Today I start inserting little Amazon adverts into my flash movies site. It would be very interesting to see the response.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
How the underclass make a living
The rich and the poor all over the world are alike. It is the middle class that is different. As I cannot easily find out how the poor in Singapore might be like, I have used an American study as a proximate. From my window I can see some of the blocks that house these families and I often wonder what their lives are like. Except for the unusual frequency of seeing Police patrol cars, it is otherwise quite quiet.
I have only gone 15% of the book. It is painful to read. In fact, the better the writing the harder to read.
I have only gone 15% of the book. It is painful to read. In fact, the better the writing the harder to read.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674030710/ref=...
Apple: The Closed System
"Apple is an extreme example of a closed system." Eric Schmidt
In the long run, Apple will suffer greatly for this. Her competitors if they fail to beat her now, only need to stay alive for the market to come their way.
In the long run, Apple will suffer greatly for this. Her competitors if they fail to beat her now, only need to stay alive for the market to come their way.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Old Tiger Beer Truck
Friday, September 24, 2010
China's peaceful rise is nonsense
The Japanese did the wise thing. The historical baggage between China and Japan is huge. The events of the past few months also reveal that China's assurance of their peaceful rise is nonsense. Most of Asia are with the Americans. The Chinese are not loved. They will never be. I expect to see history repeats itself in China. What is history but the script of their cultural DNA.
| Japan to release detained Chinese boat captain |
| Japanese prosecutors have decided to release the Chinese fishing boat captain at the centre of fierce dispute between Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese state broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. The move should help to ease diplomatic tension that have risen dramatically in the last few days, with Chinese leaders repeatedly demanding the immediate and unconditional release of captain Zhan Qixiong and threatening further “countermeasures” against Tokyo. http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/ |
Different commercial paradigms
Read this in the WSJ this morning and it spun much thought in me. The article, "GE Chief Slams U.S. on Energy"
Jeff Imelt delivered a blistering attack on his government for the lack of support which all his major competitors are getting. IBM and Cisco who are selling the software for smart grids have an understandably different point of view. Each company is only looking out for its interest sparing no thought for the larger picture or others in the business ecosystem. Big companies like the kind of support Asian governments tend to give their businesses. They love Singapore because this government support them so much better than their home government.
Note that Dr. Steve Chu the Energy secretary hasn't been sitting on his butt. The US labs are working on the problem but not with a view to immediate commercialization which the Chinese are doing.
The future of the US is founded on values and faith, a messy and unpredictable system. Those who have a cognitive need to understand how the future would unfold in their favor before they buy in will take a long time to appreciate and accept this. Ignore the GEs because they envy their foreign competitors. They can easily imagine that they would be a lot more successful with government support. Being born in the USA and not meddling in defense related work, you don't get support.
We all plan especially the best governments in Asia. Japan used to plan a century ahead. This will not work. In real life plans are derailed. Continuous adaptation in an uncertain world is more practical.
Jeff Imelt delivered a blistering attack on his government for the lack of support which all his major competitors are getting. IBM and Cisco who are selling the software for smart grids have an understandably different point of view. Each company is only looking out for its interest sparing no thought for the larger picture or others in the business ecosystem. Big companies like the kind of support Asian governments tend to give their businesses. They love Singapore because this government support them so much better than their home government.
Note that Dr. Steve Chu the Energy secretary hasn't been sitting on his butt. The US labs are working on the problem but not with a view to immediate commercialization which the Chinese are doing.
The future of the US is founded on values and faith, a messy and unpredictable system. Those who have a cognitive need to understand how the future would unfold in their favor before they buy in will take a long time to appreciate and accept this. Ignore the GEs because they envy their foreign competitors. They can easily imagine that they would be a lot more successful with government support. Being born in the USA and not meddling in defense related work, you don't get support.
We all plan especially the best governments in Asia. Japan used to plan a century ahead. This will not work. In real life plans are derailed. Continuous adaptation in an uncertain world is more practical.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Car Plate "5354"
We have been looking for a car plate like this for as long as I have owned a car. Found one last night and with diplomatic plates to boot. "5354" Read it to yourself in Cantonese.
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