Changing The Game

Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Business World by David Edery + Ethan Mollick is a fascinating book on the evolution of gaming technology at workplace + the impact. A must read.

Useful links:
www.edery.org
http://web.mit.edu/emollick/www

Devi Art Foundation

Somini Sengupta's article on Anupam Poddar + Lekha Poddar + the new art collectors in India + other viewpoints @ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/arts/design/26collect.html?_r=1&oref=slogin was interesting.

Useful link:
www.deviartfoundation.org

New Film-making Technology

I found the new film-making technology + the computer models @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7575085.stm intriguing. Amazing technology. I really liked it.

Useful link:
www.isense.com

Random Thoughts

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

- Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel

Great lyrics. I liked it.

David Amram

David Amram is an American composer, musician, conductor, and writer. I love his music.

Useful link:
www.davidamram.com

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.
- David Amram

Creative Capitalism

Nancy Koehn's essay on creative capitalism + the approach @ http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5988.html was interesting and insightful. I also found Michael Kinsley + Conor Clarke's blog @ http://creativecapitalismblog.com useful. Thanks Nancy.

Oil Pricing

Ari J Officer + Garrett J Hayes's article on oil pricing + the impact @ http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834888,00.html was brilliant. The futures market has become the public driving force in pricing oil. There is no doubt about it.

Useful links:
www.nymex.com
www.opec.org

It is in every oil supplier's best interest for prices to go up. Oil is a finite commodity.
- Ari J Officer/Garrett J Hayes

How true!

Canada's Oil Sands

I found WWF's press release on Shell’s oil sands + ASA ruling @ http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000005274.asp interesting. I don't know if the ASA ruling has any practical impact + Shell will keep extracting and processing tar sands, as will many other firms in Alberta, Canada.

Useful links:
www.wwf.org.uk
www.asa.org.uk