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Science and Technology: Why I am buying a Samsung Galaxy Note II
It turns out that I have always been a PDA (as in personal data assistant) sort of guy. I loved my Jornadas and was suitably happy with my iPaqs. They did the things I needed them to do as a technology guy, writer, and geek. As a result, I was sad when the advent of […] Continue reading
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Tagged PDAs, Samsung Galaxy Note II, technology, tricorders, uses
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Science and Technology: Why the Apple verdict represents the worst of innovation
I’ve been thinking for a while now about why the recent patent verdict in favor of Apple irritates me so much. It’s not that I don’t think intellectual property should be protected, because I think it should. It’s not that I don’t think Apple should not be able to profit from the things it invents, because I […] Continue reading
Science and Technology: Curiosity
In case you missed it, the Mars Science Laboratory, dubbed “Curiosity” by its builders, landed safely on Mars last night. Trust me, even if you don’t care, it’s a really big deal, and an important step for NASA after shutting down the Space Shuttle program. What’s more, compared to a lot of things the government […] Continue reading
Science and Technology: Global population growth will not be halted by birth control
The whole government mandated birth control debacle in the United States has brought birth control back to the center stage in the global debate. Unfortunately for the debate, neither side argues from a position of holistic facts, but I think the pro-birth control group gets it more wrong than the other. For example, this Treehugger […] Continue reading
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Tagged aging, birth control, Debates, demographics, facts, growth, knowledge, Population, technology
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Art: Make STEM into STEAM to bring the soul back into the modern world
Jerry Isdale has an interesting write-up over at the Adafruit weblog where he makes the case for adding art back into the mix of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. I heartily agree. To me, one of the things … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Tagged Art, engineering, holism, mathematics, science, soul, technology
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