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Microsoft after Ballmer 25 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
The New York Times, commenting on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement, stated their belief that his replacement should be a catch-up artist, in order to allow Microsoft to somehow “get back in th...
Indoor vertical food walls 18 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about a few topics in the past few years – distributed systems, lowering humanity’s environmental footprint, and also food. None of what I’m about to write is particu...
What is the Hyperloop? 19 Jul 2013 | 05:52 am
As usual, Elon Musk is keeping everyone guessing. At some point in August, he has said that he is going to reveal exactly what he has in mind for this high speed transit system. There have been a numb...
Yahoo! buys Tumblr 20 May 2013 | 09:23 pm
A few people have asked for my opinion about the Yahoo! purchase of Tumblr. Short version: this is a “bet the farm” deal. Y! has (at last report) $1.2 billion in cash on hand, and this is an all-cash ...
How to compete with Glass 2 May 2013 | 03:15 am
Google Glass is coming, and with it (I’ll bet) any number of similar me-too products from other manufacturers. Glass is a sophisticated piece of technology, packing many features into a tiny package. ...
The Fed Should Buy BitCoins 25 Apr 2013 | 07:30 am
Editorial note: I know I said I was going to write about other things, but the following point just occurred to me. The Fed is currently committed to purchasing $88 billion USD per month in assets. Re...
Better tires? 19 Apr 2013 | 01:15 am
Every motorist knows the pain of a flat tire. The modern low-profile tire is an amazing piece of technology, but it is still susceptible to sharp pieces of metal, carelessly left on a service station ...
Why Steve Forbes is wrong about BitCoin 18 Apr 2013 | 04:27 am
In an editorial written yesterday, Steve Forbes argues that BitCoin is not a currency. I’m actually willing to reserve judgement on whether or not Bitcoin is a “real” currency for now (although I’ve p...
State of the World Index 11 Apr 2013 | 01:59 am
There are a great many indices that attempt to measure aspects of the world, and quite a few consolidated indices (like the HDI) that create measures out of a number of other indices. I thought that i...
Is BitCoin Arbitrage Feasible? 4 Apr 2013 | 06:50 pm
BitCoin has been in the news lately with its rapid rise in exchange value, its huge fluctuations in intra-day value, and the susceptibility of services using it to hacking attacks. It should be obviou...
