The original title of this essay started out as the ‘Fox in the Hen House’, an elaboration of some of the meals served by our master chef President Bush, but I will reserve that for a later topic. Instead, it dawned on me that the Internet is a wishing well. Yeah, right dude .. whatcha been drinkin’, eh? Well, let me elaborate….

If you peruse the Google candidate acceptance package, you will find a very interesting elaboration on the company’s morals and goals. The one that gets software developers the most excited is “Don’t be evil” as adapted by Sergey and Larry after a seminal meeting in 2001. I was very close (a couple Sobrato buildings away) to this fledgling company and you could feel the genesis of this modern-day powerhouse. It has since grown to devour the old SGI buildings (and much of their staff) in Mountain View. Today, we don’t search, we ‘Google’ something. Google knows what you want.

Soooooooo, when you go to find something, where is the starting point? Do you realize all your wishes, fears, hates, friends, foes, family, and lovers are all but a few key presses away. Furthermore, so does Google. They know their addresses. Maybe even shopping habits if they or you bought something. Sign up for Analytics?? They know who visits your site, both coming and going. Have a Google toolbar or popup blocker??? Perhaps they know where you are going because you needed directions, and your home address is most certainly saved. You guys like porn, right?????? So do I. Ahhhhh.. but what do you really wish for in the dark of the night when nobody is around, you know, that dirty little secret. Google knows, too. Do you filter your mail though G-mail to get rid of spam??????? Well, you must have forgot your password some time back and had an e-mail reminder sent so you can log back into your account. Google knows that account, too. And the password. And how about those new fancy G-Phones???????? I just gotta get one this Xmas ……….

Software developers are made to wonder at the efficiency of functional programming and simplicity of Map-Reduce. Behold the usage of high-speed networks to tie together vast seas of commodity PCs into cloud computing (interesting twist on words). In the end, it is just matrix math on a global scale, and you occupy a distinct cell within the giant redundant, fault-tolerant, interconnected, non-heterogeneous storage brick we call Google. Welcome to the Matrix Revisited.

Make a wish and it is yours, Master.

No big deal, right? Tiger Woods would remind us all that any thought, whether positive or negative is reinforced. Every golfer can attest to this truism, and probably give you a great story to boot. The brain cannot distinguish between “Don’t hit it in the water” and “Hit it into the water”. Just ask Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger whether Boo and J.B. needed this little piece of advice.

In the end, what does this mean when the programmers chant “Don’t be evil”?

Be careful what you wish for, it might come true.

The current update as of 11 am EST.

The tiger shows its true stripes. The yen bounced off a 7-year cup & handle pattern – the neckline or rim was exactly at .999. This illustrates the relationship between the index prices and how the dollar can be used to alter the perceived value of the underlying assets (S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq). At this moment, do you wonder what every treasury secretary meant when he was howling “Strong Dollar Policy”?

The current update as of 2 pm EST.

2:45 pm EST – key turn going into 3:00 pm hour.

3:30 pm EST – rising channel breakdown target measurement.

The closing tally. All makes cents, right?