Putting the Cloud In Cloud Computing

Microsoft has done nothing in every other consumer market it has gone after, so drug warriors should be heartened by this:

As state after state has legalized marijuana in one way or another, big names in corporate America have stayed away entirely. Marijuana, after all, is still illegal, according to the federal government.

But Microsoft is breaking the corporate taboo on pot this week by announcing a partnership to begin offering software that tracks marijuana plants from “seed to sale,” as the pot industry puts it.

The software — a new product in Microsoft’s cloud computing business — is meant to help states that have legalized the medical or recreational use of marijuana keep tabs on sales and commerce, ensuring that they remain in the daylight of legality.

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Microsoft’s baby step into the business came through an announcement on Thursday that it was teaming up with a Los Angeles start-up, Kind, that built the software the tech giant will begin marketing. Kind — one of many small companies trying to take the marijuana business mainstream — offers a range of products, including A.T.M.-style kiosks that facilitate marijuana sales, working through some of the state-chartered banks that are comfortable with such customers.

Microsoft will not be getting anywhere near these kiosks or the actual plants. Rather, it will be working with Kind’s “government solutions” division, offering software only to state and local governments that are trying to build compliance systems.

 

Comments

[henry]

Oh, just inventory / excise tax stamp tracking? Boring stuff any convenience store / liquor store / grocery store already has. The states all have the flip side (although govt software is less flexible than commercial stuff). Some guy in CA put a leaf design as the logo on it? One way to be a unicorn these days -- contact high the VCs.

[Frau Steingehirn]

Feeling Kind-a groovy!....

Why is tobacco evil and weed good? Smoke is smoke, right? Tobacco is said to make you thin and marijuana can make you not worry about your weight while you reach for the junk food. What am I missing? Have we heard from the lung advocates?

[daddy]

in the top floor lounge in the Guangzhou Hotel eating breakfast (it's 08:30 AM), and watching Capt Hate's Cav's spanking the Warriors hard in the 1st. Big fun, as a family from Wisconsin is next to us with a brand new Chinese girl, a tiny bit older than normal, maybe 2, who is trying out the names of her 2 new old brothers at a mile a minute, and laughing and smiling to beat the band. Wonderful to see. Wish you were here---you guys would love it.

[Miss Marple 2]

Milo has a lot to say, and it's very good:

http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/06/16/heres-everything-wanted-say-islam-yesterday-couldnt/

[Jack is Back!]

As the USMNT (soccer) marches on the field in Seattle to battle Equador in the Copa America for the privilege of playing Argentina in the semis.

Think I'll watch the Cavs beat up GSW until Curry says Basta and scores 35 3's in the 4th Q to win it all😉

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/us/politics/george-w-bush-gop-fundraising.html?login=email&mtrref=undefined&_r=0

[narciso]

this is the british counterpart to brennan,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/16/why-this-lifelong-patriot-is-voting-remain/

[Miss Marple 2]

What happened that the posts are scrunched up?

[narciso]

oh really, you don't say,

https://www.britainfirst.org/first-eye-witness-who-claimed-to-have-heard-britain-first-shouted-by-jo-cox-killer-admits-he-wasnt-even-at-the-scene/

[narciso]

as you see the telegraph, the mail, the times, all carry the line without challenge,

[GUS]

Daddy, do you know where in Wisconsin the family is from?

[narciso]

shirley they can't be serious,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3645576/National-security-aide-Reagan-George-W-Bush-vote-CLINTON-Trump-doesn-t-appear-Republican.html

[daddy]

Just read the Wretched article linked 2 posts back by Miss M.

Strikes me that in the olden days the Left accomplished what they wanted by saying "If we can only save one Life then we must do..."

That justified anything, no matter how nutty.

Now when we know allowing in thousands of unknown, unvetted, un-asimilatable Islamists, who we know with complete certainty will destroy way, way more than 1 life and will put tens of thousands at risk, that old slogan and philosophy has outlived its usefulness and is tossed overboard for a new rationalizer of insanity---"That's not who we are."

I think the history of the last 20 years can be broken down into those 2 statements.

