December 2007
26 posts
The Department →
naked capitalism: So How Did Morgan Stanley Lose... →
InstantShot! « DigitalWaters.net Projects →
http://blog.flixwagon.com/ →
“One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And...”
– Arthur O’Shaughnessy
Watch
PowerBook G4 Al 12" Disassembly: Installing HD... →
“No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information...”
– MW TOPS Limited in the disclaimer to its November newsletter
Drive Genius →
Spreeblick » Wie man ein 12-Zoll Powerbook öffnet →
Apple Macbook, iBook, Powerbook Service Manual... →
PowerBook G4 12in Hard Drive Upgrade →
What people are asking today
If my Powerbook takes 10 minutes to start up, and only does so on the second or third attempt, does that potentially, possibly signal a problem? Any connection maybe to my dropping it from 3 feet high a while back?
It was bound to happen at some point, and today is the day: my 20-gig iPod is full. So what? you ask. I’m resisting.
Bad biofuel news
Channel 4: A Nobel Prize-winning scientist has warned that switching from fossil fuels to biofuels could do the planet more harm than good. Prof Paul Crutzen calculated the global warming effects of the fertiliser needed to grow energy crops like biodiesel and bioethanol were much worse than has been estimated. He believes a larger proportion than thought of the nitrogen in fertilisers is...
The Story of Stuff →
“Ladies and gentlemen, I have the answer! Incredible as it might seem, I have...”
– George Monbiot
The Anti-Portfolio
Bessemer Venture Partners: BVP had the opportunity to invest in pre-IPO secondary stock in Apple at a $60M valuation. BVP’s Neill Brownstein called it “outrageously expensive.” eBay: “Stamps? Coins? Comic books? You’ve GOT to be kidding,” thought Cowan. “No-brainer pass.” Incredibly, BVP passed on Federal Express seven times.
Von der Bedeutung der Kommata für das... →
Für einen in der deutschen Tradition ausgebildeten Juristen ist es immer wieder erstaunlich, wie bei solchen Diskussionen im US-Recht der Wortsinn und der (vermutete) Wille der Verfassungsväter dominiert. In der deutschen Verfassungsrechtsprechung sind diese durchaus von Bedeutung; aber am Ende ist häufig ausschlaggebend, dass eine Verfassung hier und jetzt die Grundlage für das Gemeinwesen ist,...
“At Google, in order to grow through innovation, we spend … 10 percent on...”
– Google looks for a “Director of Other”
CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action →
CARMA reveals the carbon emissions of more than 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies in every country on Earth.