Daily Archives: 11/16/2010

(Community Matters) a couple of excerpts from this Economist article:

IBM employs more people in India than in the US.

For American workers the most worrying thing about all this is the flight of brain-intensive jobs to India. Americans reconciled themselves to the loss of mfg jobs . . .

Indian cos rising on BCG’s list of innovating companies. Especially appealing, “frugal” or “Gandhian” innovation – reducing the price of a product or service by 80% by removing unnecessary bells & whistles.

Half of Silicpn Valley start-ups were either founded or co-founded by Indians. Posted by Blackberry (tiny little keys, pardon typos)

(Community Matters) DeLong says: “Obama’s Problem Is Not that He ‘Focused Obsessively’ on Policy, It is that He Got the Policy Wrong.”

Hat Tip: Arianna Huffington

(Community Matters) I’ve learned to leave a coin in my pocket when going through German airport security – they are really thorough.  Of course, then there’s concerns from the other side . . .

note the source

I don’t think I’d get by as Scottish

(Community Matters) Tina Fey on Sarah Palin

“And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women – except, of course –those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape ‘kit ‘n’ stuff. But for everybody else, it’s a win-win. Unless you’re a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years – whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know – actually, I take it back. The whole thing’s a disaster.”

(Community Matters) Rangel finally!

(Community Matters) Interestingly enough, our conversation last night touched on the topic of today’s column – especially on Brook’s closing about Germany & starting with the fundamentals.

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