[Miss Marple 2]

narciso,

It's Armitage. I wouldn't be surprised if he was on the Clinton campaign team.

[Miss Marple 2]

daddy,

Absolutely agree. "That's not who we are" is an all-purpose statement, meant to shame anyone disagreeing with the approved narrative.

Boy, do I despise these people!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Hey clarice,
Don't you have spinal stenosis?
Have a friend who was just diagnosed and I can remember you talking about something effective you did. What was it? [if I'm remembering correctly of course]

[Beasts of England]

That's funny, daddy - I just received an OFA email, re: pushing gun 'safety' laws, that took that very approach!

'No law will prevent every tragedy, but if we can prevent even one, we should act.'

[narciso]

I had to suppress a snorfle,

http://monsterhunternation.com/2016/06/16/ask-kuntzman/

[Miss Marple 2]

https://twitter.com/Push10Ben/status/740980720726908929\\

Omg opened my Nan's laptop and when she's googled something she's put 'please' and 'thank you'. I can't 😂😂😂

[daddy]

Didn't ask GUS, but huge Soccer fans all. Left about 10 minutes ago. 2 boys, 1 adopted you could tell, an older gal, and now this cute as pie new addition who is wearing all of them out. Wonderful family.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Lesbian muslim reformer says claiming islam has nothing to do with islamic terrorism is "rubbish".
Barry may have to launch a drone strike.

[Buckeye]

daddy

Are you at the Sheraton that is by the shopping area?

Stayed there once.

[Miss Marple 2]

Something to think about:

Did the Palestinian second wife instigate the terror attack?

I think someone should investigate that aspect.

[clarice]

Iggy--Yes. For the immediate pain I had a corticosteroid shot and a spine stretcher from Amazon.https://www.amazon.com/Teeter-Hang-Ups-Back-Stretcher/dp/B000PX1YDY/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&qid=1466131760&sr=8-45&keywords=spine+stretch Once that was under control somewhat, I started taking wobenzym (a German product) available at whole Food and Amazon which I highly recommend for joint and muscle pain. I work out 3 times a week--on pilates and gyrotonics and I am free of pain and quite mobile.

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/orlando-shooter-traveled-to-saudi-arabia-on-trip-organized-by-nyu-center-1466122172

[narciso]

it's not out of the realm of possibility, miss marple, she may be playing the verbal kint (kevin spacey's role) in usual suspects, or the walkin to the police station, a few poi episodes earlier,

[daddy]

Very interesting, Narciso. (you're 10:21)

What a convenient bogus meme. By coincidence reading a really excellent new book by Brian Cathcart, “The News from Waterloo: the Race to Tell Britain of Wellington’s Victory".

Full of the same rumor mongering with slim to zero facts, pushed by the Govt and the competing papers and political factions in order to clean up at the Stock Market and ensure re-elections and all the rest. Fascinating. Took 5 days for Wellington’s Victory Dispatch to arrive at London with the facts. A good read. Invention from whole cloth sure ain't nothing new.

[narciso]

I had that on the last thread, also an illuminating link about that center,

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Thanks clarice. I'll forward the info.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Hmmm...dissent in the ranks:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-state-department-officials-call-for-strikes-against-syrias-assad-1466121933

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

If that club had bouncers armed with shotguns how many patrons would be dead?
Zero, because the guy wouldn't have set foot near it.
No muslim wants to be a martyr if he's the first one to croak.

[Miss Marple 2]

daddy,

Look forward to getting a copy of that book.

I am a great fan of the Regency and Napoleonic wars era.

[narciso]

einstein's screaming in the ether 'what part of insanity did I forget to tell you about,

back in the early 90s, when needs must I read the new york review, (I was young then) misha glenny, then a midling translator of russian manuscripts,
took up the cause of some midlevel state department that wanted to get us involved in bosnia,

[Miss Marple 2]

Heading to bed.

Nytol!

[narciso]

heh, daddy, the closest copy of that book is in durham, north carolina,

[clarice]

You're welcome, Iggy. Your friend is free to contact me if she/he wants more information.

