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10 Interesting Links From May 11th

May 12th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
  • Bake Pizza From Scratch Without Special Equipment [Cooking] – Getting a good pizza from a decent pizzeria is pricey, and the El Cheapo Express frozen discs are often indistinguishable from their cardboard backing. Learn how to make your own without inheriting a wood-fired oven.
  • Jewelry: The Consumerist Hive Mind Helps You Buy A Diamond – What are the things you should know when going diamond shopping?
  • Why my Stock Portfolio is outperforming yours – Because you are buying S&P 500 index funds, and I am buying Emerging Markets index funds. I go on vacation, spend some money, come back, and have more than what I left with! Here's the magic which makes this happen
  • Solar plant to open in Albuquerque – Schott Solar will officially open its plant in southeast Albuquerque on Monday. They will turn sunrays into dollars and hundreds of jobs for New Mexicans.
  • Me So Holy | Apple rejects "Me so Holy", here are our thoughts.. – According to Apple, “Me So Holy” contains objectionable content and is in violation of Section 3.3.12 from the iPhone SDK Agreement which states:
  • Of ATMs, iPhones… and 9/11? « I Am Shane Becker – The Loomis guys wanted me to give them my ID so they could write a report about me for their bosses because I took the picture of them and the open ATM. The REI security people that had been called in by now wanted the same thing. I told them plainly that I’m not in the habit of giving my ID to people just because they want it, especially fake cops who put money in box and get to play at being real cops.
  • The real reason CEO compensation got out of hand. – By Ray Fisman – Slate Magazine – It is truly a statement of the times we live in that a self-imposed $10 million pay cap is a sign of modesty and virtue. Half a century ago, the median pay of top executives in U.S. companies was 30 times an average worker's salary; by 2005, the ratio was nearly 110. How did we get here?
  • Nation’s largest powwow drew 150,000 attendees – New Mexico Business Weekly: – The event, held in Albuquerque, is the largest gathering in the U.S. of American Indian and indigenous people. It brought between $20 million and $30 million in revenue to the city, according to organizers.
  • New Schott Solar plant shines at unveiling – New Mexico Business Weekly: – Schott Solar Inc. officially debuted its new 200,000-square-foot solar factory Monday at the Mesa del Sol development in south-central Albuquerque.
  • New Schott Solar plant shines at unveiling – New Mexico Business Weekly: – Schott Solar Inc. officially debuted its new 200,000-square-foot solar factory Monday at the Mesa del Sol development in south-central Albuquerque.
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    Red Light Cameras: It’s All About The Money

    February 15th, 2008 Greg Smith No comments

    I can’t help be be amused that the Mayor of Albuquerque has suspended the red light camera program over money. According to him, the purpose of the program was not to make money, but was to increase safety at risky intersections. Its questionable if the data supports this, but the program did make money, like $10 million. Oops, that extra $10 million wasn’t supposed to happen. Or was it?

    Now the state wants a cut of it, or I guess all of it, so goodbye cash cow. I’m sure all interested parties will find a way so everyone can profit. except the citizens.

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    X Prize Cup Preview

    September 25th, 2005 Greg Smith Comments off

    Sunday 9 October 2005 the X Prize foundation will be showing off the the ships for the next X Cup. Tickets are $6 for adults and $2 for kids. I will be there, will you?

    Come meet the astronauts who will fly them and imagine yourself inside them, watching the earth turn below you. The future is closer than you think. We’re not talking about models. We’re talking about the real thing.

    Last year the X PRIZE Foundation gave away $10 million for the first private spaceflight a history-making achievement that blanketed the front pages of newspapers across the globe. This year we’re unveiling a new generation of private spaceships at the X PRIZE CUP in New Mexico.

    Bring your friends and family to the Las Cruces Airport on Sunday Oct 9th See six different spaceships currently in testing. Watch them fly. Meet the pioneers, pilots and astronauts who conceived them.

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    No More Market For PDAs

    March 3rd, 2005 Greg Smith Comments off
    According to some people who sit around doing research, or something, all day have decided that the PDA market is going to disappear. Instead it’s going to merge into other devices like cell phones.
    The traditional PDA is heading for significant declines in sales, and in fact is nearing the end of its life as a major product segment, according to In-Stat. Shipments reached only 8.7 million units in 2004, down from 10 million in 2003, the high-tech market research firm says.

    The outlook for upcoming years is not good, as the PDA market will have a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of -21.5% during the 2004-2009 period. By 2009, it is expected that this segment will be composed of devices designed for specific vertical markets and low-end products. The market decline will occur as users switch to other products, such as smartphones and portable media players, a natural evolution of the category.

    At some point, the PDA will become other things, more than just a PDA as we are already seeing this happen. I think even full grown computers will shrink down to PDA size.  

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    New Mexico’s Space Port

    May 12th, 2004 Greg Smith Comments off

    The Southwest Regional Spaceport located in New Mexico has been chosen as the location of the X Prize competition. The X Prize competition is a contest to get a civilian spacecraft into space and back to earth. The winner gets $10 million US dollars.

    I believe the Spaceport is located south of Roswell. On the way back from Carlsbad Caverns last year I recall seeing a sign saying “Future Location of the Southwest Reginal Spaceport” with a big field behind it. I thought it was some crackpot scheme related to the UFO landing near Roswell. Guess not. 

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