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  • February 13th, 2012

    False Alarm: Why The Apple/Foxconn Debacle Clouds The Real Manufacturing Mess

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    I was walking home last week and the entire street – and some of the sidewalk – was blocked by large fire trucks and a gaggle of firemen in full regalia. The ladder truck was already planted firmly on the asphalt, ready to send a stream of water soaring over nearby apartment buildings and more trucks were coming, clogging the one-way street further.

    Convinced I was about to see an inferno, I… → Read More

    February 13th, 2010

    Google, Mozilla Claim AOL's China Portal May Harm Your Computer

    Google Chrome and Firefox both throw up a malware warning for AOL’s Chinese portal (click at your own risk), and Google even warns people who run a search for ‘AOL China’ that the site may harm their computer, as you can tell from the screenshot above.

    As far as I can tell, Internet Explorer 8 (with Protected Mode turned on), Bing and Yahoo Search don’t flag anything out of the ordinary with the… → Read More