I just finished watching the keynote speaker at a local stop of the EDA Tech Forum, a Dr. Steve Chien of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech. What made his keynote address so interesting was not that Dr. Chien was a great speaker, which he was, it was the topic: Move Over HAL – Autonomous [...]
Archive for May, 2008
The Final Frontier
May 29, 2008Internet Jargon
May 15, 2008I needed to look up what “nom” meant in internet jargon, and came across this article. Just interesting and thought I should share.
Question: what’s with Fordham’s date system?
Biofuels – Environmental Disaster?
May 14, 2008My friend and colleague, Don Scansen, (who maintains an excellent Tumblr site, Scansen Uncensored and also writes the SemiSerious blog) pointed out an interesting IEEE article about the water it takes to produce fuels. As America continues to push for ethanol/biofuels as a way to be less reliant on foreign oil, what are the [...]
Long Term Thinking
May 10, 2008I believe the lack of long-term thinking causes many problems in society today.
Our elected officials only think about promises that will get them elected. The next four years is then about just that – the next four years. Doing enough to get elected again. And it’s not all their fault. Most voters only care about [...]
Dubai–Next Silicon Valley?
May 8, 2008I am always intrigued by regions that try to replicate the innovative atmosphere that exists in Silicon Valley in California. I am a current denizen of Silicon Valley North (I’m not sure they use that term anymore) and have also resided in Cambrige that once called itself the Silicon Fen. I’ve also heard of numerous [...]
Clinton vs. Obama on Technology
May 6, 2008I really wanted to explore what the two Democratic Candidates want to do about Technology. I found a few articles, but nothing really meaty. Alternative energy seems to be the focus (both for the environment and as an alternative to oil), with a little bit on education. Research and development–keeping America in the forefront of [...]
