The Wheel: What Is The Foxconn Debate Really About?
TechCrunch - US - United States - 2012-02-04
Thirty spokes meet at a nave;
Because of the hole we may use the wheel.
Clay is moulded into a vessel;
Because of the hollow we may use the cup.
Walls are built around a hearth;
Because of the doors we may use the house.
Thus tools come from what exists,
But use from what does not.
- Tao De Ching
There's a carousel in a small Cape Cod town that we visited this summer and the kids rode it a few times. The carousel is quite old and quite handsome and it makes a great diversion of an evening. I'm reminded now of trying to take pictures of the kids while they rode the carousel. For a while I'd wave and try to get their attention as they roared past, their laughter dopplering around the edge of the curve, and then, after four or five tries I'd give up and just watch. It's a wheel, an endless circle, designed to delight and enthuse and distract.
Apple and Samsung kick off talks
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
Apple and Samsung are holding two days of talks that will try to find a way to end the many legal rows between the rivals.
Google must answer trust concerns
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.
Two patients get eye stem cells
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight.
Facebook closes below float price
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
Shares in Facebook close 11% below Friday's initial flotation price, sparking debate that one of the world's biggest stock market listings may have been over-valued.
Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
UK bookseller Waterstones plans to sell Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and other Kindle digital services.
SIM card to fight phone bullying
BBC - News - United Kingdom - 2012-05-22
Parents will now be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer.
Ark's people search engine banking on Facebook-Google rift
GigaOMTech - IT news - United States - 2012-05-22
You could search for business contacts on LinkedIn or high school classmates on Facebook, but San Francisco-based Ark thinks you should be able to search for all kinds of people in one consolidated place.
What Amazon could learn from fashion startups
GigaOMTech - IT news - United States - 2012-05-22
With its scale and scads of shopping data, Amazon isn't in a bad position as it moves into the upscale fashion business. But if it's smart, it will learn a few things from the startups already succeeding in the higher-end spectrum of the space.
Google kickstarts CornellNYC Tech school with free space
GigaOMTech - IT news - United States - 2012-05-22
Google is offering 22,000 square feet of free space in its New York headquarters to help CornellNYC Tech university get underway. The space will allow CornellNYC Tech to begin offering courses this fall as opposed to waiting for the completion of its school on Roosevelt Island.
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