I have to leave the room when someone puts on CSI Miami. David Caruso is awful. His character is the worst ever! Drives me insane! I know this is a departure from both engineering, and politics, but had to share this video from Weebl and Bob. Very funny. Video here: CSI Pie Ami
Archive for July 2008
Down with Horatio Caine!
July 25, 2008Looking good for Obama
July 24, 2008Here’s an article that makes some interesting historical comparisons on www.centerforpolitics.com . http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=AIA2008072401
My foray into the political world
July 24, 2008Well, with all my talk about engineers in politics, I will be looking at getting more involved. In May I accepted a volunteer position with the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee (OFGAC). This is an committee that advises City Council on matters affecting the forests and greenspaces within the City boundary. We meet once [...]
Japanese Innovation
July 17, 2008Continuing on the Apple/innovation theme, here is an interesting article from Newsweek about some of Japan’s high tech companies. Interesting thoughts, although I would like to see them corroborated by some other stories. Aricle here Any opinions from any people from Japan?
TechOnline Blog on Innovation
July 17, 2008My colleague Patrick Mannion has written an interesting blog on innovation–especially topical with the introduction of the iPhone. He raises quite a lot of interesting points and has an excellent interview with Andrew Hargadon, the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Energy Efficiency Center at the University of California, Davis. Check it out [...]
Why Apple?? (continued)
July 15, 2008Wonderful responses to my original post about why I should consider Apple products, and general comments about Apple. I had two follow-up questions that sprang (is that a word?) to mind. Is the extra price attached to an Apple product worth the premium? Why does Apple not sell their Macs through Best Buy or some [...]
Why Apple?
July 14, 2008As we have just finished waiting 5 hours waiting (it rained for part of the time) to get an iPhone from the Rogers store in Ottawa, I wonder again—what’s the fuss about Apple? Click this link for a video of me and fellow TechOnline Analyst Allan Yogasingam waiting for an iPhone. I personally have an [...]
Engineer’s accomplishments
July 10, 2008Bill Schweber does an interesting article on being an engineer and touting our own accomplishments.
