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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Memorial Day reflection: How do we say thank you?
I recall Memorial Day, 1995 at the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. A Belgian school girl recited these lines: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row,” lines that reminded us of what was sacrificed: “We are the...
Winter is coming
An article by Andy Crouch is getting some attention. He described the COVID-19 pandemic as "an economic and cultural blizzard, winter, and beginning of a 'little ice age' — a once-in-a-lifetime change that is likely to affect our lives and organizations for...
Even has the Big Brother commercial
The tagline about 1984 works well.
Making Dick Tracy envious
Via Business Insider: The $2.5 billion wearable computing market has so far been anchored by smart fitness bracelets and the Kickstarter-funded Pebble smart watch. These two categories are quickly fusing into one larger market: smart wristwear. Smart wristwear will...
Making Dick Tracy envious
Via Business Insider: The $2.5 billion wearable computing market has so far been anchored by smart fitness bracelets and the Kickstarter-funded Pebble smart watch. These two categories are quickly fusing into one larger market: smart wristwear. Smart wristwear will...
Accelerating inequality
Via Business Insider: …the relationship between technology and inequality. Like others, he fears that without smart policy, the benefits of new technology will go to a very small part of the population, threatening capitalism itself. Read more:...
Accelerating inequality
Via Business Insider: …the relationship between technology and inequality. Like others, he fears that without smart policy, the benefits of new technology will go to a very small part of the population, threatening capitalism itself. Read more:...
Carrying the cashier around
Via Business Insider: The habit of paying for things on smartphones and tablets is already ingrained in modern consumer society, particularly among young demographics. In the same way digital payments companies like PayPal helped usher in the PC-based e-commerce...