Several years ago (2006, it turns out) I wrote an essay on “Shakespeare on Depression” which quoted some lines from Hamlet. I have long had the idea making an audio recording of that essay with a real Shakespearan actor reading the lines from Hamlet. The stars have aligned. I have a new Macbook which is… Continue reading Shakespeare on Depression
Category: Writing
Kindle “Enhanced” Books – Availability by Devices
As an avid Kindle user (disclosure: I used to work for Amazon on Kindle development) I was intrigued recently to discover a book that includes full-motion video content. As an avid collector of tech toys I was curious about what devices this video content would work on. The title of the book is Dirty Wars and its… Continue reading Kindle “Enhanced” Books – Availability by Devices
Book Review: Mac OS X and iOS Internals
I just wrote a review of this technical book for Amazon. Here’s the review. http://www.amazon.com/review/R13Y2OQKI1HTQ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
Lies, Damned Lies, and Market Share
[0] Mark Twain once said, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics,” [1] implying that statistics are the biggest lies of all. Statistics about market share are an important part of marketing. And measuring market share certainly depends on what you want to measure. Companies depend on market-share statistics in two ways: First to use in… Continue reading Lies, Damned Lies, and Market Share
Christmas Blessings
I received an email from some recruiter today. It wasn’t the usual trolling for job candidates. Rather it was a simple Christmas wish. It began with the sentence, “May every day of your life be full of blessings.” When I read it I realized that every day of my life–every day of your life as… Continue reading Christmas Blessings
Trip to China – 2012
In late October, 2012 I made a business trip to China. My blog of that trip can be found at http://glennastory.net/?p=605 and then click the link marked “next” at the bottom of the page to go to the next one.
Apple and Foxconn
re > http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/29/cbs-probes-apples-relationship-with-foxconn/ Note: The above link contained a link that is is no longer available. So the following response seems less relevant. But I’ll leave it here anyway, since the page itself is still there, and the infographic is too. — Glenn 8/6/2022 An actor putting on a piece of stage drama that is… Continue reading Apple and Foxconn
Journal of My Trip to Kenya
In the same year, (1990) that I traveled to Bangladesh, I also went (with my older daughter) to Kenya. The two trips were quite different in purpose, but they had in common that I made a journal of each. I recently finished copying to Bangladesh Journal from a printed copy, and I discovered attached to… Continue reading Journal of My Trip to Kenya
Awakening
I slowly became conscious. But I was so tired that I immediately drifted off again. I must have done this two or three times before I became fully awake. I immediately thought, where am I? And then I remembered: I was coming out of surgery. I carefully and gently felt my belly. Yes, there were the six round… Continue reading Awakening
Civilization, Phaze 3: Failure or Masterpiece?
I recently reviewed Frank Zappa’s “Civilization, Phaze 3” on Amazon.