I’m Officially An International Man of Mystery!
I recently had a blast talking with Rob Collie and Tom LaRock on their Raw Data podcast, covering some of my eclectic obsessions from international arbitrage and public deficits to… Read more »
Category: fun
Integrating Judo and BJJ for Effective, Holistic Grappling
When I was learning judo as a kid while growing up in France in the early 80s, ground work (aka newaza) was a significant component of the art, especially as… Read more »
Distributed Workforce Gone Wild
Steve F., web developer, Maine USA: “I gotta go help my girlfriend with the snow blower, her car’s stuck.” Olivier T., COO, Central Chile: “Sure. Meanwhile I’ll go walk along… Read more »
Barrens Chat
This WowWiki entry explains well the utter silliness of most discussions in the main public channel in the beginner’s area for the Horde faction in World of Warcraft. What is… Read more »
Nietzsche For Dummies
If le ridicule ne tue pas and what doesn’t kill you make you stronger, then surely ridicule makes you stronger? (How is it I never added a “nonsense” category to… Read more »
Geek Toys On My Radar
Currently on my shopping list: – Draytek 2910G Dual Wan broadband modem. I own a Draytek 2600VG already — Draytek is probably one of the best modem manufacturers these days…. Read more »
I Am Murloc
I Am Murloc is the summer ’07 hit for WoW players. Winning a Murloc scream contest against your guildmates on TeamSpeak is a key element of geek cred. I’m glad… Read more »
Isheep Fanbois Should Get a Life
Seriously, don’t you people have better things to do with your time than stand in a line for hours to buy a phone? There’s a world out there, you know…. Read more »
Leading Insight (If Delivered Six Years Ago, That Is)
When you see it took until late 2004 for Forrester and Morgan Stanley to cover topics such as corporate blogs and RSS syndication, you’ve gotta ask, who needs those laggards?… Read more »
Google: You Little Tease. A9: No, You Little Tease!
Check out what Google and A9 do to each other!