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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Why you need multiple online personalities
Children of today may need to change their names upon reaching adulthood to clear their reputations, due to the lack of privacy on the Internet. That is what Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, recently said. I believe the problem is worse … Continue reading
Uniqlo versus other clothing stores
Today I had the pleasure of shopping for clothes at Uniqlo for the first time. Yeah, I know, they’ve been in New York for a while, I’m a late adopter, forgive me. But this place is just so different I … Continue reading
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Inventing a Better Wheel
As programmers, there are two types of problems we solve: those that have been solved before and those that haven’t. Generally it makes business sense to concentrate on what we’re primarily selling and not get distracted by non-core functions. From … Continue reading
Financial brokers are broken
In November 2000, I saw my first financial advisor. Like every other financial advisor I’ve seen, he advised me to do things with my money that were good for his finances. He persuaded me to invest a chunk of my … Continue reading
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A small idea for airport security
As an ex- single-engine aircraft pilot, I certainly never had to step through an x-ray machine or have my crotch groped before climbing into a Cessna 172. There are a few good reasons for this: Firstly, the chances of 1 … Continue reading
