Thursday, December 3, 2009
A cheaper, prettier and equally effective device
We reported on this phenomenon nearly two years ago–governments purchasing idiot devices for obscene amounts of cash. Last month the New York Times finally reported on the ADE 651 (beware, the company's sloppy website is laced with misspellings), variously described as a 'remote portable substance detector,' a 'dowsing rod,' [...]
My stimulus package
If you've been criticising U2 for using standard business practices to increase their profits, then you have to ask yourself some pretty hard questions.
If U2 are morally bound to pay the maximum taxes here in Ireland, why exactly should that be the case? To help our poor old Ireland? As anyone who has [...]
I'm not preaching and I'm not advocating piracy. Just bringing something to your attention (RIAA and MPAA).
Monty Python started a YouTube channel with tons of their sketches streaming for free. The included links to their DVDs at Amazon. The result was a whopping 23,000% increase in sales.
[Link: Gizmodo.]
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Friday, September 26, 2008
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Sticky eyeballs
If you're having difficulty staying awake during boring meetings or lectures try these.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Penguin
Most observers of the Bush White House will be aware of the firm Halliburton and its ties to VP Cheney.
In 1995 the multi-billion dollar oil services company hired Dick from the U.S. Department of Defense as CEO (with no business experience) and with his assistance quickly moved up the ladder from 73rd to 18th [...]
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Ignore Firefox at your peril
Ryanair have decided that, rather than continue using the old reliable Java platform for their route map, they will now use Microsoft's proprietary Silverlight application. Microsoft developer and blogger Ronan Geraghty announced this cheerfully last month, with words like 'cross-browser, cross-platform,' while knowing full well the adverse cross-traffic it had been [...]
How to think like Wall Street.
Pointy-haired Boss
There is a strange modern term which encompasses sociability, interpersonal insight, conflict resolution, and communication. It's called 'people skills'.
It's a rare and valuable skill set. Well, maybe not all that rare. We all know people who seem like they can talk to anyone, or who say the right thing at a funeral, or can [...]
