Lately, I have been looking for information on universal remote control (contemplating buying one to replace the faulty remote control for the air conditioner) and guess what I found? An article on Engadget on how to turn an iPod into a universal infrared remote control. It’s interesting, but sometimes I wonder why people go to… Read More: Turn your iPod into a remote control »
Here’s a little food for thought. Let’s suppose that the American public believes George Bush is a bigger threat to national security than it can imagine. Can the average Joe then ask the president to authorise wiretapping, even though the perpetrator in this instance is himself? Perhaps that will also help to unravel clues as… Read More: Wiretapping: I hear what you’re saying… »
The Best War Ever is about a war that was devised in fantasy and lost in delusion. It highlights the futility of lying to oneself and others in matters of life and death. And it offers lessons to the current generation so that, at least in our time, this never happens again. In this book,… Read More: Lies, damned lies, and the mess in Iraq »
Last weekend, I watched a Frontline/Washington Post special entitled “Rumsfeld’s War” on cable TV (can’t remember which channel) that suggested the Iraq “war” (perhaps invasion would be a better word) was very much one man’s fanatical drive to bitch-slap the uniformed military command at the Pentagon into submission and turn the U.S. military into a… Read More: Should Bush fire Donald Rumsfeld? »
Acclaimed author Jostein Gaarder, best known for the novel Sophie’s World, has written a critical opinion piece on Israel in Aftenposten, a Norwegian newspaper. Not surprisingly, it sparked a fiery debate on political, religious and cultural fronts. There is an unofficial translation of Gaardner’s article, but I doubt it will ever make its way to… Read More: God’s chosen people »
One of the many business trends in the 1990s was “three nines“, i.e. businesses should strive for 99.9% accuracy, 99.9% customer satisfaction, 99.9% quality, etc. But is 99.9% good enough? If so… 268,500 defective tires will be shipped each year. 132,412,800 cans of soft drinks produced in the next 12 months will be flatter than… Read More: Is 99.9% good enough? »