22 USC 1461 sec 501 Why the proposed changes could be awesome

The US Government wants to modify 22 USC 1461 sec 501 so that they can put propaganda on the internet. There is a risk of people being exposed to said propaganda, but wouldn’t you really like to know what the US Government is saying to other countries, and specifically to the citizens of those other [...]

With all the discussion about Google Plus being a Ghost Town we are forgetting something

If we keep on comparing everything to Facebook we are forgetting that people are the objects that create the community. Each community from Facebook to G+ to Pinterest to all the others we interact with, we have created those communities. Each one has its place, and each community is like visiting the different communities in [...]

Random thoughts on Occupy Seattle May 2012

Just some random thoughts on Occupy Seattle for May Day 2012. I have to admit this is the first time that anyone has ever called me an exploitative pig because I was out there taking pictures of the event. But I really seemed to have ticked off one of the members of the group, but [...]

There is a problem with Spin

The Futility of Meaningless Business to Business Surveys

Some of you might know that I run my own company, and we have Amazon.com as an outlet for our awesome products. In 2011 we decided early on that we wanted to use FBA, Fulfillment By Amazon for our products that were top selling to help customers who were upset about the shipping prices. We [...]

New Robotic Jellyfish powered by the US Navy

Warning this article uses words on the DHS watch list so be careful what you retweet. I love this kind of stuff as it brings us closer to our robotic overlords, but the US Navy and some awesome researchers have come up with a robotic jellyfish that is hydrogen powered. As in powered right from [...]

Facebook, Employers, and your username and password as a federated identity

Google Docs updates spell check lets pray they do not query Facebook users

If you have ever read Failbook over at the wonderful I Can Haz Cheezeburger site then you will see a collection of grammar disasters as well as some unique spelling ideas for common words we use every day. While the Google Docs team is very proud of enhancing their spell check to incorporate new words [...]