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Tag Archives: Smart Ass
Strategic Sprawl, We Do It All
HP’s new CEO has unveiled his strategy for the company. The debut was accompanied by an epic press release. Some of my favorite parts: “Connected World” – hopefully Paul Allen won’t call from the 1990s and ask for his strategy … Continue reading
Senator Blowhard – Still At It
It takes an exceptional act of shamelessness to rise above the general level of shamelessness in Washington DC and merit comment, but noted antennae expert and Senate Finance Committee member Charles Schumer’s decision to weigh in on iPhone 4 reception … Continue reading
A Temporal Stimulus
Russian President and junior assistant Tsar of all Russia Dmitry Medvedev (pictured above with Vladimir Putin) reduced the number of Russian time zones from 11 to nine in an effort to “make the giant nation more manageable to run and … Continue reading
This Nobel Prize Thing
I find myself perplexed by this inexplicable award. Has the Nobel prize selection committee completely lost its senses? I mean, what exactly is “the landscape of the dispossessed” and how do you win the Nobel prize in literature for writing … Continue reading
Omnia Iam Fient Quae Posse Negabam
Factum est. Appareo decet nihil munditia? Ad absurdum? Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. Luke sum ipse patrem te.
A Noble Cause
Addressing the dinosaur divide: Most of the nearly two billion children in the developing world have inadequate access to dinosaurs. Some receive no paleontology training at all. One in three has never even seen a dinosaur in person. UPDATE: I … Continue reading
