Cloudy Thinking

I am personally NOT in the market for another dog right now. My (elderly) yellow lab (mixed with something or other, maybe Husky?) is doing just fine here at the Jeffries Ranch.

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Terrorist 007, Exposed is a fascinating story by Rita Katz and Michael Kern in The Washington Post.

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Willian C. Taylor writes in The New York Times Here’s an Idea: Let Everyone Have Ideas. It’s about Rite-Solutions, where they run an internal “idea stock exchange” to encourage innovtion.

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Jeneane Sessum is excited that the Trader Joe’s, an offbeat food store chain will soon open in Atlanta. I don’t blame her.

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At breakfast yesterday I observed two very attractive** college women (from UC Santa Barbara) looking at their PINK Motorola phones. They were laughing, showing each other the screen of their phone, and in general having a great time.

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Robert Scoble has a great article about Living Virtually. It’s a deep subject, something I’d like to understand better.

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CORRECTION: Please read the comment on this. I evidently got my wires crossed on about who coined this term! James Governor has coined the word Freemium (Free + Premium) to describe Fred Wilson’s My Favorite Business Model.

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Daily Wireless discuses The IPTV Gamble. It’s a crisp summary; go forth and read it.

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I am THROUGH with being nice to you people, since my health may be at risk! Read Allan Hall’s story Secret to a long life - get even more often in the Sydney Morning Herald. He quotes German researchers that indicates that “happy talk” may endanger your health.

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I have no idea why people (such as Mark James) do cool projects like these FREE icons from famfamfam.com, but I am glad they do. I also have no idea where the famfamfam name comes from.

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If (like me) you missed this (November, 2005) Paul Graham essay about Web 2.0 it’s time you read it. Most excellent!

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Science Blog reports (based on United Nations information) that bird flu may pose a threat to biological diversity.

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