Amazon has released the second generation of the Kindle and according to Wired.com reviewer, Steven Levy it is much improved over the original. I don’t own a Kindle, I’m not sure if it’s something I want to invest in, but I do like keeping track of where the publishing industry is going. Devices like the [...]
Archive for February, 2009
The new Kindle
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Discipline and humility
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here is an excellent example of what my brother (in-law), Jonathan Thain is up to: Mind you he’s working with a compact digital camera and basic video editing tools. I’ve been watching him train for a few years now and I am really impressed by the perspective and maturity that he has developed at the [...]
Kingdom corporation
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This afternoon I was sitting at my kitchen table reading an issue of The Economist from January 24th-30th 2009, when I struck upon an inspiring article about a family owned corporation in Sweden. In brief, the article focuses on the Wallenberg family of Sweden who own several companies, primarily Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) and Investor. [...]
Here’s one for ya!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So remember how I said that I hadn’t really been talking about paradox? Well, if you watched the video from my last post (that is, once I fixed the link), then you probably heard a little something about Klein bottles. Well here is the link to Clifford’s website where he actually sells these incredible objects. [...]
Strange notions
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This video is from the TED website, and I think it definitely contains some ideas worth spreading. Clifford Stoll embodies a very powerful spirit, one of creativity and disciplined analysis, which is to say that whatever strange notion might come into his head, he sees how it can be broken down into its principle elements [...]
Full Swing
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Despite early optimism about blogging, I haven’t been very dedicated to the process, but it strikes me that a new year deserves a new page and since I only have one post in the month of January it’s time to break some new ground. I also noticed that WordPress lists searches related to my blog. [...]
