The French - Out-Capitalized by the Capitalists

I saw this article a few weeks ago in my newsfeed, "lost it", and fortunately, found it again today. Interesting look at a number of French inventions over the years, on which the French were never able to capitalize. 

Had no idea that it was a Frenchman who built the world’s first microprocessor-powered micro-computer! Who knew???

Wondering what the factors are - cultural, societal or others, that make it so difficult for the French to "capitalize" on their ideas and inventions.


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-18/the-french-disconnection-inventions-that-went-nowhere.html

The French Voice

I recently read an article in which the author stated that he felt that the French get cariactured  in the media because they are not readily able to present their viewpoints in English. He went on to say that the French "voice" is rarely heard, resulting in an overwhelmingly Anglo-American narrative of the world. He states that the French need to do a better job of presenting their case in English, to ensure that their voice is heard by non-French speakers. What do you think? Is it fair to expect the French to present their ideas and viewpoints in English to be heard on the world stage?

Boil-in-a-bag? In France????

Say it ain't so!!!!

According to this article published in the NY Times, a growing number of French restaurants are using industrial cooking techniques, including "boil-in-a-bag," but most restaurant patrons are none the wiser. Can this really be true???

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/french-foodies-fight-boil-in-a-bag-trend/?smid=pl-share

Beginning of Bits by Beauchamp

Well, let's see if this works. Not quite sure what I'm doing with my inaugural post. : )