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The boundaries of technology: limited Chinese support on eReaders
Nowadays, I often think the limits of what is technically extant is limited only by my motivation to search. That said, there are clearly niches that have not yet been met, and I've found one ( Read more... ) -
Building a new box: a super-powerful budget box...
It's been a number of years since I put together a new PC. I wasn't planning to, as I was planning to get a new MacBook when they go Ivy Bridge ( Read more... ) -
A question to my Canadian friends: how to find an old TV ad?
So I'm sure I know lots of tech savvy people out there, and I'm really stumped on how to find something online (read: I searched google for 10 minutes without luck ( Read more... ) -
Why let facts get in the way of a good story...
One story I like relates triumphal leaders returning to Rome. These all-conquering heroes were celebrated with all the pomp and circumstance that accompanies glorious victors in an imperial and militaristic society. It is said however, that these demi-gods would have servants or slaves at their sides, whispering, "remember you are but a man", lest ( Read more... ) -
What a way to start the day...
This morning, I laced on my cycling shoes, threw my stuff in my backpack, and stepped out side... to see that my bike was missing. I had locked it there last night, thinking it would be safe for the night. I was wrong. I had locked it securely: U-lock through the rear wheel and seatpost to the pole, with cable looped through front triangle and ( Read more... ) -
So, now what?
Things have a way of sneaking up on you. Like the end of your project. Fortunately, we weren't blindsided by the actual project work; in fact, in broad terms, it was probably one of the least stressful projects I've been involved in ( Read more... ) -
I guess I would describe this as contentment
That's probably a fair way to say it. In many ways, it is like exhaling after holding your breath. This is at the mid-way point in my summer project, which is the tail end of the MBA. While there are ever-present concerns about getting good results, doing the final writeup, and finalizing plans for September, today, right now, was a bit of a relief ( Read more... ) -
The woman in the box.
I am quite intrigued by advertising and marketing. No doubt that is part of the appeal of my current studies. Also, I am a nerdy guy.
So I couldn't help but be diverted when this popped up on The Economist site:
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An Ode to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, Bay Area San Francisco,
How my personality, nerdly credo,
Is considerably validated,
by your frames of thought, so variegated...
... Okay, so I'm not a poet, and while I initially wanted to compose this entire post in rhyme, that's going to drop off right.
In prose, I wrapped up a whirlwind tour of silicon valley companies, from the five ( Read more... ) -
There's never enough time
So it's late evening back "home", and my two week visit is drawing to a close. Where did the time go ( Read more... )
