Category Archives: Economics

Is computing at inflection point similar to weapons technology and cars?

Summary: At an inflection point, need for efficiency will overtake need for power. In the past, industries eg. weapons and auto have reached such an inflection point. Computing is approaching such an inflection point. Once we hit such an inflection point, light devices such net books, cell phones and light devices will be more popular [...]

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Does free mean you cannot complain?

A recent blog post about Twitter losing tweets drew a lot of ire and flak from various people around the ‘net.
Here’s a typical reaction:

whaa whaa whaaa!
it’s a free service. stop complaining about a freakin’ free service.
There were even wilder reactions. The post + comments disappeared from public view in Hacker News. Did someone think [...]

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Are you working for a startup and don’t know when to quit?

If the following relates to you, read further.

You are working for a start-up
You are receiving a salary less than your market value
You have worked for a reasonable number of years and in a dilemma of when to call it quits
You have developed a strong bond with the management and don’t want to disappoint them by [...]

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Memo to world leaders

Millions of jobs were lost in 2008. Thousands and thousands of jobs are being axed every day currently. People are in despair. A silent behavior metamorphosis is happening in the street. People don’t really know what to believe in anymore. They don’t believe in the value of once coveted dollar or the price of their [...]

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Fundamental Reason for Current World Economic Turmoil

What is the fundamental reason for current world economic turmoil?  It is a quadrillion dollar question. Contrary to popular perception, the answer is not US housing crisis or exotic derivatives such as CMO’s and CDO’s or high oil prices or cheap dollar.  The fundamental reason is lack of trust. People don’t trust the banks with [...]

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