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An old joke

· Humour

but still a good one:

Three white collar prisoners are hanging around the yard comparing notes:

Former Exxon executive: They say I charged too much for oil. I’m in for price gouging.

Former Microsoft executive: They say I charged too little for software. I’m in for unfair competition.

Former Samsung executive: They say I charged the same price as everyone else for computer chips. I’m in for price fixing.

July 18th, 2006 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

Free internet terminals at Narita airport, and what this has to do with healthcare funding.

· Economics, Business & Globalization

I spent a couple of hours at Tokyo Narita airport yesterday morning, changing planes on the way back from Sydney to London. Like many geeks people, I like to check frequently to check my e-mail / check the news / see if anyone has insulted me in the Samizdata comments section, so I wandered around the terminal looking for an internet terminal on which to do so. Narita is well served with such terminals, so I was quickly satisfied.

What is interesting here is that there are internet terminals provided by two separate companies here. The ones on the
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May 3rd, 2004 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)
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