HansWobbe

Real Name: Hans Wobbe
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Smart grid could be just a little too smart
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by HansWobbe  Yesterday 12:25 PM   
 I'm inclined to support this View if only because of Toronto Hydro's view that the data they are collecting is (proprietary and )"theirs". Obviously as battery technologies evolve, it will be increasingly possible to store electricity at "trough" prices and consume it at "peak" prices. Ideally, (as is being done in more "enlightened" jurisdictions) micro producers would be "paid" for their contributions by at least running their meters "backwards". Given the popularity of "green" technologies, it should be possible to at least start lobbying politicians for "less pollution" than is now being produced by Ontario's "incremental" peak generating methods. Perhaps, given the employment needs of engineers, there are even some entrepreneurial initiatives that will come to light that will "constrain" the current monopolies to behave better.
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Everybody's Dissing the Dollar
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by HansWobbe  Yesterday 11:36 AM   
 "Investing" seems to have turned into "gambling". There seems to be no way to place a winning bet that can be supported by well informed, rationale logic.
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Stability concerns over CoCo bonds
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by HansWobbe  11-18-2009   
 I've read this twice and still don't understand it. This might well be because, as Mark Twain said: "Confusion is a necessary prerequisite to putting your hand in another man's pocket".
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...the broad market is raising questions about how much of stocks' latest gains are being driven by a weak dollar and commodities prices...
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by HansWobbe  11-16-2009   
 "Deja vue" all over again? Makes you wonder if ... "Here we go (yet again)."
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Intel 4004
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by HansWobbe  11-15-2009   
 Happy birthday to Intel's "4004"! Its performance specifications are an interesting milestone indicating how far we've come.
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... SmartMeter rollout off to rough start ...
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by HansWobbe  11-13-2009   
 It is generally informative to watch what is happening in California since it's only a matter of time until other states do the same. Then, its only a matter of time until Canadian entities follow suit. Since I already expect this to become a significant issue, it will be interesting to track "responses" (for the benefit of the more enlightened politicians that actually engage in "dialog" as opposed to only making speeches).
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Identity theft booms...
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by HansWobbe  11-13-2009   
 I've started paying attention to recent trends since it's apparently more than time to "push back".
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Consent will be required for cookies in Europe
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by HansWobbe  11-12-2009    1
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MBAs Consider Startups
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by HansWobbe  11-12-2009    2
 I suspect that quite a few of my "retired" associates could be prepared to "help".
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Google Latitude, now with Location History & Alerts
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by HansWobbe  11-11-2009   
 Good news... I no longer have to pay for anti kidnapping implants. Bad news... Not only do they know where I live, they no know when I'm home. Worst news... a recent 60 minutes segment featured an automated way of establishing my "intent". George Orwell (like H.G.Wells) really under-estimated what comes next.
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DeviceFidelity launches system to transform mobile phones into contactless payment devices
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by HansWobbe  11-11-2009   
 "Electronic Wallet" momentum is building, but the clearly defined "standard" solution needed for "ubiquitous" adoption does not yet appear to be emerging.
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The Jobless Rate for People Like You
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by HansWobbe  11-10-2009   
 A graphical presentation of much more detailed Unemployment data.
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LSE introduces hidden orders; delays Baikal
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by HansWobbe  11-10-2009   
 It is interesting (and instructive) to note the total absence of any "transparency" considerations in this article. Now to watch for the reaction of the other "national" exchanges and their "governing" bodies.
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Among search rivals, the holiday spirit of giving is in the air
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by HansWobbe  11-10-2009   
 A clever way of providing travelers with more time to receive more advertising.
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Federal regulators close 9 banks
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by HansWobbe  11-7-2009   
 Since this is still happening, it may be a good idea to start plotting the available information if only to see the rate(s) of change.
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Antonin Scalia (@ wikipedia)
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by HansWobbe  11-7-2009   
 A comment recently posted at amplify referenced the constitution and made me remember a very impressive "60 Minutes" segment about this member of the Supreme Court views.
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A 360 degree 'real' net experience
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by HansWobbe  11-7-2009   
 I guess it won't be too long before you can buy military surplus predators and do your own areal recons, too. Isn't technological change and "convergence" wonderful?
