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Is Ownership Passé?

Tristan Louis — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:00:28 +0000

In this first piece in a series, I look at ownership vs. renting, the result of a number of observations throughout the last few months.

2009 Predictions: Hardware

Tristan Louis — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:02 +0000

Where I try to read the tea leaves and divine what new gadgets will be coming this year and the trends they will engender.

2009 Predictions: Media

Tristan Louis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:51:48 +0000

Continuing through a series of predictions for 2009, in this entry I examine the media space and present some of my thoughts about what might happen in the coming year.

2009 Predictions: Intro

Tristan Louis — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:48:58 +0000

Every year, I try to make some predictions about where the year might go. However, in the past I've done so in one single long post. This year, I'm taking a different approach, crafting multiple posts out of my thoughts relating to areas I'm interested in.

Federal Budget 2010

Tristan Louis — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:34:43 +0000

On a new site designed as part of the transition into office, president-elect Barack Obama asks for some ideas, effectively trying to use the internet created a government run "for the people, by the people, and of the people." Here are some I had around the budget...

Apple: Same value, lower price?

Tristan Louis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:10:26 +0000

In this entry, I analyze the differences between the old MacBook Pro and the new MacBook, based on Steve Jobs' announcement that it was the same functionality for $700 less. Sometimes, one has to do the research to discover whether something is true or not.

Is high volatility the new normal?

Tristan Louis — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:10:04 +0000

Looking at the fluctuation of the Dow over the last few weeks, I noticed a pattern of increased volatility. In this entry, I try to present some of what I'm looking at and hope that readers will help me better understand that data.

Culture Crash

Tristan Louis — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:23:02 +0000

As the financial landscape is being reshaped in one of the largest crisis of confidence ever encountered by the American form of capitalism, I cannot help but wonder whether what we are witnessing is the beginning not just of an economic crash but also of a cultural crash. A few months ago, I started getting the [...]

Paying for the bailout

Tristan Louis — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:56:41 +0000

With a $700 billion bailout planned by the government, I go looking for sources where we can find the money to pay for this.

Coins to QQ at Web 2.0

Tristan Louis — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:06:34 +0000

From barter to grain to metal and paper, and eventually to electronic money, currency has a long history. In this talk, presented at the Web 2.0 Expo conference, I give a quick summary of that history and present how more recent trends could highlight some hypothetical futures for currency.