Oh boy…

Is it just me, or am I almost out of money and lacking any type of guarantee that the Daily Star is going to make a move to make me, you know, solvent? Holding the line here in Beirut… but it’s feeling a little like the Alamo…

Stories a’Coming

Writing two stories for the paper right now, one on Intellectual Property Law and Enforcement in Lebanon, and the other on Open Source Technology in the Levant

If you are too quiet, you are not living...

If you are too quiet, you are not living…

The wanderer is at the feast of Saint John, with its tents, archery contests and country food. Suddenly, a clown begins to mimic his gestures. People laugh, and the wanderer laughs, as well, and invites the clown to have coffee with him.
“Commit to life!” says the [...]

Outta Here

Thank God it’s the weekend - Here’s hoping things will pick up next week!

At the office

Bleh! I am so not in the mood to be doing this intern crap - Why am I the only person who can get a PDF document to convert to text? And why does that process have to take sooooo long?

Two Evenings in Beirut

Two Evenings in Beirut

I spent this afternoon at Microsoft Lebanon’s beautiful offices in Downtown Beirut, discussing Open Source Technology, software piracy, and several Microsoft initiatives. Their publicist also sort of offered me a job…! Prior to my meeting I had lunch with Nick in Martyr’s Square - We didn’t have much to say to each other, but it [...]

Is there a legitimate distinction between a Ponzi Scheme and the Modern Model of Financial Services?

So Bernard Madoff has admitted that the Financial Services and Management division of his company is essentially an enormous Ponzi Scheme. $50 Billion U.S. is at stake, as are the subsequent investments of hundreds of millions of dollars hedged on money, debt, and guarantees from Madoff’s organization. In the end, charities are being closed, and [...]

All is Well in Beirut

A simple update - Life is getting both more and less complex in Beirut - More complex as my job evolves into more and more of a consulting position, less complex as I get to know the city better and settle into a routine…
Other than that, there’s isn’t too much to report - I’m looking [...]

All's well in Beirut...

All’s well in Beirut…

I know I haven’t been good at keeping up this week but things are well. Thought I would share a photo of this amazing car I saw on Gemayze St as well, and a sight of Eckhart Tolle on Hamra St:

In short, I’m turning into one of those crazy bosses that approves things, and then gets upset when you do them.

This is a great little article I stumbled upon thanks to Reddit - A quote:
In my defense, usually what happens is that the thing is described to me in general, vague terms and it sounds great, and I say, “sounds great!” and then I see the thing a little bit closer, and it’s awful, and [...]

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