Thang Nguyen 555
Cultures on Collision Course
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I saw Clinton’s book on Giving at Goodwill store. The irony did not escape me: its donor must have thought he/she should act upon the idea right away. Christmas might be the season of giving, but not when we are at a stop light, ambushed by the man with the “Help me out” sign. Our…
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We got into this mess (housing bubble and derivative fallacy) en mass. Are we going to suffer in isolation? No way! With crowdsourcing, virtual forum, email, cloud etc.. we got enough in our arsenal to reverse the course. Technology (the way) and the will. That’s all we need. And a little bit of love (courtesy of…
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When I logged in, it’s auto-filled. The Machine says, “if it’s routine, let me handle it”. It’s permeating: embedded in the chip, in the code and in the company. This morning, I saw a group of photographers with long-lense cameras, shooting what appeared to be a lotus (Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in Orange County, CA). At least,…
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Science has just made a great leap. Congratulations. They have discovered the equivalent of DNA of the universe. Named it Higgs, after the scientist. This lifts the burden off our shoulders: we are not faceless random masses. If there are DNA’s, there are designs and destination (you might not like it if it’s not to your preferences).…
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A Vietnamese film producer is working on his version of The Ruin and Blair Witch project etc… One idea sparks another. Localization, customization, contextualization. Photo-sharing. Moment sharing. Life sharing. What’s relevant, resonating and regretful if we missed out. Deep down inside, what’s our core values. What’s all the hustling and bustling about? Some faceless stakeholder’s values?…
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I have had great team experience. Been looking for an encore. When team works out, we can skip the prelim and go straight to solving problems. It saves a lot of time. Besides, trust binds us together. Online, it’s hard to know who is who. Hence, trust online comes at piecemeal. Tit for tat. Amazon…
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We got to stay somewhere in the healthy middle. Infrastructure building, social safety net and cyber security, cannot be achieved without collaboration and commitment. Far out in the ultra left , we got sustainability and science (to far-out galaxy). Can’t go alone. Not far. So celebrate Independence Day, or more rightly, Co-Dependence Day. Leading causes of…
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In a few days, they might put on Neil Diamond‘s America. Voter registration. Organ donor. Vehicle registration. They bring some cash (let’s hope so) and a load of dream. Many had left personal chapters of their lives before boarding that plane. Just like the Irish and Polish a century and a half ago. Except that the ports of…
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Fact 1: I went to Penn State. Fact 2: I felt ashamed and defensive (no punt intended) at the same time Fact 3: I am not alone in this. There are more stuff to be worried about these days: immediate and long-term future. Already a book was out (at 50% off) about Penn State and…
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Maybe it’s just me. But people I associate with don’t seem to do well these days. Sectors once thrived are now wiped out: telecom, housing and to some extent, publishing. HR at HP has been busy. We learn from failure. By turning it into seed of success. Success and failure leave a different taste in…
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