Be thankful if you have the choice to eat non-GMO foods – if that is your preference. My choice is to embrace the science that is helping feed the worlds hungry with healthy food – and keep your food bill down. =========== St. Louis Before you can finish typing ” Monsanto MON -0.88% employees” into Google, GOOGL +0.02% the search... Read more
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper
May 22 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Global Warming, Science, Technology“To compel the switch from fossil fuels to wind and solar power is to consign billions of people to a life of poverty and darkness.” Sounds like an interesting book. =============== Book Review: ‘Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper’ by Robert Bryce Reviewed by Arthur Herman May 21, 2014 7:01 p.m. ET At the heart of the computer revolution is Moore’s law, named after Intel’s INTC -0.19%... Read more
Americas Internet Surrender
March 19 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, Obama, TechnologyWorse than leading from behind, this decision is handing the keys to that “wonderful international team” that has brought us Syria, Egypt, Iran, etc. etc. ============== The Internet is often described as a miracle of self-regulation, which is almost true. The exception is that the United States government has had ultimate control from the beginning. Washington has used this oversight only to... Read more
28 Hours 50 Minutes – How far did he go?
November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyVery cool! Congrats. ======= Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean! Meet The Guy Who Drove Across The U.S. In A Record 28 Hours 50 Minutes.
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Book Review: The Big Disconnect
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologySeems like ‘common sense’, but apparently, a lot of folks still need to hear it over and over. ====== By AMY FINNERTY Those who haven’t spent much time “IRL” with their kids lately will recognize their own households in the pages of “The Big Disconnect.” In Real Life, a state now so exotic that it needs its own identity tag, refers to the... Read more
It Aint Rocket Science, but Sock-Making Comes Close
June 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyNo fetish for socks; I just like comfortable feet. =========== NORTHFIELD, Vt.—Designing the world’s best sock takes more than just sweat. Just ask Ric Cabot, a third-generation mill owner from here, who says he is out to sew “the world’s most uncompromising outdoor performance sock.” His Darn Tough Vermont line, a merino wool item, has 1,441 stitches per square inch, which he believes... Read more
