Do you have an urgent need for a piece of gold?

vttoth — May 14th, 2010

No need to worry, so long as you live in the United Arab Emirates: There is now a vending machine there that dispenses bars of gold. No, really, there is a vending machine there that dispenses bars of gold.

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Google, not yet evil?

vttoth — January 17th, 2010

I wondered recently about Google not (yet) being evil.

If recent news are to be believed, Google decided to play hardball with the Chinese government. Good for them! I hope Google prevails, but even if they don’t, I think they should be applauded for having the guts.

Now here’s the $0.02 question (or, in the case of Google, more likely the multibillion dollar question): how long before Google’s CEO gets fired for failing to maximize shareholder value?

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