Trip to Mars More than an Awesome Adventure
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, October 24, 2013} Humans on Mars within the next century? Ridiculous. We can do it in 10 years. I recently returned from Chicago, running a 10K with my son. But the real race he wants to run is millions of kilometers long....TED Tuesday: Africa in the Lead
This TED Talk reveals that we are, in fact, behind Africa in terms of innovation and technology. Seriously. The speaker argues that francier technology has made the people of more developed areas intellectually occupied than creative, whereas the more real and dire...TED Tuesday: Snowden Speaks; NSA Responds
Today we bring you TWO TED Talks — an interview with Edward Snowden and an interview with a representative of the NSA. On a side note, I thought it interesting that Snowden used Skype as a robotic avatar, and Ledgett was bigger-than-life on a large screen....The Developing War on Privacy
This TED Talk is tame, but foreboding. It tells of companies that sell technology to governments — some and potentially all that use it not merely for law enforcement (terrorism, child predators, etc.) but to spy on citizens at will, monitoring even the...The Future of All Technology?
I’ve decided to promote the a new concept, one that will change the world forever. In fact, it’s so advanced, it has no specific web address — it transcends the Internet itself. I’m calling it, “Real Life”. It’s the biggest...Polls
Which do you believe regarding voting for "the lesser of two evils"?
- One candidate is not really evil compared to the other, so it's not a hard choice (29%, 2 Votes)
- I will not vote for evil even if one of them will win anyway (29%, 2 Votes)
- A "protest vote" counts, even if not affecting the outcome (29%, 2 Votes)
- A third party would probably win if people did not assume they could not (14%, 1 Votes)
- Defeating the greater evil is more important than voting for someone I want (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 4
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