From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Swine Flu != Pandemic

April 29, 2009

We really shouldn’t be calling something a pandemic. It just seems a bit unethical, illogical, and unmeasured to present to the public, the term “Pandemic.” Personally, I know the difference between the definition, which is roughly translated into “an illness spread over a large area” and the perceived meaning in the publics mind; “This swine [...]

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Giant Cars Could Mean Giant Steps In Battery Research

April 28, 2009

I’m not one who cares to drive a big car anymore. Wait, that is not entirely true. I really like the Chrysler 300 but who knows what is going to happen in this economy. Anyway, that isn’t why I’m writing. This is.. a Hummer that gets 100 MPG. Yep…

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Sorry for the lack of updates… new research project.

April 28, 2009

I’m running around trying to find good information for a research project combining various technologies to solve a business problem. I’ll post a general discussion regarding it when the team has presented it in a couple of weeks. I’m nearing the end of the semester and have a comprehensive final in one class as well [...]

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Recent Project Estimate shows promise…

April 22, 2009

I recently co-wrote a paper regarding the prospect of turning a newspaper around from ever declining circulation and hinted at the Kindle 2 being the lead prospect for an wholesale cost of $250/Kindle. I’m pleasantly surprised that the target number could be perfectly aligned with both profitability for the turnaround, and for Amazon. iSuppli recently [...]

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AND YOU GET A TWEET! Thanks Oprah.

April 20, 2009

Lon Cohen wrote an article that is posted on Mashable, back on April 20th, 2009. It talks about the approach people take when using Twitter. [I just started two accounts on Twitter, one for personal comments, one for business which isn't operational just yet.] Mr. Cohen suggests a short, but comprehensive list of 7 approaches; [...]

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HATCHideas.com – Future home of my consultancy?

April 15, 2009

I’ve had HATCHideas.com for a long time, I haven’t operated my business under it though. I may launch a business in 2010 when I’m done with my MBA. So, I’m breaking HATCHideas.com into its own blog category here at JamesHatch.com just for kicks.

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HATCHideas.org – A think tank.

April 15, 2009

HATCHideas.org is a project in development. I’m going to be asking various people to join a think tank and offer solutions to the problems that we all face today. Nothing is too big, or too small, for discussion. If you are interested, contact me and we’ll talk about it.

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HATCHideas.net – Acquired for future development.

April 15, 2009

HATCHideas.net will be the repository for concepts in development and projects underway, either for HATCHideas itself, or for clients that use HATCHideas for consulting. I am not operating a business at this time though, simply acquiring IP for launch and development.

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Interesting.. Blogger added Mobile and Email Posting.

April 15, 2009

I’m not exactly sure when that happened, but I think its cool. Other than the ease and aggregation of Twitter.com, Google and Blogger has the ability to create a Twitter clone pretty easily. Oh, that and the critical mass needed to adopt a particular platform.

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TED – Ideas Worth Spreading – Sixth Sense

April 14, 2009

This is a great presentation as well, but one that just makes reality what many people have thought about for a long time. It is good to see it come to fruition. Cory Doctorow’s “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom” can be a reality real soon. As well as the many other ideas that [...]

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TED – Ideas Worth Spreading – Bact-Talk

April 13, 2009

I am listening to this right now. It is interesting, the introduction will make you say “ewww” and once you get into it, you will continue to say “ewww” because Bacteria talk to each other. In you, and on you… things are chatting it up. [TED, Ideas Worth Spreading] Like bacteria. So, I watched the [...]

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Random Thought Today…

April 9, 2009

When I was young, around 15-16 and in highschool… I remember being curious about all kinds of topics. Nothing held my interest for long, a kind of ADD that wasn’t debilitating, but didn’t help me choose a life path other than wanting to create “stuff.” I was asked a question a few days ago that [...]

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Mitochondria as Battery.

April 4, 2009

When I relocated to Maryland, I decided to shutter my business and return to school. One of my very first classes was a Forensic Biology class. During a class discussion, I asked the professor if there was a way to tap a mitochondria to produce electricity. Since I’m more of an idea person. A person [...]

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