.. and faster than a ferrari. While iPhone has been a marvel with engineering feats shining out from within an artistic framework, Chrome has some artsy shine from within a very well engineered housing. Love the ride round the webby town on it. Not as many features as Firefox but sometimes less can be more. Does have a good feature to synchronize bookmarks over the cloud through Google account login. Has a clean, uncluttered look that is Google's hallmark.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Silence please
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-quiet.html?_r=1
When I was young, I had no conception of the possibility of something like Google. My young daughter perhaps has no conception of a world without Google. For me it's wonder when it can provide an answer, any answer. To my daughter, it's sometimes frustrating when Google cannot read her mind to give her the answer to the question she is asking. Beyond all the wonders and frustrations, can we imagine a world tomorrow where some future information device can compress and condense our information stream and help us with the process of reflecting upon it, meditating and ferreting out the meaning from it..
When I was young, I had no conception of the possibility of something like Google. My young daughter perhaps has no conception of a world without Google. For me it's wonder when it can provide an answer, any answer. To my daughter, it's sometimes frustrating when Google cannot read her mind to give her the answer to the question she is asking. Beyond all the wonders and frustrations, can we imagine a world tomorrow where some future information device can compress and condense our information stream and help us with the process of reflecting upon it, meditating and ferreting out the meaning from it..
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Agnidaah: Farewell Fire
Sanskrit: Agni; Latin: Ignis; English: Ignite
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/in-economic-downturn-survivors-turning-to-cremations-over-burials.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/us/in-economic-downturn-survivors-turning-to-cremations-over-burials.html?_r=1
Friday, November 25, 2011
Looking forward to learning as much..
..from my daughter as I hope to be teaching her..I was pleasantly surprised by my second-grader's own independent composition and learned about the origins of gratitude for Thanksgiving..Remembered the story we learned growing up in India of the Parsi community coming to the shores of Gujarat and they were sent a glass full of milk to indicate how full the land was, and how they sent back the sweetened milk by mixing sugar in it..Two very different stories in different times and cultures, but something stuck upon me..
http://shivali-vora.weebly.com/first-thanksgiving.html
On September 16, 1620, the pilgrims left for the New World which is now America. They boarded on a tiny ship called the Mayflower. There were about 31 children and 70 men and women. They wanted to get to the New World. They knew the trip was very dangerous, but their belief in God kept them going. The tiny Mayflower was crowded with the pilgrims. They had little space and there was hardly enough room for the pilgrims to eat and sleep. Many had to leave their loved ones behind. The captain of the Mayflower was called, Christopher Jones. Christopher Jones had faith in his ship, and the pilgrims had faith in God. So they set off to find the New World.
There were about 102 people in all. They started their journey from Plymouth, England. They had to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to get to the New World. For the first few weeks, things went okay. But after the calm winds, a great storm arose. The pilgrims were horrified. They had to sleep on straw mats and they had little to eat. The great storms were fierce, and the tiny Mayflower helplessly sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. The children and adults became sea-sick, and they wondered if they would have to turn back to England. The Mayflower was broken a little, too. The pilgrims managed to fix that, but they were not sure they would make it. The fierce storms flung passengers over-board, and the waves defeated the tiny Mayflower. The people were sick, and they were very close to turning back.
But the pilgrims had faith in their ship and in God. They decided to risk their lives further in order to get to the New World. For 65 days the pilgrims sailed on with the fierce storms. They didn’t get a chance to wash their clothes, and they were running out of food. The pilgrims wondered if they would survive. Some people died, and many fell ill. The people missed England and their aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers, and friends. The pilgrims had little hope of sailing all the way to the New World. But they had come too far to turn back. The Mayflower sailed on. The people were trapped inside the Mayflower. They had to do something to keep the sails from ripping apart. If that happened, the people would die. When they were halfway, the people were already sick.
Finally, after two months of sailing through harsh winds, fierce storms, and huge waves, the pilgrims spotted land. The people rejoiced, happy to see land again. The date was November 21, 1620. The Mayflower landed in Province Town Harbor. At first, the pilgrims were relieved to wash their clothes, walk on land, and be out of the ship. But as the weeks flew by, the pilgrims had one problem after the other. They explored the wilderness, but they could not find a place to settle and build their houses. The explorers were first to be brave and look for native Indians who would help them. The explorers found some Indians, but they ran away. Without housing and food, the pilgrims had to stay trapped inside the Mayflower.
