Two Important Links for Understanding the World Today

Check out these two links:

Global Trends 2025: The National Intelligence Council's 2025 Project

This report, produced by the NIC, offers an analysis of current global trends to see how they might shape the next 15 years. A must-read for anyone interested in global affairs.

The End of Wall Street's Boom

This is a great article by Michael Lewis about the current financial meltdown. It's contributed a lot to my understanding of just what is going on in the financial system and how we got to where we are today.

Expansion

I'm expanding the subject matter that I cover here. I thought about starting separate blogs, but with the difficulty I have at staying up with just this one, having any more would just be untenable.

The topics I'll mostly be covering (in addition to continuing with the Mac, iPhone, etc. stuff) will be European football (soccer) and international affairs. These are two other areas of great interest for me and I want an outlet to write about them. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Merlin Mann suggests an Internet diet

Merlin Mann's article titled Better, presents a fundamental shift in the way that we view the online experience, especially in the era of Web 2.0. Although he writes the piece from his own personal perspective, I feel that it is an extremely interesting view and one that many, myself included, should ponder.

On the flipside, for those of us who are fans of Merlin's work, he has been taking a bit of a hiatus from the places we normally see him. For me, these are mainly at 43Folders and on MacBreak Weekly. Although I still love the MBW cast, I feel he's sorely missed on the show. Thankfully though, to get our Merlin fix, there is still You Look Nice Today, perhaps the funniest podcast on the Internet. If you haven't already, check it out.