Category Archives: Technical Ramblings

Where Dreams Take Us

This image by Theirry Legault (2010) shows us where are dreams can take us:                           That little flake you see near the center is the ISS as it … Continue reading

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Learning From Experience

The one thing that you can say for the business world is that they do have experience. This video called Meals Per Hour is being sponsored by Toyota, who is offering to donate one meal to the New York Food … Continue reading

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The Broken Bough

      News everywhere tells us how broken our foundations are becoming. People speak of lost hope and despair at the stagnancy of our lives. We wonder how things will ever get better for ALL of us. Many times, … Continue reading

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Economics Is Now Easy…Because of Mark

Most of us need a primer on the various schools of economics, told to us in simple words that highlights what really is happening in our world today. Enter Prof. Mark Blyth, as shared by Cory on BoingBoing, telling us about … Continue reading

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Stephen Fry Being “Book”

Stephen Fry is someone who is loved by all simply because he is such a cool guy. Or in his nephew’s eyes…”book”. Though its definition isn’t the same as most of us know, it has evolved because technology sort of … Continue reading

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Happy B-day WWW

So, it seems that we have a really BIG birthday to celebrate here, and it’s one that blows my mind. Yep, the WWW is 20 year old today and CERN wanted to celebrate it by revisiting the site that started … Continue reading

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SpaceX Has A Grasshopper

We are so used to rocket launches that we rarely comment on them, but this launch of SpaceX’s Grasshopper is unlike any I’ve ever seen because it’s intentional. Seriously, this feat of control of a rocket is mind-boggling to witness. … Continue reading

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And now it’s….CISPA (again)

Update: I know that you’ve seen this already, but I wanted to talk about it in some more detail since our Congress has been out of control with creating legislation that is distinctly tunnel-visioned and dangerous. So here’s the details … Continue reading

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The New Prohibition – Copyright

http://vimeo.com/62839607 Andy Baio gives us another perspective on the war in copyright that is literally splitting our world in two. For those creatives who love the system, thinking that it is protecting their personal creations from those ugly pirates, they … Continue reading

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This Is Important – CFAA Goes Too Far

If you’re on the Internet, then you probably know the story of Aaron Swartz. If not, do yourself a favor and go find out about the very important work that he was doing with so many other Internet guardians. Then … Continue reading

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