http://lws.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Lawrence Sinclair: Preparing for a new venture. en Vox Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:08:35 +0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/it-could-have-been-worse-at-copenhagen.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/it-could-have-been-worse-at-copenhagen.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/it-could-have-been-worse-at-copenhagen.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:08:35 +0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/it-could-have-been-worse-at-copenhagen.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01240b8a5c38860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> economics politics china india global warming climate change copenhagen http://lws.vox.com/library/post/websites-being-blocked-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/websites-being-blocked-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/websites-being-blocked-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:02:51 +0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/websites-being-blocked-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01240b6b40ef860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vietnam censorship firewall http://lws.vox.com/library/post/ice-skating-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/ice-skating-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/ice-skating-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:42:39 +0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddd400d7860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddd400d7860d-50si" alt="Instalace polymeru EZ-Glide 350 (synthetic ice installation)" /></a> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddab626e860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddab626e860b-50si" alt="EZ Glide artificial ice only available at Fitness Depot" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/ice-skating-in-vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddab617b860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vietnam skating ice hcmc http://lws.vox.com/library/post/have-a-cabulous-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/have-a-cabulous-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/have-a-cabulous-day.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:45:51 +0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/have-a-cabulous-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0123ddd35dff860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> business cab iphone http://lws.vox.com/library/post/iphone-3g-s-reaction.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/iphone-3g-s-reaction.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/iphone-3g-s-reaction.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:04:45 +0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/iphone-3g-s-reaction.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc01101693897d860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple technology iphone http://lws.vox.com/library/post/pandemic-or-hype.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/pandemic-or-hype.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/pandemic-or-hype.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 May 2009 06:17:31 +0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011017bf58cc860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011017bf58cc860e-50si" alt="Police, Dec 1918 Influenza Epidemic -- US National Archives" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/pandemic-or-hype.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0110167eb6eb860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flu influenza pandemic h1n1 http://lws.vox.com/library/post/oracle-to-buy-mysql.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/oracle-to-buy-mysql.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/oracle-to-buy-mysql.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:06:50 +0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/oracle-to-buy-mysql.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011017bcd190860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sun mysql oracle innodb http://lws.vox.com/library/post/is-joyent-down.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/is-joyent-down.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/is-joyent-down.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:56:20 +0700 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. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/is-joyent-down.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc0110163d69fc860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ruby ror isp joyen http://lws.vox.com/library/post/decline-of-dollar-beginning-of-end.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/decline-of-dollar-beginning-of-end.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/decline-of-dollar-beginning-of-end.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:33:01 +0700 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. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/decline-of-dollar-beginning-of-end.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011015f30685860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> economics economy interest cds currency usd http://lws.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-may-have-zero-growth.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lawrence W. Sinclair) http://lws.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-may-have-zero-growth.html?_c=feed-rss http://lws.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-may-have-zero-growth.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:14:41 +0700 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% ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lws.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-may-have-zero-growth.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978c74a0f9cc011016376f0e860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vietnam economy