By the end of the first winter, many pilgrims had died. The pilgrims seemed to be losing one or two people every day. And besides that, many children and adults fell sick because of being trapped inside the ship for nearly 4 months. The people who were still alive and were not so sick had to work very hard all day. Finally, the first winter in the New World ended. The snow melted, and the trees showed their blossoms. Fresh flowers bloomed and showed their bright colors. The grass was green again, and the pilgrims were not so cold. But by this time, the pilgrims had no food at all. They were very hungry. One day, the pilgrims met an American Indian. He spoke good English.
The pilgrims were astonished. How could this American Indian know their language? The Native American said that in 2 days time, he would bring to them an Indian named Squanto. Squanto spoke better English. Some children asked, “What tribe did Squanto belong to?” The Indian American said that the land they are on is the land of a tribe called the Pawtuxet. Squanto belonged to the Pawtuxet tribe. “Then where are the people?” asked a pilgrim. “Everyone in the Pawtuxet tribe died about 4 years ago,” said the Native American. “But that one man named Squanto survived.” Saying this, the Native American left. But just as he had promised, in two days time he brought Squanto to the pilgrims. Not only were the pilgrims surprised by his great English, they were also surprised by his story.
Squanto said, “Many years ago I lived here with my family, my friends, and my people.” “But then one day, a group of cruel English men captured me and brought me to Spain.” “Later on I became the servant of a man who lived in England.” “He taught me English.” “After many days, I spoke very good English.” “Finally, I was given my freedom.” “I sailed back to this land, but when I came here I found that all my people except me had died.” “I was very sad.” “Later on I joined a group of Native Americans.” The pilgrims were astonished by Squanto’s story. The leader of the pilgrims and the leader of the Native Americans, Massasoit, signed a treaty of friendship.
Then the pilgrims explained to the Native Americans how their people were dying. “We are thinking to return to England this very month,” the pilgrims said. “Is there anything you can do to save our people?” The Indian Americans thought for some time and then Squanto said, “We can teach you how to plant crops and hunt animals in the wilderness.” “Very well, teach us then,” said the pilgrims. So, Squanto took the pilgrims to a stream and taught them how to catch fish. Then Squanto taught the pilgrims to lay the corn seeds, lay the fish around them, and how to patch back up the soil. Then the Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to plant other crops, and they hunted animals together. So throughout the spring, the Native Americans and the pilgrims planted crops and hunted wild animals.
Soon summer came, and there were no more deaths. The pilgrims and the Native Americans became very good friends. Squanto was always there, and Massasoit led the Native Americans to help the pilgrims. The children would chase the birds away from the crops while adults took care of the plants. They roasted meat and sprinkled it with salt, and the men got ready for harvest time. Summer soon turned into autumn, and the leaves falling off the trees were a sign for harvest time. Everyone cut, grounded, and topped. The crops were now ready to be picked.
Soon the food was all ready to eat. They even had enough food for the next winter. So the pilgrims prepared a big feast and invited the Native Americans to eat and celebrate with them. By this time they also had houses to feast in. Before celebrating, the pilgrims and Native Americans thanked God for all that he had given them. Then they feasted. As time went on, more Europeans came to America or, “The New World.” Soon the New World was called America and that is how we know it today. So remember, this Thanksgiving, before you have a great time, remember to pray and thank God for all the blessings, food, shelters, and clothing he has given us. Just like the pilgrims and Native Americans did at the First Thanksgiving.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
http://shivali-vora.weebly.com/first-thanksgiving.html
THE STORY OF THE SETTLERS AND THE NATIVES
AUTHOR: SHIVALI VORA
(Composed and typed by her and proof-read by her dad; based on “This is America Charlie Brown” episodes on YouTube and some Google searches)On September 16, 1620, the pilgrims left for the New World which is now America. They boarded on a tiny ship called the Mayflower. There were about 31 children and 70 men and women. They wanted to get to the New World. They knew the trip was very dangerous, but their belief in God kept them going. The tiny Mayflower was crowded with the pilgrims. They had little space and there was hardly enough room for the pilgrims to eat and sleep. Many had to leave their loved ones behind. The captain of the Mayflower was called, Christopher Jones. Christopher Jones had faith in his ship, and the pilgrims had faith in God. So they set off to find the New World.
