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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Timeliness
From a letter Jay quotes at The Corner: “A business partner and friend in Taipei started talking one day about his family. His parents fled in ’49. Much as Great Depression Americans tend to save money, Chinese Taiwanese of a … Continue reading
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FOTY 1971: Frazier / Ali
This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali met for the first time in 1971, when Frazier defended his … Continue reading
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Bad Word: Trial
Here’s a brief, non-technical, but practical pointer for the iPhone developer: Don’t use the word “trial” to describe your freemium app. It’s perfectly ok to deploy a freemium model (give away a limited application with unlockable-for-a-fee upgrades) and it’s perfectly … Continue reading
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You Can’t Save
Let me advance a heterodox idea: You can’t save. More precisely, you can’t provide for tomorrow’s consumption today with nearly as much certainty as you think you can. Most of what we consider “saving” is really just a hash of … Continue reading
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Supercharger
Editorial note: This is a little story from my past. It has no great significance, I just find it amusing. My first car was a 1984 Mustang. It was a serviceable enough car as the factory had built it, but … Continue reading
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