by Tom | Jul 31, 2006 | Reading
Must read summary on why the collapse of the Doha round of world trade talks is a disaster. There appears to be a definite shift in attitude to climate change in the public’s mind, which may well lead to a change in politicians’ attitudes. So the question...
by Tom | Jul 31, 2006 | Reading
Interesting discussion from Maister on how all of the onion layers of modern working can and should interlink. Is my project / team / office / country / client / boss / industry / specialism the focus of my effort? I can’t do all of them, as there are just too...
by Tom | Jul 28, 2006 | Reading
Genius album title. Thanks Jonza.
by Tom | Jul 28, 2006 | Reading
So I’d never heard of khums, an Islamic tax system separate to zakat (which I had heard of). (Lots of good stuff in opendemocracy, by the way.) The article argues that cutting off funding through Lebanon will not cut off funding for Hizbollah, as they could be...
by Tom | Jul 28, 2006 | Reading
Looks like the game’s up for the long tail. 80/20 is becoming 70/30, maybe. But Amazon makes 75% of sales from 100,000 items (that’s 2.7% of its stock). So looks like my earlier thoughts were on track. The question now is whether the “mid”...
by Tom | Jul 27, 2006 | Reading
Interesting factoid: the stem cell vote was the first time Bush has used his veto. Other recent presidents have used four or five a year at least. This could suggest that Bush’s power is waning in Senate and Congress, just as his approval ratings are...
