about what the day is about and perhaps to say thank you to veterans and their families.

That’s all I’ve got to say. Thank you veterans.

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Scientists have a working theory that would create an area of invisibility for those who wear the material. Sounds pretty far out, but I’d like one if the theory pans out….

You have to admire people who do things their own way for their own reasons. That’s why I smiled when I recently read an article in Make Magazine about Johnny Jetpack. Description directly from the Johnny Jetpack website below:

Recently, the TV show Mythbusters attempted to replicate launching Buster (a crash test dummy) in the same manner with less than stellar results. It’s all kind of fun…..

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Jon Greaves provides a brief summary of his experience using our Knowledge Connection pilot. Thanks for trying it Jon, we’ll get more relevant knowledge added soon! Everyone else, please take Jon’s example and give it a whirl. We want to hear what you discover, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Also, please don’t forget to check out Eco Connection also on the Fresh Tools tab. Stay tuned, more to come shortly both in terms of new capabilities as well as new features, functions, and content to the things posted now.

Also, Martin Hardee posted an entry on SKC, thanks Martin!

How many times have you been looking to solve a problem and been forced to poke around looking for the answer on Sun’s myriad web properties? Have you given up? Used a third party search engine? Well, we’re hoping to give you a better experience than that. Something that makes it fast, easy, and convenient to get not only the answer to your question, but also to aggregate ALL of Sun’s resources related to that topic presented with the answer, in context.

When you access the Knowledge Connection (select “Fresh Tools” tab, select Knowledge Base Pilot,) you can use it like a regular search engine by typing in terms or you can simply ask a question like “how do i configure Solaris zones?”

You can see from the results that some useful content has been returned. The document titled “How-to create Solaris zones” in the first position is absolutely relevant to the question that has been asked. Indeed, if we open that document:

You see that it is a step by step guide demonstrating how to create a zone. Rather than taking a SunSolve approach where volume is king in placing content into this system, we’ve done the opposite; looking for the high value, high relevance information that results in answered questions vs. simply stocking a pond for fishing (so to speak.)

This is the first step. Next, more product segments will be loaded into the Knowledge Connection. Next, more features will be enabled, chatbots, links to expert marketplaces, and links to live help. We hope you find this useful and will come back often to use this facility. Tell us what you think, all feedback welcome, positive or improvement suggestions.

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