Pacific Century

  • half-life happiness

    The concept of half-life (radioactive) , if could be applied to soft sciences e.g. happiness, can go on to infinity. In today’s term, it’s called austerity: scaled-down cars, DVD nights, and local trips. During the Clinton years, we had a good run. The Japanese had theirs in the 80’s. Now, it’s the Pacific Century. Chinese students…

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  • Here they come!

    Chinese buyers, that is. Not a bid for 76 gas station, or IBM hardware (now Lenovo). A GM unit then Symentech. On seeing David Stockman on TV. I thought I were back to the early 80’s. This time, just one just needs to replace the word Japanese, for Chinese (remember Michael Keaton and his gold fish?).…

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