January 2010
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December 2009
53 posts
En route to China
I’m in Sydney right now, waiting in the Qantas lounge to head out for Shanghai and then Beijing. I managed to score an upgrade to business class for the Sydney to Shanghai leg, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s a 10h 30m flight, so the extra room and ability to stretch out it very welcome. I’ve only flown international business class once before, on the LA to Brisbane run,...
Abount Avatar
I went to see Avatar on a whim this past week. I hadn’t even realized it was opening in Australia, and by fortune and whimsy, happened on a theater where it was playing as I was looking for a bite to eat after a long day at work. I had no specific expectations about the movie. I was even more skeptical when the movie was only available in 3D and was going to cost an extra $3 to see. But, I...
A Trip to China
Interestingly, I’ve been asked to spend a week in China. Next week. Beijing, specifically. I like what I’ve seen of China so far. I spent a week in Shanghai, and a weekend in Beijing earlier this year, on business, of course. And this trip will be business, too. Several of my company’s customers need attention.
What I don’t look forward to is the cold. Here in Queensland,...
“The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they...”
– Sunryu Suzuki, quoted in Signal vs. Noise
'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other... →
This is a brilliant, if turgid, essay from Daniel Solove on one of the most common arguments that allow for the erosion of privacy through breaches of confidentiality. This is a seminal work, and I recommend it highly.
WatchAwesome home video of a tuk tuk ride in Bangkok. It gets really fun around 4:30 or thereabouts when they exit the commercial district and head for the expressway.
Ring Mod
“Any sufficiently advanced reality is indistinguishable from Photoshop.”
– Beschizza’s Law
“Money is more than a transfer of value. It’s a statement of belief. An ad...”
– Seth Godin
“Giving something away for free is fine as a step one as long as it leads to a...”
– Signal vs. Noise
“This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of...”
– Colossus, The Forbin Project
