Archive for 2006
Eco capitalism
29 December 2006It is always interesting that at any VC conference featuring an array of different investing verticals, the “clean power” and “alternative energy” sessions usually generate the smallest audience. Folks always seem to migrate to a software or hardware forum.
This came to mind when I read that Canada’s ice shelves have shrunk 90% [...]
Jeb the Wired
24 December 2006I suppose there are just two things going through Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s mind when he agreed to include his RIM in the background of his official state portrait: I’m cool, and I’m constantly in touch with my staff…all in service of my electorate.
It wasn’t that long ago that the taller brother was also [...]
Not so Merry
23 December 2006What is it about this season that is causing such a politically-correct kerfuffle? Wal-Mart is tacking left by saying “Merry Christmas” again, instead of “Happy Holidays”. The Seattle Airport has had to reject a nativity scene, but will keep the Christmas trees. Madame Justice Marion Cohen had a Christmas Tree removed from [...]
Turn off your Palm Pilots
22 December 2006This isn’t a post about RIM‘s stellar quarter (why does Palm even exist anymore?), but about the Air Canada “In Charge” Flight Attendant on a very busy Montreal-Toronto A330 flight yesterday afternoon. As we were waiting for my second on-time departure in a row (a record), he instructed the passengers “to turn off your [...]
Is the end near
21 December 2006This Bloomberg story makes one’s stomach turn a bit. Not just what it says about the economy, which can only be negative, but also the increasing gap between the working poor and the “advisory” rich, as per this New York Times piece.
Can you imagine the palate you’d have to have to distinguish a $14,950 [...]