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StarLink is Disruptive Innovation. What does that mean?

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Reviews Technology

Looking for an inexpensive, easy to use computer?

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“Bank” your gas savings–literally!

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Politics

Real Conservative?

Was I wrong?

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
  • A glowing digital touch screen with a "Submit" button being hovered over by a skeptical-looking finger or an old-fashioned paper ballot box.

    Only (right wing) Lunatics Don’t Trust Digital Voting. RIiiiggghhhht

    January 28, 2021December 18, 2025
  • Has Post-Modernism Led to our Collapse?

    Has Post-Modernism Led to our Collapse?

    November 14, 2020November 27, 2023
  • Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

    Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

    September 9, 2019September 9, 2019
  • “Fair Share?”

    March 17, 2015December 18, 2025

Business

A long-exposure shot of satellite streaks in the night sky or a modern router glowing in a dark, rural setting.

StarLink is Disruptive Innovation. What does that mean?

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Science

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Solar Kill Shot possible? Crackpots and Scientists Agree. Sort of.

February 21, 2011
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    Our Snowy Vision

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    Seriously, Petroleum may not be “Fossil Fuel” (and may not be running out!)

    October 2, 2009October 2, 2009
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    Quote for Today from Paul Feyerabend

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    A letter to @jasoncalacanis about how I see/use Twitter

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Business Economics Education Technology

When consumers don’t drive the market…

September 23, 2011September 23, 20115 min read

Who are the consumers of textbooks? And how do you define a consumer? We had this discussion recently on the podcast Real Tech for Real

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consumers, eBooks, Economics, Education, etextbooks, Technology, textbooks
Business Education Life Technology

Content and Delivery entwined?

September 21, 2011September 23, 20114 min read

Must content and delivery be inextricably entwined? For centuries our ability to gather content and disseminated wirh tide is not just to the content but

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Android, content, content creation, iPad, Life, open, Publishers, publishing, Technology
Uncategorized

What “drives” you?

August 22, 20111 min read

I had a discussion recently that centered around academia, and incentives.  The point I was attempting to make centered around the notion that we get

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Researcher, Scholar? Tomato, Tomato?

July 16, 2011July 16, 20112 min read

I wanted to get some feedback from the readers of the blog (and other places) on what the distinction is between a  researcher  and a

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Business Commentary Education Life Social Networking

Your life, as Venn (Diagrams)

June 21, 20112 min read

One of the challenges I face is figuring out how to share my various [work interests/hobbies] in a way that shows the relationship between them.

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explaining one's self, explanation, focus, Gina Trapani, Life, research, self management, venn, venn diagrams
Life Technology Uncategorized

Security — It’s about YOU not just your PC

June 13, 2011August 22, 20114 min read

Lots of stories have made the news lately about hackers getting in to Sony, and Nintendo, and NPR and…. the list goes on.   In

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apple, identity theft, Mac, PC, Safety, security
Business

Ojime Beads for Jewelry and Miniatures

June 12, 2011June 12, 20111 min read

My mother-in-law has a website (jar-jaf.com) where she sells “findings” that are used for making miniature lighting and for jewelry.  The latest she has added

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Business, findings, jaf-jar, jar-jaf, jewelry, miniatures, ojime
Life photography

Summer memories

June 7, 20111 min read

Relaxing in the summer sun.

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Summer, tiny camera
Business photography

Photography now Available for Purchase

May 13, 20111 min read

I am making a select few of my images available for digital purchase, in full, original image size.  Check out the “google store” on the

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images, photography, photos for sale, sales, selling
Commentary government Life

My Son writes–A College Student’s views on Bin Laden’s death

May 3, 20111 min read

My son wrote (using twitter) quite elegantly about not only the jubilation that he and 15,000 others felt Sunday night upon hearing that the US

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