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Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Universal Healthcare vs. All Encompassing Healthcare
Interesting discussion I had tonight. It got very heated until we started understanding we were not debating the same issue – I was arguing for universal healthcare and the other person was stating that the US healthcare system makes it … Continue reading
The Problem With Collective Grief
From the New York Times article. “But is it really logical for the Dutch person to feel more for his 193 dead countrymen than, say, for the four Belgians and four Germans who were also on that flight? For a … Continue reading
SCOTUS OKs Business Sharia
In light of yesterday’s decision by the US Supreme Court (Burwell v Hobby Lobby), an unnamed investor from Saudi Arabia is buying up all shares of Starbucks with the plan to transform the company in a closely-held business and impose … Continue reading
Technology Adoption Doppler Effect
Re-reading Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm got me to thinking about the discrepancy I perceive between the model and my own experience of where people view themselves in relation to technology – which leans more toward innovators/early adopters. I believe … Continue reading
Snowden – traitor or hero
He’s been called both Does he qualify on either count? Traitor: someone who betrays. What does that mean? Betray: 1) to lead astray; 2) to deliver to an enemy by treachery; 3) to fail or desert especially in time of … Continue reading
Schools kill creativity
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity OK – overload – two posts in one day Sorry folks. This has been sitting in my inbox for weeks – both work and play interfered and I just now go to it. If you really can’t wait, skip … Continue reading
EMV Payments On a Fast Track to Becoming a New Standard in the United States
Just spotted the above in a security blog. The funny thing is that when I came to the US, 34 years ago, I had a credit card with a chip, and merchants where looking at me funny because they didn’t … Continue reading
Who are we?
Coming back from summer travels: I am from the Netherlands I am the from the Czech Republic I am from Austria I am from Germany I am from Switzerland I am from France I am from the United States We’re … Continue reading
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Filtering Spam Shouldn’t Be So Hard
It may just be bad luck but I tried a number of spam filter over the years and I have yet to find one that does a simple thing: When I know that a specific pattern is spam, I want … Continue reading
Daylight No-Savings Time
It’s time for this to go. This doesn’t save any energy, money, time or anything. In fact I believe a careful analysis would likely show that this is costing businesses money due to the disruption it brings. It may have … Continue reading
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