tragedy & eternity.
I don’t have a lot to say about the Virginia Tech tragedy. It’s unspeakably heartbreaking, sick, and sad. With around the clock news coverage of today’s ceremony, interviews with loved ones, background on the killer, I feel surrounded. One thing I wanted to highlight: The newfound eternity of a tragic face. Until now, when when […]
a world away. just next door.
I read the book a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. You may have seen it in Starbucks as they’ve been promoting it heavily for the past month. It’s a pretty quick read at about 200 pages, it holds your attention, and really packs a big punch. The memoir of Beah, a boy […]
AMD vs Intel: the twin monopolies, the future & stocks.
I started this post with just thoughts on my pathetic AMD stock. Mainly, it’s become clear that everyone in the world right now seems to hate AMD (at least its stock). AMD is around its 52 week-low of $13 declining from ~$40 in the past year. This post, however is instead a far longer ramble […]
what’s next from google.
Google today announced that they’ll be offering a suite of applications for office workers for only $50 per user a year. These applications, basically an alternative to Microsoft Office, today cost about $150 a user not counting the IT help and hardware to run them. It’s a big deal, but also widely expected. I don’t think […]
how the Internet will rid the world of all evil…
The Internet will banish evil the world over. Slowly, but surely, it will march along and destroy the evil behaviors of corporations, organizations, governments and even individuals. The Internet saves all. What am I babbling about? Connection & Emotion. At its most basic level, the Internet connects– connects you to news, weather, reference articles and […]
ridiculously amazing! (and no one cares?)
I want to call this a sea change. But it’s not. It’s more like discovering the sea AND finding a boat at the same time. The, this, that I’m talking about is the Internet and all of the ridiculous ways that it has changed the world. The Internet has allowed the average American (I’m thinking […]