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POPSGoogle’s $29 Billion Revenue In Perspective Quite a few multinational Corporations are now bigger than "sovereign" states. It will be interesting to see how the Business forces that create employment and the leaders of countries that need employment (to generate taxes) resolve their inevitable conflicts. I fear that the "elite" of both business and government will simply continue to view themselves as having the right to "rule" (via corporate policy, or government laws) the "silent majority" and the "99%". After all, making this so is the job of some very well paid "lobbyists" who certainly have a much better record of success than either the politicians or managers they work for.
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POPSDISQUS I've encountered this service often enough that I'm now interested in evaluating the benefits it offers in my various undertakings.
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POPSMaking a mockery of sovereign CDS
I think this is a very important perspective on the European agreement. That's not to say its necessarily right, but rather that it seems to nicely presents one pole of the current debates. The reason for this "guarded" statement is simply that I'm not sufficiently convinced this view is right, to state that this is a firm Conclusion I intend to build on. After all, back in 1986 when I I got one of the earliest versions of the ZiffDavis CD that was effectively an encyclopedia of "all things techie", I thought all I then had to do was look up the answer. What I discovered was that there were generally at least two diametrically opposed advocates suppoort both sides of every issue I looked up. This was one of the things that taught me the lesson that I needed to find the opposing views I respected and then form my Conclusions on the basis of my own, specific, situation. It also taught me to formulate initiasl Conclsuions as "assumptions" and to "automate" my news feeds so that I
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POPSThe growing wealth gap This graphic is from the 1st of 4 pages of some observations that quantify the nature of the growing "wealth gap".
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POPS"Thbbb" -- Donna Shreck @GP-SE/PotD-110905 This beautiful image suggests that a picture may only be worth one word... "Thbbb" which must mean something like "I've got a hair on my tongue" (I think, but then I'm still trying to over-come my English as a Second Language handicap)
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POPSEpcot @ Disneyworld -- HansWobbe #042.GP-SE.PotD This is pretty much just the standard "stock" shot taken by each and every one of the millions of visitors each year, but it was impossible to pass it up. After all, the last time I was here all I had was a film camera. Now I really want to compare the images to assess "technological change".
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POPS"The Mother Load!" -- Donna Shreck #033.PotD I've only had the good fortune to shoot with Donna once so far, during which I gained a real appreciation for her "unique" perspective on scenery and "wildlife". Now, I'm not sure if I have to add another category, if only because I'm not at all sure this classifies as wildlife. :-)
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POPSGreasemonkey I'm quite fond of this technology for at least two reasons. (1) It has saved me countless hours at places like "flickr" by leting me "inject" personalized menus into a page for more efficient navigation. (2) It uses javascript, which is also used within the (AJAX) TiddlyWiki & TiddlySpace environments within which I work extensively.
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POPS"The Stare" -- Wil Bloodworth #028.PotD Wil's excellent use of a 600mm lens (let's not get too close) captured this great moose shot. There's a good moose "tale" (at my expense) that Ill add to this image as a comment when time permits.
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POPS"Magical Parkway" -- Jeff Clow #026.PotD As a participant in the photo-safari during which this picture was taken, I have to say Jeff's caption is extremely well chosen. The Icefields Parkway really is a "magical" experience for anyone, that was made even more so by the companionship we all enjoyed.
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POPS"Canna lily" -- Hans Wobbe #024.PotD I'm intrigued by the wisdom inherent in an adage like "A picture is worth a thousand words.". As a photographer who still struggles with English as a Second Language, I really appreciate who hard it would be to describe a flower like this adequately, using just words. As a "techie", I'm compelled to calculate the image resolution in pixels, times the color depth, etc. and compare that to "words" of computer memory and storage. Either way, it's all about "communications".
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