February 2012
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“There will, it appears, always be an England.”
– The Wages of Sin Are — Whiskey
An interview with a notorious royal interloper elicits claims too amusing to not be true, and Walter Russell Mead is there.
To be certain, I don’t take the claims at face value, or any value at all, but I pretend it’s all true, because it’s amusing...
Add it Up: Crunching Numbers for Apple, Amazon,... →
At Wired, Tim Carmody does an excellent job of analyzing a few popular companies (and one popular athlete). The takeaways are that Netflix is facing real limits to growth, while Apple, and to a lesser extent, Amazon, are not.
The details of his argument as fascinating, and worth reading.
Presidents Day
I have today off from work. For various unimportant reasons, it’s close to the first day I’ve had off in 2012. The few days I have had off from work, I’ve spent working on other things: my wife’s business, things related to remodeling my office, and so on. I know a lot of people talk about being busy. I’ve talked about being busy myself. I don’t even know how to...
“It’s not that Chris Brown is categorically unforgivable. It’s more that he’s no...”
– VICE on Cord’s Chris Brown post (via ceedling)
This times one million. I’ve lately decided to make peace with pop music, and play every bit of pop crap that comes on the radio, singing along to embarrass my teen daughters. Every bit of pop crap, that is, except for any song by Chris Brown....
Prepared?
Says the flight attendant, after observing my backpack: “Now this guy is prepared! He’s even got a lint roller.”
Say I, thinking of the noise-canceling headphones, spare Kindle charger*, and more: “You have no idea!”
* Yes, the Kindle was fully charged this morning, and the charge should last several weeks longer than my trip. Still, why not bring two chargers?...
Texas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll's Claim to... →
Eight jury members in Tyler, Texas, have done the entire world a great favor today by rejecting claims in a landmark patent case. While I’m usually quite frustrated by intellectual property issues, this is really good news.
Since Eolas lost, this case might quickly be forgotten. Had they won, the effects would have been far-reaching, long-lasting, and devastating.
