Monthly Archives: July 2011

Deano’s answer to: “Should English-speaking parents have their children learn Chinese to prepare them for the future?”

As a semi-competent learner of languages as an adult, I'd say Dan Holiday is pretty solidly on to something with his "yes/no" answer… But it applies much more contextually against the backdrop of "an American living in America, primarily working … Continue reading

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Deano’s answer to: “How can I stop 7 year old boy speaking in girl like tone?”

If by girl like tone you mean a raise in pitch when excited, then the goal is more to get him to moderate excitement as expressed vocally. A couple good ways to do that are voice acting/singing lessons (ideally it … Continue reading

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Deano’s answer to: “Why are little girls cuter than little boys?”

Totally pragmatic analysis, based on locally-available data sources: Boys have more utilitarian, and typically shorter hair styles Boys have fewer clothing style and color-range options Because of the lack of diversity, boys' clothes tend to fairly universally "match", thus outfit … Continue reading

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Deano’s answer to: “If you had to choose between New York City and Boston to start a company in, which would you choose and why?”

There's a reason Boston is the #2 (former?) startup hub – lots of colleges, lots of cheap office space (well, when you throw in the metro area/"Metrowest corridor" out to Worcester… Public transit options are decent, if not perfect, MUCH … Continue reading

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Deano’s answer to: “What is Apple Store 2.0 like?”

The main change is in further enabling transactions to take place anywhere within, or even outside the bounds of the store itself. Bear with my explanation a bit, and it'll make sense: Given the configuration of Apple Stores currently, there … Continue reading

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