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I was having a strenuous debate with my secretary Jenny and my best friend Joan whether we should hold my retirement party—as sad as that sounds—at the W hotel or at my golf club in Japan. To turn what can potentially become a somewhat depressing event into the one of the year’s most fun and memorable parties, I wanted to hold it at the W...

Then my 3D-tele, what used to be the hippest technology at the time, rang and I was more than happy to leave the two J’s yapping away and answer the call. I left the conference room, went back into my office, placed the image plate on my Boston tea table and answered the tele...