Category: china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華
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The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia by Bill Hayton
In The South China Sea; Hayton sets an ambitious goal for himself to try and unpick the claims and counter claims on territory in the area. It is a massive convoluted story that encompasses colonial powers, oil companies and a plethora of Asian countries. In the end no one comes out of it with glowing colours.…
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Montblanc + more things
Montblanc Montblanc launches connected pen and paper | Luxury Daily – interesting move by Montblanc. The technology for connected pens similar to what Montblanc is doing has been around for a while. However it is interesting seeing a luxury brand like Montblanc enter the field. Montblanc has also done interesting things in wearables as well. Business…
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Yamato Express + more news
Yamato Express JTB, Panasonic, Yamato eye paperless luggage transport service for tourists | Japan Times – this looks awesome. Yamato Express is a logistics company that will do everything from parcel delivery to helping you to move house. The Yamato Express business philosophy is embodied by our symbol of a mother cat carrying her kitten. Yamato…
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Travel hacks & inspiration
Some travel hacks: Mytaxi – works for European cities, similar to Hailo or Uber 3 Feel Like Home – not having to worry about roaming charges in a number of countries. There are a couple of things to be aware of: If you have a tethered broadband component to your phone tariff it won’t be…
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Press – Silicon Valley + more
Press – Silicon Valley – Nieman Reports – interesting, smart read. I thought that coverage in the press – Silicon Valley has been sycophantic for decades. There were some noticeable exceptions like InfoWorld’s Notes from the Field in the early 1990s. More on Silicon Valley here. This Is How The Majority Of The World Will Get…
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SGI acquired & more news
SGI acquired Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquires SGI for $275 million | VentureBeat – death of a legend. SGI stands for Silicon Graphics International. SGI workstations and servers were legendary. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were rendered on SGI hardware. Much of the early web was run off SGI servers and SGI were involved in early efforts…
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US technology companies in China
Uber has been cited as an example of how US technology companies can’t succeed in China, but the wrong lessons are being learned. Let’s look at a couple of examples. Facebook Facebook is viewed as having ‘failed’ in China. There are two parts to this. First of all lets talk about Facebook’s business model, simply put…
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The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The Three Body Problem like all the best science fiction is multi-layered. It has a complex story which gradually weaves together a large set of characters across time as the story is told in a non-linear manner. It is also multi-layered in terms of genres: It is a space opera as rich as Asimov’s Foundation…
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Alan Kay on AI + more
Alan Kay Computing pioneer Alan Kay on AI, Apple and future – FactorDaily – interesting take on current approaches to AI by computer pioneer Alan Kay. I first came across Alan Kay in Bob Cringely’s book Accidental Empires. The fact that you can read this page in a browser window is partly down to Alan Kay.…