If this doesn’t give you the E-B-GE-Bes (sp?) I wonder… China does not need to start a “war”, they will overwhelm us financially by stealing what we know, discover, etc. ============== By DEVLIN BARRETT WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s top cyber cop offered a grim appraisal of the nation’s efforts to keep computer hackers from plundering corporate data networks: “We’re not... Read more
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Steve Jobs and the Coolest Show on Earth
October 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyExcept the die-hard MS crowd, who would probably not admit it… ====== By DAVID GELERNTER Computing is a young, heedless industry unused to reflection. The tragic death of Steve Jobs at 56 is the first event that has ever forced this hyperactive industry to sit still, pipe down, and think about what matters. Nearly everyone in the technology world is moved by his... Read more
Bill Gates on Solar Power
July 23 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, Politically correct, Technology, The LeftBill Gates in an interview in the July issue of Wired magazine: (Wired is pretty good…) ======= [Chris] Anderson: When you look at the big picture [for the future of energy], where should we be focusing besides nuclear? On massive solar plants in the desert? On middle-size stuff for office roofs? Or is there a reinvention that could be done right in... Read more
Apple’s Shock To Corporate Computing
July 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Technology…both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android machines are small and nonstandard. They require connectivity. They may not be secure. The greater reality is: They are in offices. They work. People will use them, whether corporate Information Technology managers like it or not. (More…Apple’s Shock To Corporate Computing – Quentin Hardy – At Your Servers – Forbes).
Design Flaw Fueled Japanese Nuclear Disaster
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Liberal Press, Technology, The LeftDesign Flaw Fueled Japanese Nuclear Disaster – WSJ.com. Nuclear technology is not the issue. Of course, don’t hold your breath waiting for “left leaning, liberal, environmental factual analysis”… I cannot figure out why/how the Nuclear Industry itself is so often its own worst enemy. ====== By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU And CHESTER DAWSON TOKYO—Some senior engineers at Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew for years that... Read more