Weekly Roundup Friday 1 June 2012
Good morning Last Friday saw a new record for the blog in terms of page views. One of the items last week was linked to from The Economist, and that brought visitors flooding in. Many …
Good morning Last Friday saw a new record for the blog in terms of page views. One of the items last week was linked to from The Economist, and that brought visitors flooding in. Many …
Exercise. Exposure. Wave. Airport. Amtrak. Power. Smart. San Diego. Home grown. Crest. Ice. China. What do these twelve words have in common? These dozen words – and dozens more like them – are on a …
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FRS/GMRS walkie-talkies are almost literally a dime a dozen. You’ve probably seen them at your local office supply store or Costco or Walmart or wherever – brightly colored blister packs of two or more hand-sized …
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To some of us, there doesn’t seem to be much mystery about the crash of a demonstrator Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia just over two weeks ago. The pilot requested permission to descend too …
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It seems one phrase that has disappeared from most CEO’s lexicons is ‘We made a mistake’. Instead, they take extended training from PR and image consultants on ‘crisis management’ which all too often involves how …
Good morning It has been a harrowing week, with my hard drive (bought new in March 2011) slowly failing. I should be grateful that it is a slow and graceful demise rather than a sudden …
A new site, Feecation.com, offers to reimburse you for the fees you incur with airlines, hotels, rental cars, and Wi-Fi service providers. This deal seems too good to be true. My guess is it relies …
As I write this, my hard drive is failing. But do I care? No! Well, yes, maybe I do a little bit, but not nearly as much as if I’d been caught unawares, with a …
Good morning We’ve an interesting mix of stories this week, and a couple of other articles added to the main week’s newsletter, too. Good news for most of us with the countdown to next weekend’s …
Don’t get me wrong. I love Amazon, and I love the Kindle. Indeed, I own three of them. I have a great deal of respect for the company, and for all the innovation and creativity …
So how is your general geographic knowledge? Looking at the header image/map on the left, or if you prefer, here’s the Google Map it was taken from, you can see the Gulf of Oman, and …
Good morning Happy 75th birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge, which opened in May 1937. It has become one of the world’s most instantly recognizable bridges, and is approaching its two billionth vehicle crossing sometime …