tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162655720091239751.post3974550400300141350..comments2023-10-31T02:01:35.185-07:00Comments on "Dialogue": Hot PicksPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362243803036954972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162655720091239751.post-85477354866938379912008-10-26T18:58:00.000-07:002008-10-26T18:58:00.000-07:00I am reading "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedma...I am reading "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. In it Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, argues to Friedman that the "ovarian lottery" has changed--as has the whole relationship between geography and talent. Thirty years ago, Gates said, if you had a choice between being born a genius on the outskirts of Bombay or Shanghai or being born an average person in Poughkeepsie, you would take Poughkeepsie, because your chances of thriving and living a decent life there, even with average talent, were much greater. But as the world has gone flat, Gates said, and so many people can now plug and play from anywhere, natural talent has started to trump geography. "Now," Gates said, "I would rather be a genius born in China than an average guy born in Poughkeepsie." Maureen Fleming former student of Ms. Punt's class.MaureenFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980949416533472195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162655720091239751.post-24221162232494111012008-10-23T04:13:00.000-07:002008-10-23T04:13:00.000-07:00Interesting~at first I wondered "Why cookbooks?" b...Interesting~at first I wondered "Why cookbooks?" but it makes sense if more people are deciding to eat at home. We eat at home almost all the time anyway, so I have loads of cookbooks! :)ChicChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160028643399311836noreply@blogger.com