The article Online Literacy is a Lesser Kind where Mark Bauerlein asks us to “restrain the digitizing of all liberal-arts classrooms” reminds me of one of the oldest jokes in the book. You know the one – a man walks into a doctor’s office and raises his arm above his head and says “Doctor, Doctor,
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Before I go into my first post here, I’d like to clarify that despite what the ‘About’ section may say, I do not have money to spend (though I wish I did), nor do I like expensive fashion. Actually I really don’t like expensive fashion. It just so happens (as price is often an indicator
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I have heard some wild stories about Craigslist, for example the one that surfaced last year of a man who was looking to get back at his arch rival. He knew his nemesis usually left his house unlocked and decided to post a contents sale on Craigslist telling everyone the guy was getting rid of everything he owned
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Apple has always been great at building Operating Systems that work perfectly on their own hardware. This is a fantastic stategy as your end users truly appreciate the beauty of a machine thats works flawlessly. Alternatively look at companies like Microsoft that also build a highly robust Operation System that works on multiple systems. The problem with this is that Microsft has
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Snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding “action sports” were always his passion. It became very clear to Hanna and his friends that there were no clothing brands that truly reflected the lifestyle of action sports enthusiasts. He saw a market need for apparel to support these activities as well as the culture that goes with it. From
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Given the financial turmoil that is hitting international markets (especially the US), it is not surprising that Techcrunch posted and article delving into the issue of venture capital in this tumultuous time. I agree with the majority of the article, except I think that there is another angle in play. The general market turmoil caused
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A month ago we wrote a piece (The e-Book Revolution) that claimed that Amazon sold 240,000 kindles. Citigroup has since estimated that number up to 380,000 sold. We debated whether the E-Book in Kindle like formats would be widely used. The numbers are encouraging. This month iRex is going to launch it’s next generation e-reader
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I always enjoy reading/viewing articles about concept technology (especially car designs). I thought this article from Lifehacker was interesting highlighting some of the new tech coming to the internet. Top 10 Up-and-Coming Products
The human mind never ceases to amaze me. Seeing pictures of the LAC, LAC Stunning Images and the audacity of human kind to manipulate our reality is incredible. By far the best quote I have read regarding the LAC is from none other than Stephen Hawking, “I think it will be much more exciting if
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The title may not be 100% accurate, but I just came across an article documenting a new patent that Google just won this past August. The patent is for a floating datacenter that is run on wind power and is cooled by the water. The implications of this are obviously huge and far reaching. To
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