Jonathan Brun

Satyagraha

Month: mars, 2008

Shocked into Action

With Gore winning the Nobel and issues such as the droughts in Atlanta; it is becoming harder and harder for the United States to ignore today’s environment issues. Though actions are being taken at the state level, America – a supposed leader in technology and research – is lagging far behind European nations. It will [...]

Bus Optimization

Why are so many huge buses half-full.
http://www.eem.ca/index.php/blog/68-half-full-or-half-empty-bus

Online newspaper design (francais and english)

Here are some screen-shots of some English and French newspapers/news sites. In general, the English sites are less cluttered and easier to read. Despite the excellent content on sites like Courrier International, I have a difficult time finding and enjoying the content.
Note 1: Placing a banner on the top part of the screen eats [...]

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter

Great letter, here are some of my favorite quotes:
A footnote: We paid the IRS tax of $1.2 billion on our PetroChina gain. This sum paid all costs of the U.S. government – defense, social security, you name it – for about four hours.…The best anecdote I’ve heard during the current presidential campaign came from [...]