Possibility of Innovation In a (not The) Valley
Thomas L. Friedman wrote in the Herald Tribune a few years ago a column that acknowledged, and probably injected a lot of self confidence to innovators outside of the usual suspect American hightech hubs. Written from an angle of criticism towards the American high school system, I found his text much more useful read upside [...]
Skype for Your Mobile is here
It used to be that you had to be lucky enough to live in one of the eight countries of Hutchinson’s 3 network to use the “official” version of Skype on a 3 Skypephone handset. That option is still there, but the world has gotten smaller again for those of us elsewhere, say in Elbonia. [...]
Vaikiv ajastu
Mõni aeg tagasi tundsin, et peaks Eesti ühiskonna ja tuleviku teemadel rohkem sõna võtma. Ja võtsin ka. Praegu on fookus mujal ja tegemist piisavalt. Aga olgem ka ausad, ei ole tänamatumat tegevust kui suu lahti teha ja ennast kottida lasta selle eest, et julged välja öelda, et illusioon Eesti majanduse õitsengust on täiesti jätkusuutmatu, et [...]
Parkimisest ehk aus olla on kulukas
Ühe reede õhtu, mil parkisin auto üle hulga Tallinna vanalinna, kronoloogia: 18:53 – Pargin auto ja suundun üritusele 22:00 – sõber esitab pika ja praktilisest näidetest pikitud selgituse, kuidas ja miks tema on loobunud Tallinnas mobiilparkimisest, kuna see ei tasu vaeva. Europarkil kui eraoperaatoril puuduvat mehhanism ilma kohtuta tasusid reaalselt kasseerida. Ja linnavalitsuse eest kontrolli [...]
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