Seems 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
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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
U.S. Outgunned in Hacker War
March 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyIf 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
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
