I was reading this article a couple days ago and it really made me start to think. Many of the problems I face both in my professional life and personal life are technical in nature, but the root cause or more importantly the way to prevent them from happening wasn’t technical in nature at all….
I love football, college a little more than the NFL, but during the fall on most Sunday afternoons you will find me watching football. However, this article makes you think about the impact to the individual players. What about the physical impact to college players that never recieve the financial benefits of playing in the…
This was a really interesting article. It is insightful that the real effectiveness of a number of treatments that are now standard may increase quantity of life at a much higher rate than the quality of life. How Doctors Die « Zócalo Public Square.
Wouldn’t you love to have this kind of connection at home! Data access to homes should be the rural electrification/Interstate Highway system of the next 10 years. 1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup..
Listened to this podcast several months ago, but was talking with my wife about it last night. The podcast suggests that parents don’t have a life long impact on there kid’s earning. However, we can have a impact on other parts of there lives. Listen below and find out: The Economist’s Guide to Parenting Freakonomics…
YEARS makes a record! by Years » Updates — Kickstarter. A friend is making a record. They have already raised enough to get the record off the ground, but consider kicking in for marketing or just buying a record.
Maybe you wont become a best selling author, but it is pretty amazing that you can publish a book on your own with the technology available today. Here is an NPR story about an author going outside the normal process Barry Eisler’s ‘Detachment’ From ‘Legacy’ Publishing : NPR. Plus we have a friend, Jen Tucker who published her…
The New York Times just completed a really interesting set of articles on the damage fighting in hockey (and possibly the additional hits) has on the players. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Saw this link the other day for “Bucket List Brewery Tour.” I have visited two of the brewery’s on the list, but not the one closeted to me. Who is up for a trip to 3 Floyds or a crazy road trip to all of them? One is in Alaska, so that might be a long drive.
Found a link to this video on the Freakonomcis Blog and thought it was great. Easy to understand, entertaining, and it points out the foolish decisions that we keep making with our coins.