When I read that Google will be introducing an open source operating system that may some day go toe to toe with Microsoft, I let out a sigh of relief. Ever since the first Windows operating systems I was disappointed in the Microsoft offering (to say the least). It was a piece of junk then, [...]
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Google Chrome OS May be the Answer
Posted in PC, tagged Chrome OS, Google, Google Chrome OS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
$18 billion in bonuses paid by Wall Street firms in 2008
Posted in education, government, tagged 18 billion, bonuses, ceo compensation, ceo pay, corporate corruption, federal bailout, wall street on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I doubt the number $18 billion in bonuses is accurate, it is likely many times that amount, but lets go with that for a minute. As far as I am concerned, those $18 billion came directly from taxpayers since every firm that paid those bonuses was receiving far more in taxpayer money than they paid [...]
A Plan for Green Schools
Posted in education, energy, energy policy, public policy, renewable energy on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many schools are starting to investigate ways to generate their own electricity and otherwise green up their image. Schools have received grants to install solar panels on their roofs and a few even erect small wind turbines away from their buildings. Part of the thinking is that if our children are expected to learn about [...]
How can we improve education in America?
Posted in education, public policy, tagged education, educational policy, public policy on November 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Every 4 years we have an election for president and every 4 years we hear about some new plan for education and during the intervening years we watch as nothing happens or some grand new scheme makes matters even worse as in the case of “no child left behind”. The United States just falls further [...]