[daddy]

Buckeye, Our's this trip is a Marriott---The China Hotel.

Nice rooms and TV's. 3 days to kill. They swap us around to 4 different hotels depending on length of layover and if we're pulling standby duty.

It's always a pleasure to see the families with brand new baby girls, but this vivacious cutie today was really special.

[narciso]

speaking of insanity, and that german phrase,

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/06/sick-ny-professor-says-republicans-christians-blame-orlando-islamist-massacre/

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Thanks clarice. I'll let you know.
I have a Teeters Inversion table I said he could try. Haven't heard back.

[narciso]

between made up polls and made up stories, do they ever collide with reality,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3640880/Clinton-gets-primary-bounce-wrapping-nomination-leads-Trump-7-points-pollsters-talked-7-cent-Democrats-Republicans.html

[narciso]

I got one of those teeter inversion tables, the restraining bolt wouldn't release, once I assembled it, I had a heck of time dismantling to send it back,

[daddy]

heh, daddy, the closest copy of that book is in durham, north carolina,

Ha! Narciso. I picked up my copy in Shakespeare's Bookshop in Paris. Guess it's not on the top of Oprah's Book Club.

[narciso]

maybe we should get rid of daytime programming as well, except for the game shows,

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2016/06/14/view-orlando-shooter-had-no-ties-isis-trump-working-isis-kill-us

[narciso]

the scoop has dialed to twelve,

http://therightscoop.com/former-reagn-bush-official-backing-clinton-over-trump/

[Threadkiller]

Will the Choom Tracker merge data with my Exhale spreadsheets?

[narciso]

it's a concern, tk:

https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/743537023370289152

[narciso]

what does it take, to get dismissed from these outfits,

http://www.redding.com/news/383303911.xhtml?d=mobile

[narciso]

sure why not?

http://www.thelocal.de/20160616/germany-must-protect-osama-bin-laden-bodyguard-court-rules

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Armitage from narc's link;

“He doesn’t appear to be to be a Republican, he doesn’t appear to want to learn about issues. So I’m going to vote for Mrs. Clinton.”

IOW; Trump doesn't appear to be a Republican so I'm going to vote for a definite Democrat marxist who not only doesn't know jack about any issue and screwed up everything she touches but she sends our secrets into the ether for our enemies to find and accepts massive graft from hostile and corrupt powers in exchange for favors.

Quite a brain trust down there in Foggy Bottom.

[narciso]

armitage is an odd duck, he was libeled by the christics, and perot, back in the early 90s. guess who came to his aid, none other than scooter libby,
he was a pnac signator, he was on the board of caci one of the outfits that provided interrogators to abu ghraib, he was opposed to iraq, which is why he spoke to novak, who concurred in the judgment, but apparently, val's intervening into what he deemed his bailiwick was led to that memo.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

He's an odd snake.

The sad thing is the commenters at The Right Scoop are by and large as loony tunes as the hideous hags of The View.

[narciso]

yes, they have been infected in the t 4 rage virus,

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/06/16/obama_s_cve_program_is_an_outrage_and_the_republicans_are_funding_it

it's like invasion of the body snatchers, or this new show braid dead, which they of course, the bugs are causing the friction, but the opposite is true,
they cause the passivity,

[narciso]

about brad thor's latest, he does seem to borrow liberally from vince flynn's better works, the libidinous staffer for an ambitious senator, the leak of an intelligence program, et al,

ironically the president in the book, who survived a major crisis from the last one, actually implements a plan along the lines trump proposed,

[narciso]

right when ukip parents are denied adoption, when there is a war on every front,

http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2016/06/an-mp-murdered-shocking-yes-but-not-at-all-surprising-the-portents-were-there-this-was-coming.html

[narciso]

well I could have told them, but would they have listened,

https://reason.com/blog/2016/06/16/why-weld-worries-libertarians-in-recent

[clarice]

Iggy, the inversion table should help. I was afraid to use it.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Helped me when my back was really out. When it was just so-so didn't seem to do much.
My friend has been in a lot of pain for three weeks, kinda outta the blue.