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Friday, October 05, 2007

I Don't Care if It Rains or Freezes

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Years ago, I received a couple of catalogs in the mail just around the holidays. One of them had Jewish-themed "stuff", quite a b...
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Thursday, October 04, 2007

Books by the Foot

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I come from a family of voracious readers. When we were kids, my father took us every Friday evening to the Main South Branch of the Worces...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Moneyball 2007: It's not just pay to play

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I worked for many years for a small software company. During its early years, the company managed to suck $40M out of unsuspecting investors...
Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Falling into the Gap

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So, what in the world was someone doing with files that contained 800,000 Social Security numbers on a personal laptop. In an unencrypted f...
Monday, October 01, 2007

Kids, don't try this at home....

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I've written a few times about the China Trade. And I suppose that I should have written at least one more to take up the subject of Mat...
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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Priceless

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Four grandstand tickets for the September 28th Red Sox vs. Twins game at Fenway: $220. Two hot dogs, one sausage sandwich, one slice, one b...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Mission Statement Impossible

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I've likely spent as much time agonizing over mission statements, vision statements, elevator pitches, and twenty-five-words-or-less des...
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Thursday, September 27, 2007

All Aboard, Amtrak

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Whether it's the whiff of diesel fuel, the clickety track as the schedule board turns over, the clackety-clack as the train sails along,...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The telepresence of your company is respectfully requested

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Business Week recently devoted an issue to "The Future of Work," and one of the articles described a "telepresence" sys...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

MIT's Star Simpson: Standing Out on Career Day

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Once again, Boston is in the news for reacting or over-reacting (depending on your point of view and, no doubt, age) to the sight of somethi...
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Monday, September 24, 2007

Oh Blackwater - more downside to outsourcing

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It's one thing to outsource customer support to "Brian" in Mumbai. Or to cede manufacturing of just about everything to China...
Friday, September 21, 2007

Kid Nation: Reserving Judgement

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I almost forgot, but 20 minutes into show-time I remembered to turn on the first episode of Kid Nation . For those who haven't heard an...
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Hanover High's "Notorious Nine"

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What's with the air in New Hampshire - especially in towns with names that begin with the letter "H"? First there was the ma...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Mr. Gorbachev, throw out that bag!

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I always look at the front cover of The New Yorker. I never look at the back cover. Well, never say never. The other day I happened to lo...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Congratulations! You bought something on eBay

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Well, I just made my first purchase on eBay, and, boy, am I proud. I wouldn't have felt that buying something on eBay was such a big acc...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Need an Alibi? C'est dommage, mais alibila.com est seulement en français.

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If my recall of high school French is intact, what I think I wrote in the header is "It's a pity, but alibila.com is only in Frenc...
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Friday, September 14, 2007

Branching Out: Branch banks making a comeback?

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Since the advent of the ATM machine and online banking, I've spent relatively little time in banks. Pretty much my sole up close and per...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

N.E. Patriots' Competitive Intell (Cheat, Cheat, Never Beat?)

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Next week I will take myself over to a really techie show and cruise the aisles. I will go because I have a client in the "space",...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Shop 'til you dropkick

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Snotty as I can be about all the vapid consumption that our country seems to be organized around - Biggest! Latest! Newest! Shiniest! - I mu...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Gone Fishing: The Most Dangerous Jobs Out There

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A few weeks ago, I spent the day playing tourist in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with my niece Caroline. As part of our visit, we stopped by t...
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