Daily Archives: September 13, 2003

Great business model over there on the Weather Channel.  They scare the bejeezus out of everyone up and down the East Coast a week before a storm even approaches, when it could still hit "anywhere". Panicked people rush to stock … Continue reading →

Many of my wife’s Ecuadorian relative are in the house for a visit this weekend. One brother, one sister, one aunt, one uncle. The kitchen is full of strange, familiar smells (I lived three years in Ecuador and love the cuisine) … Continue reading →

This illustration for a space elevator was created by Pat Rawlings, Science Applications International Corporation. Space elevators. Arthur C. Clarke first envisioned them in his 1979 novel Fountains of Paradise. Of all of the far-out sci-fi ideas floating around it … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AFP) – Sports equipment giant Nike Inc. agreed to pay 1.5 million dollars to settle a lawsuit alleging it lied about conditions at its low-cost Asian suppliers. The US Supreme Court case paved the way for San Francisco … Continue reading →

The latest innovation on college campuses is the use of small handheld Personal Response System transmitters. Especially popular at State schools with large-enrollment classes – where it is hard for a professor or TA to keep track of hundreds of … Continue reading →

Note to the Thrusday Night Berkman crowd – best way to push the world-wide blogging movement closer to Critical Mass – get the Dalai Lama to start a Blog!. Given his wisdom, wit and wide-ranging interests, he would  be a … Continue reading →