The Apple iPad is here. Twice the price of Amazon’s Kindle, but with so much more it can do that it seems cheap in comparison. And with software distribution through the App Store … This is a game changer, folks.
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iPad Translations
Videogame Statistics
A beautifully rendered, tall poster of videogame statistics. It shows clearly where the Wii focus is, and why it has been such a success. Go below the fold to see the whole thing.
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Avatar Reviews from China
The blockbuster of the Holiday Season was Avatar. It opened two weeks later in China, and has accumulated a number of reviews. The main link is here, but I’ll extract a few key observations. —The Na’vi’s system of hereditary rule proves that democracy is not universally applicable. —Dr. Grace Augustine shows the weaknesses of intellectuals, which are not to be trusted. —When (will) Westerners stop seeing foreign cultures as female and themselves as male?
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Happy New Year!
From all of us, to all of you: Happy New Year! See you on the other side.
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Photo of our CEO – 22 years ago
This is a photo recently rescued of me in India. I lived outside of the United States for about ten years, and this was the biggest adventure in many ways. This photo has been lost for over 20 years and just came back to me. The story is here.
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China's Empty City
So, China has made $600 billion in infrastructure investment? Where has it gone? Is this one of the answers? Click here for the video – the report starts at 1:15 minutes in.
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