Hewlett-Packard’s CEO Mark Hurd has been named BusinessWeek‘s businessperson of the year, but judging by the opinions of some (disgruntled) current and former HP employees, it looks like Hurd is hardly deserving. Unfortunately, Wall Street and the mainstream media appear to have a curious fascination with executives who can slash and burn their way through… Read More: Another cost cutter gets recognised »
Forget the traditional Post-It note. Now you can leave important messages on someone’s breakfast, so there’s little chance they will be missed. With the messaging toaster from Sascha Tseng, you can use the supplied stylus to doodle on the top lid of the toaster and the hitherto humble electrical appliance will burn the notes onto… Read More: Did you eat my notes this morning? »
自从到了深圳后，在日常生活当中碰到了许多听起来不错的名字。就比如我现在居住的单位，业主原本的名字叫雪梅（姓”雪”,稀有吧?). 嫁了姓陈的男士后,就干脆叫陈雪梅, 多方便! 还有就是前阵子看金飞主持的”传奇人物”, 故事里的主人翁叫”常来信”, 信不信由你! Related posts:Real people, real namesHi, my name is OlympicsNicknames for your colleagues
Oh man! The Japanese government has issued a public warning regarding Crocs. Seems like the popular plastic clogs have been the cause of 40 accidents, most of them involving children, as it gets stuck in escalators very easily. A five-year-old girl reportedly broke her middle toe and the nails of three other toes were ripped… Read More: Dangerous Crocs »
OLPC’s founder Nicholas Negroponte recently traded barbs with Intel over the development of cheap laptops for poor children in developing countries and accused the chip giant of viewing children as a market whereas OLPC views them as a mission. “It’s a bit like McDonald’s competing with the World Food Program,” he commented. That’s a naive… Read More: Intel and OLPC no longer “Classmates” »
This ad campaign promoting Pond’s Flawless White skin lightening cream (currently running in China) is almost a rip-off of a Korean drama series and just goes to show that love is skin-deep and materialistic. If your love interest is anything like the male protagonist in the commercial, the wisest thing to do is to dump… Read More: Love is superficial »