I read the following in Paul Myers’ newsletter and had to share it
TalkBiz News
Issue for August 26, 2010
Today’s issue gets into some things I think everyone who uses computers or cell phones needs to consider. This is serious stuff, and it’s important. Feel free to share this with anyone you like, including publishing it anywhere [...]
Author Archive
Who’s Watching Us and Why?
Old Cars
It’s not that I’m worried or anything, or keep thinking about this stuff even though I deliberately changed my habits…
Joy to Robbie:
I think I asked you this before but I don’t remember.
What is it exactly that they made electronic in car engines that would be affected by an EMP? I had a thought to [...]
Joining Families
I guess I can say I have another sister now. Well, she’s an in-law, but it’s pretty close.
My brother Andrew married Andrea. They both have used the name Andy for years.
It was interesting, with Hank not wearing his reading glasses and Andy dropping the ring.
A good time was had by all.
We had a pretty big [...]
Economy of scale
Joy wrote:
The BusinessWeek article “Yuan poised to become Reserve Currency, Goldman’s O’Neill Says” shows we have to watch out for China. It has the power to do whatever it wants.
Robert Reynolds wrote:
Laura and I talk about this problem frequently. There just isn’t anything left for people [...]
Study: texture detail
You’ve heard that saying “I know it like the back of my hand”?
I can’t relate. There are so many grooves and furrows and twists and turns that if I was a bug that had to cross that terrain, I would be lost for a long while.
I think the texture and patterns are fascinating. I couldn’t [...]
Holes in the ground
A twenty year old pond is bound to have some problems. This one in Florida has been losing water and is full of slime.
After catching what fish he could, Steve has stepped in to see what the matter is.
He worked hard to get to the bottom of things.
Just a little scrubbing will make this pond [...]
Quiet Holiday
After a very quiet morning in Merida, walking the empty streets looking at the various patinas of paint on the walls, we now hear a few cars and a few more rockets.
Apparently the major event of the holiday season is on Christmas eve. We heard plenty of fireworks, which increased near midnight and continued for [...]