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Archive for May 2008

Bits for 05/03/08

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Saw Iron Man. Yes.
I’m not a designer. I have a knack for the obvious, yes. But, I’m good with people (even if they’re pompous, annoying, cognitively dissonant, or ignorant), and I find myself explaining technical things successfully. I’m also irrationally persistent in some ways. So, I’ve applied, not [...]

Greenfield

Opportunity in Desperation
Heard the other morning, via NPR, a story about venture prospecting in the heart of Iraq’s capital. The gent, nearly breathlessly, described Baghdad as one of the last “greenfield opportunities,” which is marketing speak for “The DoD gave us money to build theme parks in an attempt to prove just how cold [...]

Threnody

The other day the family went to a charity walk. We braved largely indifferent, slightly cool weather to enter an event purporting to help sick children. Like many other charity events, the event itself is a honeypot for altruistic leanings, and is not itself endemic to the aid effort. That is, we [...]

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