It seems with each passing week, more examples of the changing structure of technology companies emerge. Just before the workday closed on the east coast of the US, the following headline was splashed across the Wall Street Journal “Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem Chip Business.” The ultimate “Platform Company” from the 2000s is adding to their arsenal of chip IP and chip development teams.
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My wife would tell you that for some reason I own far too many books on First World War Naval History. Personally, I thoroughly enjoy the history of Europe post the German wars of Unification (>1871) through the outbreak of the First World War. Some of my favorite college courses covered the treaty system of Bismarck and debates as to who was to blame for the outbreak of the First World War. Over time, I have become familiar with the naval history of the First World War. I think it might have started when I read Robert Massie’s book Dreadnaught. My fascination with this period of history is both tactical and strategic in nature.
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** This post and others labeled “Echoes from Our Past” are not technology related. I am not blogging about equities, networking or SDN. If you are looking for a post on those subjects, please stop reading as this blog will soon return to regular subject matter. **
Echoes from Our Past posts are a diversion for me. I enjoy writing, so much so I have finished an unpublished novel, yet I cannot decide to self-publish as a complete novel or release in serial Dickensian form using a blog. This is my attempt to put myself in the place of my 3rd great grandfather who answered Lincoln’s call for 300,000 volunteers in July 1862. At the age of 35, he left his farm in Lyons New York and went south to meet other men in battle. Continue reading
My ONS 2013 trip started unexpectedly on a sad note. I was inbound to SFO, sitting on a Virgin America flight working on my computer when I first saw the tweets that there were explosions in Boston near the Marathon. I scanned through the TV channels, but there was absolutely no coverage of any news out of Boston for at least ~20 minutes. I was able to link to the marathon finishing line cam and when the picture came through it was full of emergency response people, no crowds, no runners and a lot of chaos.
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The inspiration for this post came during an early morning ride to the airport. I was flying to the west coast and on the way to the airport I was listening to an article on NPR about the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. When I was younger, I spent a decade reenacting the American Civil War on the weekends. I caught the 130-140th cycle, I was a man in the ranks in a handful of movies and productions. Over the past decade, family and work have taken then toll on my free time. I am not complaining; I just miss the diversion. I travel a lot, I blog, I email, I tweet, I am constantly on the go for work. Continue reading
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