by The Wordyeti | Sep 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Russian Equivalent of Wingnut WelfareMore and more, I’m noticing that the news here in Russia (and yes, I do try to watch the news on TV here, despite the language barrier) seems to exist in some strange parallel universe. When I switch back and forth...
by The Wordyeti | Aug 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
First we’re gonna download the show off BitTorrent, and then we’re gonna go out and get some Cheetos, and some S’mores, man … oooh! And don’t forget the Doritos… So amongst all the wailing and gnashing of teeth over illegal...
by The Wordyeti | May 23, 2007 | journalism
The Future is Here: Russia and Estonia are living up to the fantasies of hack sci-fi authors and computer security salesmen. They are engaging in a virtual war. The reasons for this war are pretty thin – most political insiders in Moscow dismiss...
by The Wordyeti | Apr 3, 2007 | journalism
There is something both sad and comforting to drive down the streets of Moscow and see a Sbarro sIgn in Cyrillic First impressions – there are a lot of signs in English here – almost as many as there were in Amsterdam. Despite the old-world concrete frowning...
by The Wordyeti | Apr 1, 2007 | journalism
In about 12 hours, I get on a KLM jet for 15 hours of confinement (broken up by one short layover – just enough to get the blood clots in the femoral arteries moving) on my way to Moscow to start the new consulting gig for Innovation. I’ll be...
