Sony teams up with HBO to release TV shows for PlayStation Network | VentureBeat
Cable TV will be in its death throes in the next 5 years and will be little more than connections that provide 1 and 0s to your house. It is interesting to see the trojan horses start to pick up different pieces of the content that used to be cable tv specific. I am a big fan of the a la carte model for TV because I don't watch much of it, however my wife does so I have mixed emotions about the direction it is headed. Will certainly be interesting regardless.
Facebook's Culture Problem May Be Fatal - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
Absolutely fantastic read on Facebook. I wasn't part of the generation that Nussbaum describes but his theory holds sound to all different types of media (music, books, etc).
I've Changed My Mind About The iPad
Great read at avc, I think Fred should change his blog's byline to "Come for the posts, stay for the comments."
My ipad has merged itself into my life in a way I never expected. It is to the point where it has really cannibalized the utility of my iphone, almost to the point of questioning if I need and an iphone (not phone in general). I ordered the wifi version and decided to upgrade to the 3g last week. The iphone used to be my second brain, the ipad is now my second brain and one that is a great edutainment device for my daughter (one that her little fingers can actually use well).
Comment I posted over at there about the ipad. I have been working on a post for awhile about it, but it is hard to describe how much it has ingrained itself into my life in such a short time, both because of, and at the expense of.. the iphone. Its a weird thing and a risk for Apple in my opinion. Hopefully will find some time to finish it up this weekend.
Reserve earns praise, but not our politician
''Karl Marx is probably dancing somewhere,'' he says with a grin. ''Because, in America right now, the government owns the automobile industry, the insurance industry, the mortgage industry and the banking industry. The government suddenly owns huge parts of the American economy - that's what Karl Marx said he wanted, and he didn't have to fire a shot.''. Jim Rogers on China vs the US.
World's Largest Airship Inflated to Create Monster 'Stratellite' - Yahoo! News
"Led Bullet"? pretty amazing size. if this thing can stay aloft for days/weeks/months at what point does it become a (military) base?
Plummeting Marijuana Prices Create A Panic In California : NPR
My counter cyclical investment would be in Lays.
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china, marijuana, stratellite, hbo