There were about 102 people in all. They started their journey from Plymouth, England. They had to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to get to the New World. For the first few weeks, things went okay. But after the calm winds, a great storm arose. The pilgrims were horrified. They had to sleep on straw mats and they had little to eat. The great storms were fierce, and the tiny Mayflower helplessly sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. The children and adults became sea-sick, and they wondered if they would have to turn back to England. The Mayflower was broken a little, too. The pilgrims managed to fix that, but they were not sure they would make it. The fierce storms flung passengers over-board, and the waves defeated the tiny Mayflower. The people were sick, and they were very close to turning back.
But the pilgrims had faith in their ship and in God. They decided to risk their lives further in order to get to the New World. For 65 days the pilgrims sailed on with the fierce storms. They didn’t get a chance to wash their clothes, and they were running out of food. The pilgrims wondered if they would survive. Some people died, and many fell ill. The people missed England and their aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers, and friends. The pilgrims had little hope of sailing all the way to the New World. But they had come too far to turn back. The Mayflower sailed on. The people were trapped inside the Mayflower. They had to do something to keep the sails from ripping apart. If that happened, the people would die. When they were halfway, the people were already sick.
Finally, after two months of sailing through harsh winds, fierce storms, and huge waves, the pilgrims spotted land. The people rejoiced, happy to see land again. The date was November 21, 1620. The Mayflower landed in Province Town Harbor. At first, the pilgrims were relieved to wash their clothes, walk on land, and be out of the ship. But as the weeks flew by, the pilgrims had one problem after the other. They explored the wilderness, but they could not find a place to settle and build their houses. The explorers were first to be brave and look for native Indians who would help them. The explorers found some Indians, but they ran away. Without housing and food, the pilgrims had to stay trapped inside the Mayflower.
By the end of the first winter, many pilgrims had died. The pilgrims seemed to be losing one or two people every day. And besides that, many children and adults fell sick because of being trapped inside the ship for nearly 4 months. The people who were still alive and were not so sick had to work very hard all day. Finally, the first winter in the New World ended. The snow melted, and the trees showed their blossoms. Fresh flowers bloomed and showed their bright colors. The grass was green again, and the pilgrims were not so cold. But by this time, the pilgrims had no food at all. They were very hungry. One day, the pilgrims met an American Indian. He spoke good English.
The pilgrims were astonished. How could this American Indian know their language? The Native American said that in 2 days time, he would bring to them an Indian named Squanto. Squanto spoke better English. Some children asked, “What tribe did Squanto belong to?” The Indian American said that the land they are on is the land of a tribe called the Pawtuxet. Squanto belonged to the Pawtuxet tribe. “Then where are the people?” asked a pilgrim. “Everyone in the Pawtuxet tribe died about 4 years ago,” said the Native American. “But that one man named Squanto survived.” Saying this, the Native American left. But just as he had promised, in two days time he brought Squanto to the pilgrims. Not only were the pilgrims surprised by his great English, they were also surprised by his story.
Squanto said, “Many years ago I lived here with my family, my friends, and my people.” “But then one day, a group of cruel English men captured me and brought me to Spain.” “Later on I became the servant of a man who lived in England.” “He taught me English.” “After many days, I spoke very good English.” “Finally, I was given my freedom.” “I sailed back to this land, but when I came here I found that all my people except me had died.” “I was very sad.” “Later on I joined a group of Native Americans.” The pilgrims were astonished by Squanto’s story. The leader of the pilgrims and the leader of the Native Americans, Massasoit, signed a treaty of friendship.
