Monthly Archives: September 2009

Google Chrome Frame, Mozilla and IE- Internet Wakes Up and Learns it’s in BUSINESS

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

There’s an amazing thing going on.  It’s a small little product release that few folks outside of the techworld cover.  The release and tech uproar over Google Chrome Frame. Why do I say this?  Oh, well, some folks at Google … Continue reading →

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Dog Behavior and “Intelligence”

Posted on September 20, 2009 by

Though TIME completely misrepresents the article with the title of this piece the article is quite nice.  Most of the findings are quite straightforward and the utility of the article is that it does a nice job of illustrating how … Continue reading →

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The Tale of The Long Tail – Anderson wasn’t all that right

Posted on September 20, 2009 by

Having myself dug through at least 30 companies traffic and sales data over the last decade I agree with these Wharton researchers. The Wharton researchers also disagree with Anderson’s theory and its implicit challenge to the Pareto principle, or so-called … Continue reading →

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Dead Boys Review – Lange Delivers a Punch to your Gut

Posted on September 19, 2009 by

Damn.  Dead Boys, by Richard Lange, is one crazy collection of short stories.  (I came into this book by way of the Small World books employee, Phil.  Good choice, Phil!) Dead boys is definitely edgy.  Essentially it’s a collection of … Continue reading →

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10 Personal Pressing Questions

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

Here’s my top 10 most pressing questions in life. Can you be satisfied and functional AND integrate the idea that there is no universal meaning? Is ignorance bliss? How long will it take for us to give up on free will?  … Continue reading →

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The Jay Leno Show Review and Reactions, Kayne West Ratings Boost?

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

The Jay Leno Show has been widely discussed.  Is it a fundamental shift in TV? does it change the economics?  Will it flop? Will others follow? Pre-launch reactions weren’t really positive nor negative.  However, tonight’s airing didn’t really seem to … Continue reading →

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Dolt Exhaust: The True Value of Emotion

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

Does anyone see the irony AND similarity between the Wilson shout-out, “You lie…!” during President Obama’s address September 9th, 2009, on health-care legislation to a joint session of Congress and the Kanye West shout-out that he thought Beyoncé deserved to … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister Brown’s Apology to Alan Turing [Transcript Included]

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

I’m delighted to see a posthumous apology given to Alan Turing.  It’s hard to assign grand meaning or value to these types of apologies usually.  Perhaps even in this case.  What I think is great about it is that it … Continue reading →

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