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Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.
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There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.
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I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school.
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No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat.
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I basically did all the library research for this book on Google, and it not only saved me enormous amounts of time but actually gave me a much richer offering of research in a shorter time.
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We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that.
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We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets.
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Two things are going on at the same time with the flattening of the world: The relentless quest for efficiency is squeezing some of the fat out of life.
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If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you.
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I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their iPods, Internet, or Google, will explain to their parents running the country just how the world is being flattened.
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The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist.
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McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15.
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Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply chain because of wild behavior you could lose a lot. It would be like pouring cement down one of your oil wells.
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I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat.
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