Distractions, reflections

Distractions, reflections

David Ing, at large … Sometimes, my mind wanders

No nitroglycerin please, I’m an asian non-drinker

February 6, 2006
The rare people who have ever gone out drinking with me know that I turn red with as little as one ounce of wine. My childhood friend, Paul Boughen (who is now a doctor) said that it was because I was missing the aldehyde hydrogenase enzyme, so that I didn’t digest alcohol. The alcohol would just go directly into my bloodstream. On the other hand, after 3 hours, I would be completely sober, as the alcohol would be flushed from my system.

On the other hand, research published in the Journal of Clinic Investigations suggests that nitroglycerin may do nothing for me if I run into heart issues. Continue reading “No nitroglycerin please, I’m an asian non-drinker“

Disruptive innovation, product design vs. business model

February 6, 2006
I was listening to Clayton Christensen’s talk at the Open Source Business Conference 2004 posted at IT Conversations. I was pretty impressed by the way he spoke. Slowly and clearly, as I could imagine him in a classroom. This talk was given after the release of his second book, The Innovator’s Solution, and referred to his first book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. Continue reading “Disruptive innovation, product design vs. business model“

Thunderbird for RSS and Podcasts

February 5, 2006
I’ve been using Sunrise and Plucker to read RSS feeds on my Palm TX.

On the other hand, I still use a Sony NetMD minidisc player to listen to podcasts (although I have a Sony HiMD minidisc recorder for capturing audio). In addition, my e-mail in-basket continues to overflow from push from Business Week. Continue reading “Thunderbird for RSS and Podcasts“

Practice and theory

February 5, 2006
From the Globe and Mail Focus section1 this weekend …

… Stephane Dion, the Quebec intellectual who defined the nation perfectly. “Canada,” he said, “is a country that works in practice, but not in theory.”

This citation was from “The trick Lazurus taught the Liberals”, by Peter C. Newman.

1 Hmmm … the Globe & Mail is launching a reorganized web site, and the Focus seciton doesn’t seem to be showing up!

China Rises, on CBC

February 5, 2006
I finally watched the last of four episodes of China Rises, that I had recorded on videotape. I think that it will be worth buying the DVD.

Mary Wong had said that this broadcast was the 44-minute versions that were a result of the collaborations with other media companies. The unexpurgated “Canadian” versions are the ones on the DVD, that are 55 minutes long.

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