Then the pilgrims explained to the Native Americans how their people were dying. “We are thinking to return to England this very month,” the pilgrims said. “Is there anything you can do to save our people?” The Indian Americans thought for some time and then Squanto said, “We can teach you how to plant crops and hunt animals in the wilderness.” “Very well, teach us then,” said the pilgrims. So, Squanto took the pilgrims to a stream and taught them how to catch fish. Then Squanto taught the pilgrims to lay the corn seeds, lay the fish around them, and how to patch back up the soil. Then the Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to plant other crops, and they hunted animals together. So throughout the spring, the Native Americans and the pilgrims planted crops and hunted wild animals.
Soon summer came, and there were no more deaths. The pilgrims and the Native Americans became very good friends. Squanto was always there, and Massasoit led the Native Americans to help the pilgrims. The children would chase the birds away from the crops while adults took care of the plants. They roasted meat and sprinkled it with salt, and the men got ready for harvest time. Summer soon turned into autumn, and the leaves falling off the trees were a sign for harvest time. Everyone cut, grounded, and topped. The crops were now ready to be picked.
Soon the food was all ready to eat. They even had enough food for the next winter. So the pilgrims prepared a big feast and invited the Native Americans to eat and celebrate with them. By this time they also had houses to feast in. Before celebrating, the pilgrims and Native Americans thanked God for all that he had given them. Then they feasted. As time went on, more Europeans came to America or, “The New World.” Soon the New World was called America and that is how we know it today. So remember, this Thanksgiving, before you have a great time, remember to pray and thank God for all the blessings, food, shelters, and clothing he has given us. Just like the pilgrims and Native Americans did at the First Thanksgiving.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tablets, oh tablets..
When I first bought my iphone after it came out in 2007, the form factors were well defined. Desktops at work, laptops at home, iphone in between in the pocket. With ipad like devices, its confusing now. I do love the possibility of iphone on a bigger screen (especially reading books), but how many devices do I setup and manage? It would be so nice if someone could just give me a bigger touch screen the size of a tablet, that is totally dumb and without any processor or memory. I could simply dock my iphone when I need the bigger screen and when it is convenient. Then all my channels (er apps) should work just the way they do on the smaller screen, but with all the advantages of larger display. Once I need to be on the go, I simply undock and put the device back into my pocket.
Friday, November 18, 2011
After seeing the loose federation..
..of European states in a crisis in a little over a decade of the union, I now have a new appreciation for the strong federation that India has been able to build, maintain and grow in the past 60 plus years..to the point that its economy is among the top five in the world..the complexities in both cases being different but comparably difficult..
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Fair is fair..risks and rewards need to be symmetrical..
Gaming the system with the asymmetrical heads I win, tails you lose, is as bad as corruption under communism..
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/opinion/end-bonuses-for-bankers.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/opinion/end-bonuses-for-bankers.html?_r=1
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The first internet..
..without a face and without any books! What a journey it has been, only 20 years or so ago it was a giddy feeling to be able to send and receive an EMAIL! In just two decades, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook have changed the face of internet..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45007641/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45007641/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Tintin!
What a joy it was to be a spectator participant in his adventures around the world..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Return-of-Tintin/articleshow/10459537.cms
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2097373,00.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Return-of-Tintin/articleshow/10459537.cms
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2097373,00.html
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
What a harrowing experience..
..Comcast cable modem plus wi-fi router conked out..thought a big company like Comcast would have thought that some of the millions of customers of theirs might run into this..well they told me the earliest appointment I could have was Wed..what, three days or more without internet?..well, an escalation is in place but not before Sun evening time..what, one day without internet?..even sucked up misinformation and went to a service center only to be told no they don't carry replacement instruments..so, called again and again enjoying(?) talking to people in remote corners of the world and commiserating with me..well then a bulb light came about, how much am I paying for this damn dead instrument? Turned out $84 a year rental, so went out and bought a brand new shiny device..Mr Comcast can you please activate this, I now have this connected and powered, here are all the long id numbers..well it could take 24 hours..what? how could it? well yes let me try and send a signal..yes it is working now thank you, hip hip hooray..life at a standstill for 12 plus hours as I continuously haggled with one customer service rep after another..
