On the way into the office this morning, I was reading two different things. These two quotes seemed to pull at me:
a. “But my wise old aunt Selma, now 91, often reminds me that the sins of omission are greater than the sins of commission, and that the greatest evils in the world, like mass [...]
Last Thursday, Al Gore challenged America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and clean, carbon-free sources within 10 years: http://wecansolveit.org/
You’ve heard of the computer science acronym “GIGO”: Garbage In, Garbage Out? Computers don’t have a monopoly on GIGO; pollsters love it too. For example, this poll demonstrates the garbage-in principle quite well.
Yes, I am glad that politicians are using online tools to reach out to people. It is high time that issues of energy [...]
I heard Larry Page and Michael Calabrese discuss the importance of the wireless spectrum. The New America Foundation organized the event and clearly shares much of Google’s philosophy here.
I find it useful to think about the spectrum allocation issue in terms of famous “tragedy of the commons” parable. If too many devices try to “graze the [...]
I urge you to make time to read the amazing article titled “Why Bother?” by Michael Pollan of the New York Times. He identifies global warming as a moral issue.
Global warming is a moral issue
Let me illustrate a simple thought experiment. Let’s say I need to buy some food and I have only two choices. [...]