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2009 Predictions: Media
Continuing through a series of predictions for 2009, in this entry I examine the media space and present some of my thoughts about what might happen in the coming year.
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2009 Predictions: Intro
Every year, I try to make some predictions about where the year might go. However, in the past I've done so in one single long post. This year, I'm taking a different approach, crafting multiple posts out of my thoughts relating to areas I'm interested in.
Federal Budget 2010
On a new site designed as part of the transition into office, president-elect Barack Obama asks for some ideas, effectively trying to use the internet created a government run "for the people, by the people, and of the people." Here are some I had around the budget...
Apple: Same value, lower price?
In this entry, I analyze the differences between the old MacBook Pro and the new MacBook, based on Steve Jobs' announcement that it was the same functionality for $700 less. Sometimes, one has to do the research to discover whether something is true or not.
Is high volatility the new normal?
Looking at the fluctuation of the Dow over the last few weeks, I noticed a pattern of increased volatility. In this entry, I try to present some of what I'm looking at and hope that readers will help me better understand that data.
Culture Crash
Welcome to TNL.net. If you like this content, you may consider subscribing to the RSS feed.As the financial landscape is being reshaped in one of the largest crisis of confidence ever encountered by the American form of capitalism, I cannot help but wonder whether what we are witnessing is the beginning not just of an [...]
Paying for the bailout
With a $700 billion bailout planned by the government, I go looking for sources where we can find the money to pay for this.
Coins to QQ at Web 2.0
From barter to grain to metal and paper, and eventually to electronic money, currency has a long history. In this talk, presented at the Web 2.0 Expo conference, I give a quick summary of that history and present how more recent trends could highlight some hypothetical futures for currency.
7
The memory fades, the pain levels: 7 years ago today a lot of us lost our innocence. 7 years ago today, it seems both like a lifetime away and an instant. But today, I can say that I got past most of the funk. Sure, I still look up in the sky when a plane flies [...]
Google unveils web-based OS
A product long rumored and whose very existence was long denied by Google itself finally launched: the Google browser, aka. Google Chrome. There are a number of things that are good and a few that leaves one scratching his head but ultimately, it is very clear that Google is working very hard to ensure that [...]
