Why Exempt Wireless Carriers (Net Neutrality Rules)
I’ve spent a little more time reading about the newly passed FCC rules for internet neutrality and I’ll have more comments over the next week or two, but the first thing that jumped out at me was the...
View ArticleHulu – Saturday Night Live: Glengarry Glen-Christmas
I can’t get the video to embed, but it’s worth clicking over. This is a great spoof on Alec Baldwin’s original Glengarry Glen Ross role. Hulu – Saturday Night Live: Glengarry Glen-Christmas. Good Talk,...
View ArticleI Went to the National Portrait Gallery Yesterday
I know it’s probably a shame, but I lived in DC/NoVa for 7 years and never once visited the building (in fact, and perhaps even more sad, I didn’t realize the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro stop was so...
View Article“More Sex Is Safer Sex”– An Interesting Read
While the title is certainly humorous, the book bearing it is much, much more. More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconvential Wisdom of Economics, the latest book by University of Rochester economist Steven...
View ArticleThe Importance of Setting Expectations
Two things in the past couple of days reminded me how important it is to set expectations when undertaking any kind of task. First, yesterday the heat in my condo went out. I called the furnace guy...
View ArticleVerizon and the iPhone – Why I’m Not Giving Up My Droid
As I’m sure everyone on the planet now knows, Verizon will soon be getting the iPhone. It’s been a long time coming and I’m glad we can finally close the rumor mill. Verizon IS getting the iPhone and...
View ArticleGreat Quote on the Lottery
“People buy lottery tickets despite the staggering odds against them. As an investment on the risk-reward spectrum, it makes no sense. But on the...
View ArticleA Mobile Revolution?
I’ve made clear my belief that we’re in the midst of a massive global reinvention. Not just a shift from analog to digital, but a shift from centralized control to distributed systems. From isolated...
View ArticleDo We Need A Dumb Grid?
I’ve been following developments in the area of smart grid utilities for a few years now. I’ve written about them and I’ve studied the various technologies and approaches and I’m still a big believer...
View ArticleAvoiding the “Bubble”
I read an interesting post over a Fred Wilson’s AVC called “The Word Bubble” in which Fred states that he has consciously avoided using the word bubble in his posts over the last year. I’ve not been so...
View ArticleDo We Need A Dumb Grid?
I’ve been following developments in the area of smart grid utilities for a few years now. I’ve written about them and I’ve studied the various technologies and approaches and I’m still a big believer...
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