Friday, October 7, 2011
Master designer..
compressed stacks of newspapers and books, address books and note pads and calendars and clocks, maps and compasses, big music systems and collections of records, big cameras and picture albums, telephone instruments and voicemail recorders, calculators and big desktop computers, big game boards, big television tubes and video players, everything into one insanely beautiful device that millions fit into their pocket. He had a dream and a vision, and now being part of a grander higher design in the universe would be smiling at these devices and through these devices.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-designer-first-c-e-o-second/
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-designer-first-c-e-o-second/
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Risky capitalism
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/26/1549239/hp-spent-over-80m-to-get-rid-of-its-ceos
This is one example of the inglorious side of capitalism. Glory to every enterpreneur who toils in his or her own sweat and blood and risks his or her own capital to create new ideas and new possibilities. And they richly deserve the riches out of the success. But not these business leaders who risk nothing of their own, but carry a big upside for their glorious failures. When the risk reward line is so skewed and manipulated so much, the business of capitalism can become very malfunctioning and prone to decay.
This is one example of the inglorious side of capitalism. Glory to every enterpreneur who toils in his or her own sweat and blood and risks his or her own capital to create new ideas and new possibilities. And they richly deserve the riches out of the success. But not these business leaders who risk nothing of their own, but carry a big upside for their glorious failures. When the risk reward line is so skewed and manipulated so much, the business of capitalism can become very malfunctioning and prone to decay.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Lies damn lies..
..Truth, whole truth, nothing but the truth..
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/opinion/friedman-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but.html?_r=1&ref=thomaslfriedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/opinion/friedman-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but.html?_r=1&ref=thomaslfriedman
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Lessons of Katrina well learned and applied
Preparations were upto worst case mark, outcome was the best case mark at least for NYC. Parts of south Jersey not so lucky but overall not as terrible as it could have been. Irene lost its mojo after dancing on NC. It will soon be time to get back to life.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene keeping the date with..
..east coast..North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland..about a million homes without power..weakening as it moves up north but still a hurricane..size almost as big as Europe..in line to become the first hurricane to make landfall in NJ after 1903..about a million evacuate in NJ and half a million in NY city..All public transportation and airports at a standstill in NJ NYC area..towns in NJ declaring curfew to stop private vehicles from driving on the road during night time (Sat)..worst for the area early morning..Sun run will continue onto Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine..
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
S&P downgraded US Govt Debt.
What happens as a result? Uncertainty and the stock markets tank. Where does all the money fly? In search of risk-free assets. What do they find most safe? US Govt Debt, and they shoot up. Abracadabra. World is round, theorem proved.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Reflecting on what it means to be an American..
..upon completion of 20 years in USA..so much to gain and so much to lose..for immigrants raising American children and for everyone interested there is a great series (available on netflix streaming), http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us
..tobacco..slavery..civil war..steam boat..rail road..telegram, the very first internet..carnegie's steel, discovery of oil..ford's assembly line..the great westward migration..california's los angeles aquaduct.. hoover dam..Interestingly some of the metaphors from the 30's parallel the first decade of the new century..will America rise again as it did from the great depression then?
Monday, August 1, 2011
So very last century
..do you remember the last century when we had so much stuff..we used to have stacks of newspapers and books..address books and note pads and calendars and clocks..maps and compasses..big music systems and collections of records..big cameras and picture albums..telephone instruments and voicemail recorders..calculators and big desktop computers..big game boards..big television tubes and video players..guess then at the dawn of the new century we got a genius magic wand that shrunk everything so small we could carry them all at once upholstered to our pockets sort of like the cowboys in the wild wild west used to carry their guns armed and ready to face the world..
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
American capitalism at its best..
..going from one social media network with zero video chat options to two networks both with video chat in matter of days..well will be reality in a short time, at least the announcements are out..
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Gruppe Pilobolus
Wonderfully artistic tribute to the intoxication, thrill and overwhelming inspiration that is New York city..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_N0qHKOD0&feature=share
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_N0qHKOD0&feature=share
Friday, July 1, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
New facebook or new failure for GOOG?
