Software, Digital Content, Geopolitics, Economics & More from of a Libertarian Serial Expat and Entrepreneur
In: web services
7 Feb 2003This is the year of RSS breakthrough. Look at the dozens of aggregators currently popping up: .Net aggregators, Outlook aggregators, Mac OS aggregators, you name it. There’s going to be a Big Co aggregator by the end of the week from Apple (as part of the overpriced .Mac), Microsoft (please don’t limit it to Outlook [...]
In: politics
6 Feb 2003Steven Den Beste and Mark Steyn think France is playing real politik with whatever few cards it has in hands. Hmm, maybe. Don’t suspect malice where there is only stupidity though. I must say, I like this "new Europe" concept. But look at a map, making Europe without France and Germany is a tough call.
In: fun
6 Feb 2003Just saw a spam-triggered pop up that looked like Windows’ start menu, neatly placed in the left bottom corner. Spooky for a couple of seconds, though it’s of course just a gif with a list of porn links.
Google in the House Mouse Pad: "Its Gel filled wrist rest makes for more ergonomically correct mousing and the logo screams, "Yes I have a clue!"." A brand that feels the need to self-proclaim its coolness, instead of just oozing it, is starting its way down the slope to Boring Corporate Status. Yeah, yeah, the [...]
I'm CEO of an online trade publishing firm in the marketing and defense verticals. We try to make news and data digestible and useful in an environment that is more noisy each day. This personal blog mixes my thoughts and interests on politics, business, software, and more, based on my business and personal experiences. Over the years I have posted items that turned out spectacularly wrong, and a few posts that stood the test of times better. Personal views only.