Vanity Without Merit
7 December 2009
"How vain, without the merit, is the name," wrote Homer. He was writing about Hector - trashing him for claiming epic accomplishments, witho…
7 December 2009
"How vain, without the merit, is the name," wrote Homer. He was writing about Hector - trashing him for claiming epic accomplishments, witho…
5 December 2009
The emerging Climategate scandal has really been something to behold, both in terms of shedding some light on questionable scientific evidence and how…
2 December 2009
I had planned on penning this post about GM's CEO Fritz Henderson a couple days ago when I first read his interview in the Detroit Free Press. The…
2 December 2009
Maybe pigs really can fly. Maybe hell will freeze over. Today I finally read something in the Wall Street Journal that didn't make me feel like I…
30 November 2009
As you are reading this I am in the Land Down Under for the first time - I have been to China and Europe more times than I care to remember, and have…
29 November 2009
The big money people around the world are in a full blown panic over the financial implosion in Dubai. The state owned bank there says it is about $35…
28 November 2009
Many of us are traveling this holiday, and I for one struggle to remain productive. A break from work is good, but falling behind isn't relaxing e…
24 November 2009
Fascinating article in the European edition of the Wall Street Journal last week on how scientific research is being performed by larger and larger te…