ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
US envoy’s assassination in Libya and demonstrations across the Arab world
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797.html The point of embassies and diplomacy is to maintain relations between states and governments, even in a time of ubiquitous, instant telecommunications. The whole point of attacking embassies is…
The Guardian: The Sun using an intern to strip for ‘nude Prince Harry’ pictures is shameful
The Sun using an intern to strip for ‘nude Prince Harry’ pictures is shameful. The question nobody seems to ask is not whether the Sun should publish the pictures of…
Jeff Jarvis: Copyright or creators’ rights?
Jeff Jarvis says: “Creators don’t need protection from copying. That’s futile. Copying can’t be stopped. Thus copying is no longer a way to exploit the value of creation.” (Full story…
Broadcast Engineering celebrates quality of NBC Olympic coverage
Broadcast Engineering celebrates the quality of NBC’s 2012 Olympic coverage, extolling the technical setup and the quantity of material provided across various platforms and channels http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/better-faster-stronger?page=1 Obviously the technology was…
Europe: a grocery shop or an idea?
The euro may break up within the next several months or, again, it may not, depending on whether Europe can find leaders or just mediocre managers. The way it’s going…
Aurora shooting: gun lobby sincerely believes not enough people were killed
US mourns Aurora victims If anybody is serious about bringing the people responsible to justice, they should go after the gun lobby, in the first place. Is it likely to…
Il Corriere della Sera L’annuncio di Costa (Mondadori): “Venderemo il reader Kobo in Italia”
Il Corriere della Sera L’annuncio di Costa (Mondadori): “Venderemo il reader Kobo in Italia” E un’evoluzione naturale, l’e-book non rimpiazzerà il libro od il giornale cartaceo, ma prenderà una fetta…
Want to waste some money and be frustrated too? Read on
I’ve had a Slingbox Pro since a couple of years – waste of money and space. It does have three inputs – but they are dedicated to one single function…
The financial industry is like a parasite
From the moment the financial industry is not used to gather capitals to finance productive activities, it is just a totally sterile activity. Its only purpose being the manipulation of…
Telecommuting
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/the-perks-and-perils-of-telecommuting/2012/05/01/gIQAsbBluT_story.html The story summarizes well the advantages and pitfalls of telecommuting. I would just add, on the downside, the feeling of isolation a worker can experience, an “us v. them”…