Monthly Archives: December 2009

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Accept Defeat: The Neuroscience of Screwing Up

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This is a brilliant piece from Jonah Lehrer in Wired about how scientists get bottled up by their own preconceptions and groupthink and miss the … Continue reading

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You must freeze the design

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I never played Duke Nukem, but this article is a must read for anyone thinking about launching a new product of any kind. In order … Continue reading

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Racism in China

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Fascinating piece on Lou Jing, a young Chinese woman who happens to be black. My wife and I experienced some of this when we lived … Continue reading

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Blizzard of 2009

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Picture out my kitchen window (taken with my Blackberry Storm 2) so far 18 inches and still snowing… There is a (probably apocryphal) story I’ve … Continue reading

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www.autoextremist.com

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Just in time for the holidays, my gift to you.  If you don’t read Autoextremist, you should.  This week’s year-end wrap-up Rant is required reading … Continue reading

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Battle Between U.S. and China Threatens Climate Conference

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Fascinating article about the politicking going on in Copenhagen.  Regardless of what the greens want, China and India won’t be going along.  They have too … Continue reading

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4 PM on a Friday

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I come from the automotive world.  People who don’t understand the automotive industry can’t fathom how completely different it is from every other industry out … Continue reading

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Meet the HOODIO!

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Another awesome product from our clients, LimbGear!  The Hoodio is an MP3 enabled jacket, and LimbGear specializes in the professional and collegiate sports markets, so … Continue reading

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World War II veteran Bill Overstreet: ‘A legend indeed’

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I don’t read my local paper, The Roanoke Times, often, but this article today caught my eye – very cool, flying a plane under the … Continue reading

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Headline – “China burns U.S. consumers again”

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Here’s an interesting editorial from the Idaho Mountain Express (4 Nov 09), sent to me by Julien Roger of China Quality Focus, which is short … Continue reading

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