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Skype founders ring up their second big eBay payday
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by HansWobbe  11-6-2009   
 for the record ... "No comment." ('because I'm speechless)!
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Oliver North
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by HansWobbe  11-6-2009   
 Reference was made to this well known situation as a result of some "Minutes" and "Governance" discussions that took place during the Year End meetings of one of the Boards on which I serve.
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Draft of secret copyright treaty should give you chills
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by HansWobbe  11-4-2009   
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Canadian real estate fees could (finally) be slashed
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by HansWobbe  11-3-2009   
 This "debate" between the Real Estate folks and the Competition Bureau has been a perpetual "skirmish" for at least two decades. It will be interesting to see how this "engagement" unfolds.
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... device offers cheap tweets on the fly
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by HansWobbe  11-3-2009   
 I've seen some estimates of the increased use of the internet by folks that use a mobile telephone, without bothering to even have a (more expensive?) PC. It will be interesting to see if this approach adds to that trend or detracts from it.
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Our Dwindling Email Privacy
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by HansWobbe  11-2-2009   
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"worldOmeters"
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by HansWobbe  11-2-2009   
 Quite an interesting and informative display of statistics(?).
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"power consumption" thoughts...
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by HansWobbe  11-1-2009   
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Canada passes ID theft laws
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by HansWobbe  10-28-2009   
 Its going to take several weeks to investigate this a bit further.
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'The slap heard around the web'
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by HansWobbe  10-26-2009   
 Communications technologies are now delivering unprecedented volumes of information. This story clearly shows that this "information" can be used in powerful ways. Used properly, it may just be possible to improve societies by publicizing unacceptable behavior that was previously "secret". One obvious issue is "transparency" versus "privacy".
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Smaller American banks are now at the centre of the credit storm
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by HansWobbe  10-26-2009   
 This article includes a bit of much needed historical perspective.
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Bank signs notorious conman to advise customers on fraud
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by HansWobbe  10-26-2009   
 Reminiscent of "It takes a thief to catch a thief".
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Mozilla Labs: Raindrop
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by HansWobbe  10-24-2009   
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A very "illustrative" view of compensation...
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by HansWobbe  10-23-2009   
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Nikon's "universcale"
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by HansWobbe  10-21-2009   
 I occasionally enjoy watch this "orders of magnitude" presentation yet again.
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2009-09-Trip images via FlickrRiver (menu).
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by HansWobbe  10-20-2009   
 This is mainly just a test of a slightly different way of viewing the images that I post at flickr. I would appreciate comments since I'm debating the relative merits of various User interface designs with several groups of technicians that (needless to say) all have their own conflicting views of how this should be done.
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"Neues Museum" reopens in Berlin...
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by HansWobbe  10-19-2009   
 ... after 70 years !! I am really looking forward to getting back to Europe.
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THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS
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by HansWobbe  10-19-2009   
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"Augmented reality" example...
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by HansWobbe  10-19-2009   
 * ...
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...2.3 gigapixel(s)... in real time!
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by HansWobbe  10-18-2009   
 Everyone knows that technology changes quickly. And most people have an adequate understanding of velocity and acceleration. So I'm always surprised when people ask about the next "new technology". After all, it's relatively easy to derive the "rate of change" in a technology's "position", over time and then compute its velocity and ecceleration. The attached article provides more than enough data that can be compared to the specifications of older equipment like the cameras used on the SR-71 "Blackbird" ("U2"). These two sets of data points can be used for a quick an dirty "linear" model. What is more interesting, however, is to acquire a few more intermediate data points and to then refine the "straight line" model's "rates of change". Anyone that wants an effective "shortcut" can simply use Moore's Law (capability doubles every 18 months) with the banker's "rule of 72" (72 divided by the annual rate = time to double). An even better approach is to go to any sales conv
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First digital image changed lives
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by HansWobbe  10-16-2009   
 An interesting bit of history.
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Banks are paying bonuses even as shareholders make losses.
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by HansWobbe  10-16-2009   
 So much for for the "Pay for performance" & "MBO" concepts.
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For banks, sorry seems to be the hardest word
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by HansWobbe  10-15-2009   
 This Finding likely applies to jurisdictions other than just the UK.
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