Monthly Archives: January 2008

Drove a Telsa – Some Surprises, but Awesome

Posted on January 23, 2008 by admin

Tonight, I drove a Tesla around the Four Seasons "complex" in Palo Alto. As a 6’5" lanky guy, my expectations were low about comfort. I was pleasantly surprised when I slipped behind the wheel in relative comfort. First, the care … Continue reading →

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The Front Lines of a Recession

Posted on January 22, 2008 by admin

A friend of mine that runs a fairly high profile consumer goods company. Here is what he wrote about being on the front lines of currency devaluation, inflation, and the “R word”: Well here is the news from the front … Continue reading →

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Simple and Visionary Ideas

Posted on January 21, 2008 by admin

The idea of harnessing sail power for traditional needs of global shipping is simple, yet visionary.

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Transportation – Part 1

Posted on January 20, 2008 by admin

A friend recently commented on my proposal to limit transportation in the City of the Future project on a private mailing list. The dialogue has been on my mind, so I will share it: [Friend] A utopia for knowledge workers … Continue reading →

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Office:mac 2008 – Entourage Update

Posted on January 20, 2008 by admin

On Friday, Andy Ruff, Lead Program Manager for Entourage at Microsoft, called to discuss the database import issue that I was experiencing when moving from Entourage 2004 to 2008. Before getting into any details on the "solution," it was very … Continue reading →

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The Collective Mind can Build Great Things

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

Scientists excavate a gigantic colony to see what a collective consciousness is capable of creating. Fascinating. Hopefully, the City of the Future project will have such grand results…

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The $10 per Gallon World

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

We are already living in a $10 per gallon of gasoline world. Did that get your attention? Here are some things to think about: The average yield of gasoline per barrel of oil differs widely based on the quality of … Continue reading →

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Office:mac 2008 – AVOID, AVOID, AVOID

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

Nutshell = Bad. I made the mistake of running out and getting Office:mac 2008 on the hope that Entourage would finally work with Exchange. First, you are plagued with “Comparability Mode” that makes the suite terrible on a PC. Now … Continue reading →

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"City of the Future" Project

Posted on January 15, 2008 by admin

My next full-time project is to develop a collective panning solution for the "City of the Future." What will the city be called? Where will it be located? How will it work? Rather than trying to answer these important questions … Continue reading →

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Scaling and the Media – Part 2

Posted on January 15, 2008 by admin

TheFunded.com is now capturing a significant amount of media attention, and it is becoming more and more time consuming, as anyone might imagine. See my previous post on this matter. Below is some of the recent media attention: BusinessWeek – … Continue reading →

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