tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post8710144178573236643..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Stop Making Sensehelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-89593800363034211402007-08-02T14:28:00.000-04:002007-08-02T14:28:00.000-04:00Nice. I had forgotten that Davenport-ism.Nice. I had forgotten that Davenport-ism.helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-30620075107372272762007-07-29T04:01:00.000-04:002007-07-29T04:01:00.000-04:00Also, this thinking vs. working (we'll call it "do...Also, this thinking vs. working (we'll call it "doing") duality reminds me of one the late great Dr. Manuel Davenport's jokes:<BR/><BR/>Descartes said, "to do is to be." Sartre said, "to be is to do." And Sinatra said, "doo bee doo bee doo."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428097353930268655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-6751032070495615482007-07-29T03:54:00.000-04:002007-07-29T03:54:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure Americans tend to assume we're on ...I'm pretty sure Americans tend to assume we're on top of the technology heap just because we're Americans. But we're not on top. Our broadband is slow and too expensive. Same goes for our cell phone networks. <BR/><BR/>Since the turn of the century Europeans and Asians have been doing things with their cell phones that we're <I>just now</I> beginning to. Of course here these "G3" cellphone networks are mainly based on novelty (I can watch ESPN at my daughter's recital 'cause I'm an asshole!) and just tapping into their capabilities costs an arm and a leg. <BR/><BR/>I know Korea runs rings around us in terms of broadband access (I think they beat everyone in this regard), and I'm pretty sure India's cell phones kick our's asses for a lot less rupees. If we can make all of that accessible and affordable for the price of a couple thousand bureaucrats, sign me up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428097353930268655noreply@blogger.com