So I've tried spotify and I don't understand the fuss. Expensive and lacking the discovery that comes from Pandora. Meh...

UA852 NRT >> SFO. Going home.

Nozomi 122 back to Tokyo.

Nozomi #1 to Shin-Osaka.

Why is the economy weak? Because recoveries from financial crises take longer than regular recessions. http://ping.fm/ASdYm

How patents are destroying our economy. http://ping.fm/WFQIR

Haneda. 4.23am. Its early. Inbox empty. Outbox full. Very tiring flight.

Muir Beach on Sunday morning. Kiddies.

NH1005 - LAX to HND. Redeye to Tokyo.

Day 3 on OS X Lion. CPU usage, Spotlight back to normal, automated backup 95% done. Early adopter pain subsiding.

More badness from the US Chamber of Commerce, fake business lobbying group http://ping.fm/C955u

Can you repeat the question? My brain was switched off when you asked it.

Interesting: IBM Research says a typical mobile tablet has makes use of 4-10,000 patents! Wow.

UA818 to Chicago. Better late than never.

IBM delivers a great Q2 despite slowing economy. http://ping.fm/gxdsY

Off to Haneda for JL 02 back to San Francisco.

Save the Date: IBM is going solar! We'll be at PVSEC (Photovoltaic Solar World) in September! http://ping.fm/HqEYA

We're just at the front end of massive new wave of globalization from eCommerce. http://ping.fm/LKzPq

At SFO, going to Tokyo-Haneda on JAL 001.

Overpaying for talent doesn't payoff. http://ping.fm/1RRXm’s-200m-secret-shows-the-rot-goes-way-way-back/

Netflix finally globalizes. http://ping.fm/Ywt5U

Time required for iTunes to sync my media: 45 seconds. Time needed by the Blackberry Media Manager - 45 minutes & counting!

Miracles can happen. Lufthansa finally stops charging for Internet in their lounges. I think I see I pig taking off out the window.

If this is advertising, let's forget programming and just watch ads. http://ping.fm/wUsWC

United 926 to Frankfurt and the United 9070 to Stockholm.

Road trip. San Francisco here we come.