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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Books Left on the Queue
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 07 20:47:21 GMT

I have finally finished up with the ITIL Library
and with the “Dreaming Void”:

http://mv.asterisco.pt/2007/Nov/cat.cgi?Book%20Reading%20Update

Not up to my usual speed, but one has to take into
account the “density” of the referred items, both in
terms of content and number of pages (the Void clocks
in at 647 pages).

The books left on the reading queue should be enough
to make it through to Xmas (when I expect the usual
batch from Amazon, courtesy of Cristina’s online shopping)

Mavericks at Work
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mavericks-Work-Original-Minds-Business/dp/0007244061/

Egonomics
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Egonomics-David-Marcum/dp/1416533230/

I started into Mavericks just last night; this and the
Amazon batch will hopefully psych me up for the upcoming year.

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Phone-Ix
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 07 10:40:21 GMT

Anda-se por ai nos blogs e e’ ver uma carrada
de posts a criticar o nome do novo MVNO dos CTT.

http://www.phone-ix.pt/

Nao sou marketoide, nao vou comentar a estrategia
de branding. Nem sou Zandinga, portanto nao sei se
vai resultar bem ou mal (depende das pessoas, o que
significa que tanto pode ser uma como outra).

No entanto dois factos incontornaveis:

– toda a genta fala ou ouviu falar do Phone-Ix

– o gajo que nos CTT decidiu correr o risco (que o e

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 07 14:41:21 GMT

Capitalism is the progressive ideal, because it is the
only social system that that leaves man free to pursue —
and achieve — his own happiness.

Capitalism is the ethical ideal, because it is the only
social system that leaves man free to be moral — to live
by the use of his own mind.

Capitalism is the objective ideal — because it is the only
system that is true, both in philosophical theory and in
economic practice.

Capitalism is the unknown ideal…until now.

http://www.capitalism.org/tour/preamble1.htm

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
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Subject: Sad, Strange, Beautiful Songs
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 07 14:17:21 GMT

Fish – Gentleman’s Excuse Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TAEej_GShw

Jean Michel Jarre – Souvenir of China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORmuUI-FLwo

Setima Legiao – Sete Mares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQwSVKBXd4w

Michael Hedges – Because It’s There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTC7kPZZmuM

Jean Beauvoir – Sorry I Missed Your Wedding Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpmOmtw7AQ

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Mais um Sabio da Tanga
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 07 22:28:21 GMT

Este post
http://mv.asterisco.pt/cat.cgi?Tambem%20Fui%20Eu%20Que%20Inventei

Esta relacionado com este
http://mv.asterisco.pt/cat.cgi?Ensinar%20a%20AP

Por via deste link
http://dn.sapo.pt/2007/11/23/dnbolsa/operadores_ensinam_estado_a_fazer_co.html

You do the math…

— MV