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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Unboxing
Last August I noted that NetApp had halted construction on a new office building in sort of an interesting way; they’d basically stacked up the the building’s elements after pouring its pad, and were presumably waiting for the recession to … Continue reading
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Learning from Trolls (2)
As I remarked on Monday, I’m lucky in that most of the feedback I get is positive. The one major — and not unexpected — exception to this is the review section of my Taipan! app’s iTunes page. Taipan! was … Continue reading
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Learning from Trolls (1)
My little corner of the Internet seems much nicer than everyone else’s. I’d say that 95% of the mail I get is cheerful and pleasant. Into every life, however, a little rain must fall, and today I’d like to talk … Continue reading
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Unfair
Taken directly from my “procrastinator’s daily calendar” (you can get the 2011 version here): July 17/18 It’s not a fun topic, but it is important that we look at some of the social/political problems that procrastinators face in this world … Continue reading
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Lite Versions
There’s a bit of a chicken/egg problem with selling an app on iTunes: In the absence of a big marketing push, it’s pretty hard to persuade people to pay for something based only on some ad copy and a few … Continue reading
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Demography
A reasonably well remarked feature of the modern world is the decline in the “total fertility rate” (TFR) of many populations. Much of the Western world (plus China) has fallen below the “replacement” TFR of 2.1; this is expected to … Continue reading
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Mosley/Mora Recap
I saw the Mosley/Mora PPV card on Saturday night, and thought I’d offer up a quick recap. I felt I got my money’s worth, as a strong undercard made up for an awkward main event. All three undercard fights look … Continue reading
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