I have done Halifax to Vancouver by train -- sleeper train to Quebec City, then day trains to Toronto, and then the Canadian to Vancouver, with a stopoff in Jasper along the way. I really enjoyed it:… (View Post)

I think it's easy to look at the "making piles of cash" or "becoming super famous" status seekers and say to yourself "well, I don't play either of those games so I don't car… (View Post)

I'm of the school of thought that says that the key factor in Arm's success was "right business model at the right time" (licensing the CPU to all comers in a way that they could put it int… (View Post)

I've been on Sado (a rural-ish Japanese island) for the past few days. Going from there to Niigata and then Takasaki station areas is a dramatic change -- suddenly there are *so many* people, and lot… (View Post)

Perhaps we should set fire to a cathedral from time to time, pour encourager les artisans? (View Post)