Let’s ignore for a moment the different spin different people put on the percentage of users who paid or didn’t pay to download Radiohead’s virtual album, “In Rainbows”. I think one way to deal with the issue of “to pay or not to pay” is to create incentives for people to pony up their hard-earned… Read More »
The last couple of days have been extremely hectic as I sought to transplant myself from Manila to Shenzhen, so updates were few and far between. Doesn’t mean I’m not giving pause to the pecularities in life. One thing I observed is that real estate agents (since I’m house hunting) in Shenzhen are as aggressive… Read More »
You are always on your own. Even if you work for a big company, you will always be on your own. Companies aren’t people. They’re things and they don’t have feelings. If you are expecting the company to “take care of you” or “do the right thing”, you’ll be disappointed. There are no strong bonds… Read More »
Take a look at this image (apologies for the small size as it’s taken from FORTUNE‘s online article, “Meet the Pivo 2: The car won’t reverse“) and the accompanying caption: At Nissan’s tech center in Japan, the shape of the future is a closely held company secret. I find the caption laughable because if they… Read More »
InternetNews.com reported today that a number of Seagate’s Maxtor Basics hard drives were shipped with a virus that searches for passwords for online games and sends them to a server located in China. Seagate said the problem products originated from its subcontractor’s factory in China, although the company did not disclose the stage in the… Read More »
During my recent vacation in Hong Kong, I realised that not all theme parks have handicap-friendly facilities. Hong Kong Disneyland is moderately wheelchair accessible because it’s new, but older theme parks like Hong Kong Ocean Park may not be designed with elderly and disabled individuals in mind. Even when they do, the design concept sometimes… Read More »