If you will indulge me, I would like to change the world
Very fun clip deleted from the movie Prometheus, where Guy Pierce plays billionaire industrialist Peter Weyland as a young man, and obviously enjoys himself.
Author: Brian
New Lexicon and general be-fuddlement
As Europe circles the drain, there is general be-fuddlement and a whole new lexicon. Consider: “Spain is not Greece.” Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance minister, Feb. 2010 “Portugal is not Greece.” The Economist, 22nd...
Success! or not? Stages of learning and true success
An interesting article on success and new projects from ZDNET, reminded me of another article I read but can’t put my finger on just at the moment. In essence, an informal poll was taken...
Escape from the Euro
European leaders agreed on a new ‘comprehensive’ solution to the Euro crisis, for the 5th or 6th time. LOL. This one isn’t even worth the paper it is written on. Apparently a...
Tribute to Paul Krugman
A tribute to Nobel Prize winning economist, New York Times columnist and all-round decent guy – http://www.epi.org/publication/epi-25-paul-krugman-video/
Big Bad Amazon
NY Times today ran an article on Amazon and the frightening prospect of Amazon not only selling ebooks, but actually making deals direct with authors. The nerve! And not even talking to the publishing...
Self Portrait in Ichthyosaur
Actually I would prefer oil, maybe in a pastoral setting, but if you are a prehistoric Kraken, its pretty good. Paleontologist Mark McMenamin of Mount Holyoke College came to the conclusion that the shonisaur...