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Lots of noise and bias in this article that talks about relationships and aging, but an interesting read. An excerpt:
In short, women seem to hang on to the ideal, and many get lucky. But when they start wanting to settle down, they opt for what biologists call the Hobson’s Choice Strategy. In layman’s terms, they opt for something over nothing. (I guess it applies to both genders?)
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Tata Nano Unveiled!
The much anticipated Tata’s $2500 car was unveiled today.
“The car will meet all current safety norms and all emission criteria. The pollution it will cause will be lower than 2-wheelers.”
Not since the launch of the Maruti 800 in 1983 has any car gripped the imagination of a nation and indeed car manufacturers the world over so intensely. If commercially successful, the Tata Nano can alter the passenger car market in India, and perhaps the world, beyond description.
Related post: Ratan Tata: The Last Rajah
An impressive list and words of wisdom.
50 things I’ve learned in 50 years, a partial list in no particular order
Researchers have found that low self-esteem and materialism are not just a correlation, but also a causal relationship where low self esteem increases materialism, and materialism can also create low self-esteem. The also found that as self esteem increases, materialism decreases.
“The only reason a great many American families don’t own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments.” 🙂
The Consumer Paradox: Scientists Find that Low Self-Esteem and Materialism Goes Hand in Hand
The plummet of the dollar — The Chinese are sitting on too many dollars to divest; they would lose too much. The Europeans are taking advantage of the Chinese position, selling off greenbacks, forcing the dollar down faste.
WOW! Minority Report’s “futuristic” UI is now real! 🙂
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The lesson: If you can get yourself into the comfort of middle class living, keep in mind that the longer and harder hours you’re putting in to climb the ladder from this point on probably won’t make you any happier.
I was delighted to attend Irving’s talk this morning. Some thoughts I retained and that I thought you may find insightful:
- Innovation: Move from Technology innovation to Business innovation and Societal innovation
- Complexity in IT: The need to learn from other engineering disciplines
- Traditionally we have been compensating the lack of engineering with good/talented labour (consultants)
- Business simulations to get it right the “first” time, like micro-processors/airplanes
- The move from Industrial economy to Knowledge economy
- And the move from “Classical” Engineering to “Services Sciences”
- Moving up the value-chain/pyramid: At the very bottom is Technology, then Products, then Applications and then Business
- Far fewer jobs expected at the bottom, and only the very best will be needed and will survive.
- Move up the value-chain to do an interesting job
- Business optimization > Business > Applications > Products > Technology
- Flexibility and Adaptability – Not just important for success (opportunity) but important for survival (fear)
- Fear >> Opportunities. Fear is more effective, typically.
- Biological systems and eco-systems: Survival of the fittest
- Business: Ability to respond to change
- Personal also.
- Human Designs – Visual, Interactive and Immersive interfaces for everything (virtual worlds)