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” »
We’ve seen a lot of M&A activities in recent years. I’m just curious why there isn’t an equivalent in geographic terms – meaning, why isn’t one country acquiring another? If that happens, maybe we could eventually attain Giordano‘s vision of world without strangers. Related post:World On Fire Technorati Tags: M&A geographic borders Giordano
I was trying to read more about the recent coup attempt in the Philippines at BBC’s news website today when I realised that the site is also blocked in China. Not a big deal really, but you’ll have to wonder why because one can receive BBC World on cable TV here in Shenzhen.
“You cannot be a president of the United States who’s wanton in his expression of violence. I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about his [Bush] mental health. There’s a lot of people who need care. He might be one of them. If there isn’t something wrong with him, then there’s something wrong… Read More: It’s either him or us »
I wish I could say something profound today, but an explosion in Makati’s Glorietta mall this afternoon killed eight people and injured 80 to 100 more (depending on where you get your news). The explosion was suspected to be caused by a bomb. What puzzles me is that the malls (and most commercial buildings) in… Read More: So many security guards, yet… »
A 12-person jury in Duluth, Minnesota has found a Minneapolis woman named Jammie Thomas liable for piracy and ordered her to pay US$222,000 to six music companies for illegally downloading and sharing copyrighted music over a peer-to-peer network. The six music companies – Capitol Records, Sony BMG, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records, UMG Recordings Inc.,… Read More: The $222,000 playlist »