Daily Archives: February 28, 2011

Unicorns In The Bible

One of my favorite silly videos on You Tube is one that has a character named Charlie the Unicorn being bothered by two annoying little unicorns who tell him about Candy Mountain.  Of course, Charlie the Unicorn tells them that … Continue reading

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Colin Firth and King George VI

Yesterday night Colin Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as King George VI.  Today I would like to talk a little bit about the role, and then about the actor. King George VI was not … Continue reading

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Google Goes After Content Firms

Google is apparently increasing its efforts against low-quality content firms that seem to monopolize its search results, with a humorous, if low-key announcement about the release of a new Google Chrome extension that allows users to block results from low-quality … Continue reading

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USA, Inc.

Analyst Mary Meeker has compiled a lengthy (and grim) corporate balance sheet for what she calls USA, Inc. (otherwise known as the federal government).  The whole report can be found here [1] for those who are interested in reading it.  … Continue reading

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