June 2010
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"Consumers didn't ask for tablets" - Forrester...
When I read a piece of “research” like this from the so-called experts (eg Gartner, Forrester, and the like) I am just reminded how disconnected these research houses are from reality.
They remind me of academics telling business people just “how things are in business”…
So back to this article. They’re saying it’s impossible for Apple to sell any more...
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“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
– In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan (Probably the simplest, most succinct healthy eating advice ever. Michael has some rather sensible things to say about diet).
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“If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy people?”
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Why Zappos sold to Amazom →
An interesting insight into Zappos’ culture and their CEO’s “social experiments” in employee happiness (and customer satisfaction).
It’s a 10 min read, but well worth it.
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“There’s a subtle reason that programmers always want to throw away the code and...”
– Joel Spolsky, Things you Should Never Do
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“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when...”
– Terry Pratchett
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Liquid mountaineering - exposed! →
As predicted…. Hi-Tec having fun with your mind!
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Wired Sells 24,000 iPad Apps in One Day →
So, this is the geeks mag. Now without trees involved.
Only problem is the 500meg download each month. That’s half a gig folks. Never mind the download cost and time, what about the “disk” space each edition will take up on my iPad!? It’s just too big to make it a viable option each month, methinks. Plan B?
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