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Just one of the many bees and other bugs working in our yard
Just one of the many bees and other bugs working in our yard
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So a few of my coworkers shared this limited, but I say when you've got great… 2
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So a few of my coworkers shared this limited, but I say when you've got great news, share it with the world!
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Google has announced a global campaign in support of equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples
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It's not the magnificent pool at hearst castle but with a string of 100+ degree…
It's not the magnificent pool at hearst castle but with a string of 100+ degree days it's just what the doctor ordered
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I have to respectfully disagree with +Mike Elgan about #boycottapple 8
I have to respectfully disagree with +Mike Elgan about #boycottapple
Mike is right that corporations are bound by fidicuary responsibility to make as much money for their shareholders as they can within the limits of the law. If we assume that the patent law situation is not going to change then what Apple is doing by trying squash their competition in the courts is the right thing.
However, I think we need to look at this from a broader perspective. Changing intellectual property law can only be done by Congress. Unfortunately our legislators are largely in the pocket of the big corporations that benefit the most from the current IP structure so that means nothing will change unless those corporations decide it needs to change.
But how will that happen you might ask. The only way that these companies will ever change their stance is when it hurts their bottom line to maintain the status quo. That will only happen if consumers stop subsidising this behavior by not buying these products.
If we look at the companies that are abusing the current system, non-practising entities (aka patent trolls) don't make anything to boycott and it appears that the market is already boycotting Microsoft and Nokia for other reasons. Android companies including Samsung, Motorola and HTC are only using patents to defend themselves agains the likes of Apple and Microsoft.
That means the only means we have of changing the direction of intellectual property law is to stop buying from the companies that benefit from it most notably Apple. If Apple starts to believe that persuing patent suits cost them more than lobbying for changes in the law, then they will push for change.
Then and only then will things change.
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Why the ‘Boycott Apple’ movement is dumb.
The #BoycottApple hashtag was trending hard on Google+ last week. The call to boycott is based on Apple’s attempts to ban both the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone and the Galaxy 10.1 tablet.
Here’s why the call for a boycott is misguided and futile:
http://www.cultofmac.com/177786/why-the-boycott-apple-movement-is-dumb/
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This afternoon a dragonfly found itself stuck in our pool with a bit too much water… 1
This afternoon a dragonfly found itself stuck in our pool with a bit too much water on its wings. Fortunately Julie scooped it out and it then spent a couple of minutes drying off its head and wings before taking off for good.
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Vanity Fair has an interesting look at the stagnation of Microsoft over the past… 2
Vanity Fair has an interesting look at the stagnation of Microsoft over the past decade. One of the primary culprits called out by author Kurt Eichenwald is the use of a system known as stack ranking.
When Jac Nasser became the CEO of +Ford Motor Company in 1999, he instituted the same policy their and it led to a huge brain drain that caused severe damage to the company for several years after his departure in 2001.
While modern business school practices are all about the numbers and trying to quantify everything, we've seen that numbers can be easily be manipulated to tell the story you want to tell. When dealing with people you need a more flexible approach that takes into account the way realy humans work.
While Nasser claimed to want to emulate tech companies like Dell to drive up the stock price of Ford, it happened at the expense of product. In the end he emulated the wrong company. While Nasser's reign at Ford came to early in the second rise of Apple to see the results he would have done better to emulate that company's commitment to product first.
Of course Apple is far from a perfect model. Steve Jobs' approach to dealing with other people also sucked and Apple's use of IP law to try to stop competition is deplorable. But it's having fundamentally good products that has made Apple succesful.
That's the approach that Alan Mulally and Derrick Kuzak took to reviving Ford. By eliminating all the premium brands that Ford acquired in the 1990s along with Mercury and then taking a global design approach to the core Ford brand vehicles, the automaker now has one of the strongest lineups in the business.
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“I see Microsoft as technology’s answer to Sears,” a former Microsoft marketing official tells Kurt Eichenwald in August V.F.’s story on the company’s backslide.
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This is way cooler than watching the entire San Diego fireworks show go up at on…
This is way cooler than watching the entire San Diego fireworks show go up at once
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From Kottke comes this spectacular video showing all 135 of NASA's Space Shuttle launches simultaneously. It ably captures the drama, power, and danger of our ascent into space. The video starts as th…
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Here's a terrific teardown of Aaron Sorkin and The Newsroom, (despite the typos…
Here's a terrific teardown of Aaron Sorkin and The Newsroom, (despite the typos and need for a copy editor, something I'm guilty of myself far too often).
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The Newsroom, the Horror – Lawyers, Guns & Money : Lawyers, Guns & Money
When I saw the persuasive bad reviews from Emily Nussbaum and Willa Paskin, I knew I was probably going to have to watch The Newsroom so I could judge for myself. And yet, as a longtime Sorikn-on-TV d…
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+Ford Motor Company marketing boss Jim Farley will be in France this weekend where…
+Ford Motor Company marketing boss Jim Farley will be in France this weekend where he will be one-third of the driving crew for a pristine 1968 GT40 Mk 1 running in the Le Mans Classic.
The GT40 is an icon of the French endurance classic having it won four years in a row from 1966-69.
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Le Mans holds a very special place in Ford's racing heritage, and the company has been a faithful partner of the Le Mans Classic since 2004. This year, Ecurie Ford France returns to the race fielding …
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