SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Andrew Stroud is the picture perfect example of the nine-to-five business man. Each day he arrives at the 25-story building that houses his law firm, Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud, and immediately immerses himself in the various civil litigation suits piled high on his desk. However, when the day comes to an end, […]
Taoist Beatles Propaganda
I have been following the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills breakup quite closely. (I recognize this is morally wrong, however.) Yesterday, Sir Paul locked her out of their London townhouse. When Heather’s bodyguard climbed to the second floor to enter the window, McCartney had him arrested. I was surprised to learn that Paul is now worth $1.5 […]
Adopted.
FADE IN: INT. CAR — AFTERNOON LUIS BOURBAN,22, drives his old Honda Civic through a gray day, on a generic East Coast highway. He wears worn blue jeans and a polo shirt that he seems uncomfortable in. His girlfriend SANDY,21, sits next to him. She’s eyeing him through flirty green contacts. SANDY Four years baby. […]
Joseph Stiglitz – Notes on his book-chat at The New School Univ. (NYC)
This is not a book review. I have not read Joseph Stiglitz’s book "Making Globalization Work." That being said… last night (12/05/06) Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz spoke at the John Tishman auditorium at The New School University (NYC) to a crowd of about 500. He shared some highlights from his new book "Making […]
Open Source Transparency — The End of FUD
Open Source Transparency: The End of FUD Dan Kusnetzky, EVP Marketing Strategy and Paul Sterne, CFO An Open-Xchange Position Paper This position paper will address the question, "Can the open source approach to software development promote transparency and remove FUD — fear, uncertainty, and doubt?" By requiring that the source code is freely available to […]