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Monday, June 24, 2002 |
VACATIONS AREN'T FOR RECOVERING FROM RECENT HARD WORK
They're for preparing for the hard work to come! Enjoy the respite!!
Whether bothered about the war, the economy, domestic events, political infighting or merely the routine of everyday life, the American people will snap out of the doldrums. We always have and we will continue to do so. When we do, we can help improve life for others globally.
MALAISE? A while back, Steven Chapman noted a certain lassitude around the Blogosphere. Now Andrew Sullivan is saying more or less the same thing, only with regard to society at large.
Well, there's less happening on a day-to-day basis than there was in the fall, which translates into less adrenaline and more cortisol, I suppose. My guess is that things will pick up again soon enough. Instead of worrying about the current pace of events, I'd advise taking advantage of it. It's not likely to last. [InstaPundit]
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FEW CAN BE AS SPECIFIC
about how they arrive at business decisions. Sure, there's "do the right thing." There's also management by bestseller. There are all the new fads that guide some business people. I once worked for a "new-ager" who I honestly believe got his business decisions from viewing the clouds. When you deal with someone who has given principles such as these some forethought, you can do business on a handshake!
These are principles I try to follow. # [John Henry on Business]
5:38:26 PM
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LEARNING SOMETHING NEW - ANTITRUST LAW
ANTITRUST WITHOUT NAIVETE: My most recent NYT column looks at the importance of considering "transaction cost economics" before assuming that unusual firm structures or contracts are anticompetitive and launching antitrust crusades against them. Since I explain what TCE is in the column, I won't repeat myself here. Paul Joskow's paper, which inspired the column, can be downloaded from his website. Because there was so much background to explain, I had to give Joskow's article short shrift, and I recommend reading it—particularly if you have an interest in antitrust law. Unlike some of the math-filled articles I write about, it's not technical, and you'll get an interesting overview of how economics and antitrust policy have interacted over the past several decades. [Posted 6/24.] [Virginia Postrel's blog]
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THE CURE FOR AN AILING NEWS AGGREGATOR
is something resembling 21st century computing power. I'm guilty of trying to milk too much life from an old laptop. Lawrence Lee helped me identify its lack of speed and performance as a possible culprit in my recent news aggregator problem. So, maybe a new HP notebook is just the ticket. This is an incredibly broad announcement by HP - reminscent of the number of products that would make it into a single announcement 10 years ago.
TechXNY: HP to install public WLANs. Company also releases new notebooks [InfoWorld: Top News]
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© Copyright 2002 Steve Pilgrim.
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