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When Having A Legal Background Really Helps ( Blue Jeans Cables vs Monster Cable )
Knowing What You've Got... And What You've Don't Got
If I were to ask just a random person on the street about Monster cable, they probably would have heard of them. They are a well marketed company that produces a lot of cables. They also produce various portable music player accessories, kits, and their price tag implies top quality stuff. Many people swear by them, others would rather just buy bulk and be done with it.
Now, if I were to ask those same random people on the street, whether they have heard of Blue Jeans Cable, they would probably not have. However, they are also a fine provider of quality cables, and are actually well covered in the audiophile world.
Both companies make cables for rather standard ports and connections. Sure, there are differences here and there, but for the most part, most of the proprietary stuff is specific to how the companies produce their cables, compositions, etc.
So, while it wasn't much news that Monster Cable issued a cease-and-desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable, it WAS news when it turns out that the president of Blue Jeans Cable, Kurt Denke, used to be a lawyer.
This is something that many other sites have reported on and is actually quite amusing to read, as it can serve as cheap education in how not to release the legal hounds... until you've done some digging. read more »
- Gizmodo's Coverage
- Audioholics Coverage ( This is where I first read the article! )
- Engadget Coverage
- AudioJunkies Coverage
Wing's List of Recommended Reads
Stuff I Think Is Great To Read
Hey, here's my read list. I've grouped them into various categories.
Programming, Coding, and Sysadmin
- C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software)
- Introduction to Algorithms
- Introduction to the Theory of Computation, Second Edition
- Operating System Concepts (7th Edition)
- Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (3rd Edition) (seriously, this book changed my life!)
- Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
- Learning MySQL (Learning)
- High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More
- PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)
- Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition
- Learning Perl, Fourth Edition
- Advanced Perl Programming
- UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)
- Essential System Administration (Nutshell Handbooks)
Team and Project Management
- Time Management for System Administrators
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
- Six Sigma for Dummies
- Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide (The Agile Software Development Series)
- Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)
- The Art of Agile Development
- The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))
Legal & HR
- HR Handbook for California Employers
- Doing Business in California: An Employment Law Handbook
- Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices
- Equal Employment Opportunity: Labor Market Discrimination and Public Policy (Sociology and Economics)
- Discrimination, Jobs, and Politics: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity in the United States since the New Deal
Marketing/Advertising, Design, and User Interfaces
- Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
- Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) (Interactive Technologies)
- Web Analytics: An Hour a Day
Food, Cooking, Eating
- I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
- I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
- Martin Yan's Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook (Yan, Martin)
- Martin Yan Quick and Easy
- Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking (Yan, Martin)
- Martin Yan's Asian Favorites: From Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand
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In the Wings of Physics
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In physics research, many activities occur backstage or to continue the theatrical metaphor, in the wings of physics. This book focuses on two such activities: the editing of physics journals and the operation of physical societies. The author was editor of Physics Letters B for particle physics and then of Physics Reports for a total of 18 years, as well as being president of the French Physical Society and later of the European Physical Society. This book puts together papers dealing with such activities which he has written at various times in his career. read more »
Recent Developments in Labor Economics (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics)
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`This collection of papers offers new perspectives on the classic topics of labor economics, drawing on analyses of labor markets around the world. The papers use ingenious methods to capture how the interplay between market forces and institutions determines labor market outcomes. As a compendium of recent "must read" research contributions, this volume belongs in the library of all labor economists.' - Robert J. Flanagan, Stanford University, US read more »
Developing Successful Grants
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As president of Research Associates, a nationally recognized grants development and training firm, Mike DuBose brings readers an easy-to-understand book that reveals many of his company's tips on how to find, write, and evaluate successful grant programs. With more than 50 years' combined experience among them, DuBose and co-authors, Anne Black and Martha Davis, are three of the country's most successful grantwriters, securing more than $200 million in grants with a success rate of 90 percent. read more »
Articles from the Edinburgh Review (1819-37): Bibliography of the Published Writings of J.R. McCulloch (Economic Theory and
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As a predominant contributor for about two decades, McCulloch's Edinburgh Review contributions were widely read and undoubtedly influential. McCulloch's articles centered around subjects such as economic growth and prosperity, the banking system, public finance, the condition of labour and the freedom of trade. A comprehensive bibliography of McCulloch's extensive writings, as well as secondary literature, is also included in this book.
Too young to read? A twentysomething journalist is underwhelmed by the efforts of newspapers to attract that coveted and
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