A blog about things that interest me.
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What am I thankful for as 2017 comes to an end
I had originally thought about writing a post for Thanksgiving, about all the things that I am thankful for, but realized I just didn’t have the time. I have decided to write a bit later and think thru the last year and all the things I am thankful for, and all the things I am…
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A quick poem
A quick poem I created during a walk today: Too much Information Connecting unknowable Knowledge Transparency Over sharing Cooking Knives Titter Instagram Communities Kindergarten Tale-tale Opportunities Consumerism Kremlinology Bad Offering Orthogonal Madness
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Why the N@zi’s would love DRM
While the title may seem like click bate, I really believe this is true. I’ve been thinking about how many people have gotten rid of their libraries (Music, Videos, Games, etc,) for the convenience of streaming content. All you have to do is start the latest app and you now have access to most of…
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The Fallacy of Shareholder Value
We are 30 years into the business cycle of Shareholder value. And over those thirty years we’ve seen a major shift in how businesses behave. The idea of Shareholder value was popularized by Jack Welsh. The basic idea can be netted out to the idea that if you take care of the Shareholder, by increasing…
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NAS and Media Maintenance
I have a problem, I like to own my media. Yes, I know in this age of streaming music, streaming video, and streaming games, why would anyone want to own their media. First off, if you watch the changing landscape of services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Apple, etc. The various media services are constantly adding…