29 March 2010

Holly Graf

Once again, I don't have time to give the subject it's full due, but it sounds to me like Holly Graf was a terrible leader and she got what she deserved, if the Time article is reasonably accurate. Note as well how her leadership has discouraged younger people from serving...I've seen the same thing happen in the Air Force.

My favorite quote: "I don't have time to train junior officers..." Wrong. Unless it's interfering with the hour to hour running of the ship, training junior officers is you most important duty.

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11 March 2010

Saving the New York Times

Been writing / meaning to write this entry for awhile. Still dont't a ton of time, but my brain came up with an abbreviated version while I was traveling recently.

NYT: Here's what to do: Sell your new building in NYC and use the money to buy all of your paying subscribers Amazon Kindles, which they can then the read the paper on daily. 1 month later, offer them all an opt out for the paper version and cut their subscription price in half.