Friday was a wonderful evening with Malcolm Gladwell. I was able to get a personalized copy of his book David and Goliath. As usual he was sharing a remarkable series of intertwined events. Tonight it was about the IRA collapse in Belfast, Alva Vanderbilt and the women’s suffrage movement in America. Malcolm is truly a great storyteller.
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The history of computer thinking and the revolution of utility in cloud computing:
This week marks the Battle of Ia Drang Valley 48th anniversary in The Vietnam War. Today, November 18th marks the end of the battle that cemented the concept of “body count” by the American military leadership. 79 Americans and over 1,000 NVA troops were killed in this battle.
One of the most enduring photographs of this battle captures the US 3rd Brigade 1st Air Cavalry and helicopter pilot Bruce Crandall. Crandall flew for 14 consecutive hours between landing zone Xray and U.S. Army firebase Falcon delivering ammunition and evacuating wounded Americans. Crandall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of intrepidity.
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BMW i3 Vorfreude
Vorfreude is German for anticipation. The BMW i3, their new new electric car will be announced this month.
The Pentagon Papers (Part V B4 Justification of the War (11 Vols) Internal Documents (9 Vols) The Kennedy Administration: (2 Vols) Book I reveal President Kennedy ordering initial troops to Vietnam in a secret communication to Secretary of State Dean Rusk:
Despite Diem rejecting Kennedy’s recent recommendations to reform internal government, economic and military policies. We simply backed the only anti-communist government in Saigon. And IMHO the date of this order is eye catching.