This is going to do to traveling what the iPhone did to smartphones.
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AFAIK, in other browsers, extensions are required to block ads. Safari is the first major browser to have adblocking as a prominent built-in feature. I wonder if other browsers will follow and what impact will that have on Google's bottom line if adblocking becomes mainstream.
- Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic (http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_p...)
- Chris Jordan pictures some shocking stats (http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking...)
Its easier for men to "chat her up" online (Option 1); and not feel too bad when Carol rejects their move (Option 3). Essentially, Option 2 becomes a non-option and Carol would have more men approaching her and to choose from.
Anecdotal: I saw this girl online. I considered her "out of my league". But what the heck, I picked Option 1. Now we are engaged. If I had seen her in the real world, I would have picked Option 2.
The 1908 Ford Model T had a 4-cylinder engine, ran on 4 wheels, used gasoline, with a mileage of 20mpg. A hundred years later, the basics are still the same. Why put billions more in a dead-end industry?
The government should instead invest in new ways of building cars. Like the Aptera 2e (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_hybrid_car) which is fundamentally changing the way a car is built. Or Tesla. Or Zap.
Forget the Big 3. Create the Small 300.
After giving an URL name for the mobilized blog, I was hoping to see the "mobilized" format of my blog. But now I am asked to signup.
I gave up.
It is a good idea with lots of potential. But without seeing some mobilized format, I am not going to sign up.
One such solution is the "One Laptop Per Child" program. And this article explains why the OLPC will never work in the impoverished countries. The child is not hungry for education. The child is hungry for parental care from her indifferent parents who have given up on getting their bee stings looked at...