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Retelling The Tale Of MicroVision Memorial Day 2015
Of course this has happened. You’re in a conversation with someone who knows the entire story, except for the recent news, when someone new walks up, gets intrigued, and wants to hear the entire story. Pity the person who only … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, Dream. Invest. Live., Flic, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, Nomad, personal finance, PicoAir, PicoPro, ROV, Showwx, Spectrum, stocks
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People Supply And Demand
How many people does it take to make a difference? Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? As much as it is handy to invoke Margaret Mead’s quote; “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, personal finance, PNTP, Simple Living, unemployment, walk away, WalkAway, wealth
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Keep It All In Mind
It is tough, trying to keep all of it in my head. There’s a lot of news out there, and it is increasingly apparent that it is all connected because we are all connected. My news blog, Pretending Not To … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, Simple Living, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Foot In The Mouth Palm To The Forehead
A far too common condition: putting my foot in my mouth while giving my forehead a slap with my palm. I may not be able to lift my foot to my mouth like I did in college days (was I … Continue reading
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Tagged books, consulting, entrepreneur, Facebook, frugal, frugality, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey, writing
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They Might Not Make More
Don’t worry. They’ll make more. Or not. Change is accelerating. Tomorrow’s thing will be better than yesterday’s thing, and yesterday’s thing will be cheaper as a result. If something breaks, replace it or upgrade. The economy loves it, even if … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, Concorde, frugal, frugality, HCLE, housing, Living Computer Museum, Merchant Marines, Simple Living, Space Shuttle, TR7, writing
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Working On Small Town Coworks
Go work in the coffee shop. That’s what everyone else does. If you can’t afford that, go work in the library. Welcome to the new job site search familiar to nomadic workers. Solutions that work in the big city don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Clinton, consulting, entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, Freeland, frugal, jobs, Langley, Whidbey, writing
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Watching The Early Maturation Of MVIS
Rarely do I pay as much attention to a stock as I have been lately with MVIS. (Okay, I watch DNDN a lot, too.) My increased attention may be because MicroVision is entering exciting times, or because I’ve grown impatient … Continue reading
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Tagged DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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Guest Post – Mark Bridger On MicroVision
The following is a guest post from Mark Bridger of Australia that was prompted by an email exchange. I appreciate the current find with the historical perspective. – Tom Trimbath From Mark, As a fellow ‘long haul’ MVIS investor, I’ve … Continue reading
Evolving Conventional Wisdom
They’re here. Oh dear. Conventional wisdom is based on conventional thought from conventional situations. Check your calendar. It is now 2015. Old conventions based on the reactions of pesky humans don’t necessarily apply to a world where computers are making … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., investing, John Brunner, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, Shockwave Rider, stocks
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Taking A Hint About AST
Okay, okay. I can take a hint. A few days ago I wrote about AST, the stock for Asterias. It had a nice run to new records, and I wrote about deciding not to sell, and not knowing the details … Continue reading
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Tagged AST, Asterias, BioTime, BTX, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, LTBH
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