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Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
OpenWide
As much as I’m hoping this company goes public and is well received – – just – – wow.
Tasty Show
Word Power!
I have written professionally since 1983, so words are important to me. More specifically, using the correct words (as well as correct grammar and syntax) mean something to me. For this reason, among others, I find it troubling to read or hear the words the Presidents is transmitting, since so often he gets them wrong.
I could go on for pages as to what I mean, but let’s laser-focus on just a couple of items. First is a word we’ll probably hear repeatedly in his speech tonight: “obliteration.” Here’s the definition, which should surprise none of you:
It doesn’t mean damaged for a few months. It doesn’t mean harmed for a little while. It means completely and totally gone, not to return. So that operation from last summer (Midnight Hammer, baby!) that “obliterated” the Iranian nuclear program? It didn’t. Just like the current “obliteration” isn’t going to change anything in the days, weeks, and months ahead of us.
(more…)Apple’s Transitions
As I mentioned earlier today, it is Apple’s 50th birthday. Here’s an interesting graphic showing how much their business has transformed over the years:
