Tech Tourist 2.0 Vox 2009-12-27T13:10:14Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd978c74a0f9cc/ Lawrence Sinclair: Preparing for a new venture. Copenhagen Makes the Bleak Future Clear tag:vox.com,2009-12-27:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01240b8a5c38860e 2009-12-27T12:08:35Z 2009-12-27T13:10:14Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom International greenhouse gas reduction commitments actually got weaker at the Copenhagen Climate Summit (Dec 7-18, 2009). And this failure seems to have been masterminded by China (Ref: Guardian) with the help of India, perhaps as a mast plan to a...

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]]> Websites being blocked in Vietnam tag:vox.com,2009-10-17:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01240b6b40ef860e 2009-10-17T20:02:51Z 2009-11-18T02:32:30Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom From Vietnam, I get a "page not found" error when I try to go to certain sites. Friends in the US, over Skype, tell me that they can see the same sites. So far the list of blocked sites includes the following: www.voanews.com Voice of America Ne...

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]]> Ice Skating in Vietnam tag:vox.com,2009-10-09:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddab617b860b 2009-10-09T13:42:39Z 2009-11-12T13:10:57Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Instalace polymeru EZ-Glide 350 (synthetic ice installation) EZ Glide artificial ice only available at Fitness Depot

In a poor developing country like Vietnam, where it is 90F every day, opportunities for ice skating do not exist. But I just noticed a way to make it more feasible using artificial ice (Ice Tec 310). This would make it possible to put an "ice" ska...

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]]> Have a Cabulous Day tag:vox.com,2009-10-08:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddd35dff860d 2009-10-08T08:45:51Z 2009-10-08T09:42:46Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Making an iPhone app is not the path to riches it once was. But innovative new apps still keep getting produced. One of the coolest I've seen recently is the upcoming Cabulous app by John Wolpert's upStart Mobile company. On the one hand, Cabulous...

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]]> iPhone 3G S: Reaction tag:vox.com,2009-06-08:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01101693897d860d 2009-06-08T21:04:45Z 2009-09-20T20:20:24Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Today, I was asked about my thoughts on the new Apple iPhone 3G S. I'm disappointed to not see an iPod Touch with a camera. Basically, I think the iPod Touch should be an iPhone without the phone option. Obviously this is a deliberate decision. I...

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]]> Pandemic or Hype? tag:vox.com,2009-05-01:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0110167eb6eb860d 2009-05-01T23:17:31Z 2009-10-18T06:27:36Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Police, Dec 1918 Influenza Epidemic -- US National Archives

The Swine Flu has caused a lot of panic. It is now best referred to as H1N1 because panicked and ill-informed people and governments have been avoiding and killing pigs under the false impression that they spread the disease (it is only spread by ...

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]]> Oracle to buy MySQL tag:vox.com,2009-04-23:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011017bcd190860e 2009-04-23T19:06:50Z 2009-04-23T19:06:50Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Monday April 20, 2009 -- Oracle has announced plans to by Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, a 42% premium on last week's closing price. This has immense implications for the open source database industry because Sun owns MySQL, which dominates t...

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]]> Is Joyent down? tag:vox.com,2009-04-09:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0110163d69fc860c 2009-04-09T20:56:20Z 2009-04-11T16:48:25Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Is Joyent down? I can't reach http://joyent.com, http://support.joyent.com, or their emergency phone number, 415-289-0806. Maybe it's just me? I first noticed when our website went down, and it could also affect some of our clients! It is weird. ...

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]]> Decline of Dollar, Beginning of End tag:vox.com,2009-03-20:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011015f30685860b 2009-03-20T12:33:01Z 2009-03-20T12:54:19Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Ten days ago I reiterated my view that "The dollar will collapse and US interest rates will have strong upward pressure" (see US Economic Prospects: These are the Good Days. March 10, 2009). And this seems to be happening, faster than I expected. ...

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]]> Vietnam May have ZERO growth tag:vox.com,2009-03-19:asset-6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011016376f0e860c 2009-03-19T07:14:41Z 2009-03-19T20:07:02Z Lawrence W. Sinclair http://lws.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom According to the Economist's Economic Intelligence Unit, Vietnam may have 0.3% economic growth this year. That makes a lot of sense given what is going on in the rest of the world. But it is certainly a slap in the face to Standard Chartered's 5% ...

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