Digital technology empowers and it destroys. As the legacy silos entrench themselves and become more polar in their approach the silos start to crumble. It happens in business and more of that later. As is incredibly visible right now, it happens in politics. Sometimes those silos are not really about the leader or the policy [...]
Every so often I visit the James Howard Kunstler blog to see what he has been thinking about… I noticed some mail to James about his prognostications about Y2K way back in the last century. Over the last ten years I have had conversation with a few people about my pre-Y2K book… A lot of [...]
OR <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Why the Music Industry is Losing Money….. Whilst researching statistics for an article I am doing, I came across a little historical gem. The first CD ever issued back in 1982 was “<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />52nd Street” by Billy [...]
(Our previous article was the first upset.) This time, Canadians have made the top ten list of countries that are “out to get” the content industries. They share this dubious honour with the following countries. Priority Watch List (Links retrieve country specific pdf reports.) Argentina Canada Chile Costa Rica [...]
The following is a quote from an essay written in the 1500’s by Etienne de Boetie. The perspective from now is not dissimilar when you think about it, is it? We are lulled into quietude by entertainments provided on all fronts, and when we are given back some small amount of what is [...]
1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more, is a congress – John Adams 2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed. – Mark Twain 3. Suppose you were an [...]
The following is about a person and a topic I have written about before… I think that the people, and the time in history are an interesting metaphor for what is happening now politically, economically, and societally. The Story Of A Refugee Have you ever heard of Peter Drucker? He was arguably the [...]
I discovered that little people – that is 2 year olds love to stand on DVD’s on wooden polished floors and go skating. This does not bode well for the DVD’s. I was ripping “White Noise” to add to the growing digital media collection that we enjoy in this house and when the [...]
In the computer industry, there two types of people. Engineers (these are the people with clue) and salesman, (usually the ones with no clue). Hollywood wonder why people download from file-sharing networks to fulfill their entertainment requirements. “I have no idea Mr. President. That is why we need stronger legislation and higher penalties. [...]
I am sure that we have all been victims or observed the playground bully at work.And some of my readers may even have pulled wings off fly’s. I’m ashamed to admit that I did. Although I am pleased to announce that my magnifying glass torturing of ants and fly’s ceased when I was about 9.As [...]