I like the circles thing..actually developed a little app using Google cloud a while back before becoming a facebook user and I think Google got the idea! :-) I am looking forward to new ideas to implement if any of you friends suggest a good one..http://www.mycirclesconnect.com/
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218027/First_look_Google_lets_you_hang_with_a_small_or_large_circle_of_friends?taxonomyId=169
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218027/First_look_Google_lets_you_hang_with_a_small_or_large_circle_of_friends?taxonomyId=169
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
What is the color of the American Constitution?
An excellent dissertation on the constitution and realpolitik.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079445,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079445,00.html
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Lytro’s Camera Lets You Shoot First and Focus Later
Eat first, cook later! Another cool innovation would be intelligent software that is able to coalesce multiple shots of the same or similar frames into one best-of-all shot..
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/technology/22camera.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/technology/22camera.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thumbs up to Steve Jobs!
http://sourcesofinsight.com/2011/06/16/lessons-learned-from-steve-jobs/
I cannot think of any two people more than Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who have changed the consumer experience for electronic computing, the former by his ruthless business acumen surrounding Windows and the latter by his amazing style, elegance, simplicity and beauty filled engineering surrounding iGadgets.
I cannot think of any two people more than Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who have changed the consumer experience for electronic computing, the former by his ruthless business acumen surrounding Windows and the latter by his amazing style, elegance, simplicity and beauty filled engineering surrounding iGadgets.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Interesting consideration
Belgium has not had a government for about a year now due to some stalemate. However, the deficit has narrowed and the unemployment rate has gone down!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
An Autumn Date for the Apocalypse
Here we go again..Reminds me of the nice line I read on here a little while back..Don't take life too seriously, no one has come out of it alive..guess the world has to eventually end, in a few years or a few million..
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/us/24rapture.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/us/24rapture.html?_r=1
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Nice Guys Finish First
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/opinion/17brooks.html?src=me&ref=general
It is very interesting that in some ways humans are very similar to other primates with respect to self-interest, but in some ways we are so very altruistic..that's the cross-roads intersection for us between the jungle survival and ethics, morality, religion etc. Human edifices seem to be built with elements from both..We can't survive on altruism alone in general, but we cannot progress with capitalism alone without injecting the necessary dose of altruistic healing..
It is very interesting that in some ways humans are very similar to other primates with respect to self-interest, but in some ways we are so very altruistic..that's the cross-roads intersection for us between the jungle survival and ethics, morality, religion etc. Human edifices seem to be built with elements from both..We can't survive on altruism alone in general, but we cannot progress with capitalism alone without injecting the necessary dose of altruistic healing..
Laugh Lines from NYTimes: CONAN O’BRIEN
I don’t know if you heard this: It’s been reported Al Qaeda has not yet picked a new leader to run their terrorist organization. Yeah. Apparently, candidates keep losing interest after asking, “So what happened to the last guy?”
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Fly? No. Shoot? Yes. Bizzare..
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/opinion/09mon3.html
This is a very touchy subject with a lot of cultural underpinnings about the American foundation. Not knowing much then I asked a simple question when I was green to the American ways and guns. The question was simple (in an electronic forum), why do people need guns and I distinctly remember one hearty mid-westerner telling me "over my dead fingers". Well I now understand the debate at least, but sometimes still can't stand the bizarre logic behind gun rights, especially weapons that can inflict mass murder. The founding Americans believed in the right to defend themselves from others as well from the state! Historically that meant they needed arms to organize themselves to be able to resist the state. This led to the right to arms clause in the constitution. In the modern age, this has led to lunatics being able to procure and execute weapons that can fire away bullets continuously and inflict not one but mass casulties in one go, which is very very sad and senseless.
Laugh lines from the NY Times..
JAY LENO
Prince William and Kate Middleton are now planning their honeymoon. They say they want to go somewhere where they can have complete privacy and be assured that no one in the country would give away their location. So I think they’re going to Pakistan.
DAVID LETTERMAN
Well, the Republicans were so pleased by the Osama bin Laden raid that today, they granted President Obama full citizenship.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are now planning their honeymoon. They say they want to go somewhere where they can have complete privacy and be assured that no one in the country would give away their location. So I think they’re going to Pakistan.
DAVID LETTERMAN
Well, the Republicans were so pleased by the Osama bin Laden raid that today, they granted President Obama full citizenship.
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