Comments on: Fragments — 11 (Tom Friedman edition) http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Suhail Kazi http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11823 Suhail Kazi Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:15:50 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11823 Heh! that was precious. In the interest of global free trade enabled by the internet, I'd like to share the laughter spoils with your readers by linking, again, to that <a href="http://www.nypress.com/18/16/news&columns/taibbi.cfm" rel="nofollow">hilarious review</a> of Flatman. I haven't read the book and have no plans to do so; but looks like this book has hit the satirists' sweet spot(pankaj, thx for that link). I am now wondering how many more such takes are there on this book and in general Flatmanry? I'd like to read all of them :-) <em><strong>Atanu's response:</strong> Suhail, you will find the category "Friedman" has lots of stuff, including the "Flatman" review you link above. I had posted it in "<a href="http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/05/20/the-world-is-mad-followup/">The World is Mad (Followup)</a>" some time ago.</em> Heh! that was precious. In the interest of global free trade enabled by the internet, I’d like to share the laughter spoils with your readers by linking, again, to that hilarious review of Flatman.

I haven’t read the book and have no plans to do so; but looks like this book has hit the satirists’ sweet spot(pankaj, thx for that link). I am now wondering how many more such takes are there on this book and in general Flatmanry? I’d like to read all of them :-)

Atanu’s response: Suhail, you will find the category “Friedman” has lots of stuff, including the “Flatman” review you link above. I had posted it in “The World is Mad (Followup)” some time ago.

]]> By: Ram http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11691 Ram Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:44:31 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11691 Freetrademan? Ha ha. I'm not that informed to make critical judgements on the World is Flat book, but I sorta feel he does not provide the complete picture all the time. I come away feeling that he left something out of his arguments. But, sure, he is well read and a pretty influential writer. Freetrademan? Ha ha. I’m not that informed to make critical judgements on the World is Flat book, but I sorta feel he does not provide the complete picture all the time. I come away feeling that he left something out of his arguments.

But, sure, he is well read and a pretty influential writer.

]]> By: Tushar Saxena http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11688 Tushar Saxena Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:21:05 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11688 haha haha

]]> By: Prashant http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11686 Prashant Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:10:24 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11686 Heh! Heh!

]]> By: amar http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11660 amar Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:16:51 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11660 This was really funny! This was really funny!

]]> By: Pankaj Narula http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 Pankaj Narula Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:26:50 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11636 I haven't read Tom's book but I have seen at quite a few friend's desks and of course the local Costco's, Border's and B&Ns are glutted with it. I came across this review of his book especially the metaphor flat from UCLA Anderson prof Edward Leamer. He seemed pretty harsh on him :) But it does have a wealth of info in general. Read it at your leisure <blockquote> Award-winning journalist and author, Thomas L. Friedman discusses the changing forces of global competition in his best-seller, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. Award-winning professor and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, Edward Leamer reviews the book and dissects the title's metaphor in the Journal of Economic Literature book review, "A Flat World, A Level Playing Field, a Small World After All, or None of the Above?" <a href="http://uclaforecast.com/reviews/Leamer_FlatWorld_060221.pdf" rel="nofollow"> Review Link</a> </blockquote> I haven’t read Tom’s book but I have seen at quite a few friend’s desks and of course the local Costco’s, Border’s and B&Ns are glutted with it. I came across this review of his book especially the metaphor flat from UCLA Anderson prof Edward Leamer. He seemed pretty harsh on him :) But it does have a wealth of info in general. Read it at your leisure

Award-winning journalist and author, Thomas L. Friedman discusses the changing forces of global competition in his best-seller, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century.

Award-winning professor and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, Edward Leamer reviews the book and dissects the title’s metaphor in the Journal of Economic Literature book review, “A Flat World, A Level Playing Field, a Small World After All, or None of the Above?”

Review Link

]]> By: Ambar http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-11619 Ambar Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:29:39 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2006/04/21/fragments-11-tom-friedman-edition/#comment-11619 Damn that was hilarious! The airport scene reminds me of the bar scene in Star Wars-A new hope :D Damn that was hilarious!

The airport scene reminds me of the bar scene in Star Wars-A new hope :D

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