Brian Gongol

Not a great investment on Google's part, it turns out. And the company needs to avoid big mistakes in order to survive into the future.

But we saved a lot less (in total) in 2013 than in 2012. By $126 billion.



(Other than anything you would put in or on your body)

The huge Target security breach hammers home that point

If we can effectively enable inter-vehicle communication in a way that mimics the swarming behavior of ants (for instance), we could all end up much safer on the roads

Interesting: They're putting their cloud-services chief in charge of the whole company and (supposedly) increasing Bill Gates's role once again


Ambitious people who don't see anyone seeking to help them advance can't be blamed for looking around for other options



(Video) Some of the gags are superficial...but others are sublime

It's deeply revealing to take an occasional look back at the things we considered the state of the art in the past

The queen is sending her "personal dresser" to help put Duchess Kate in longer skirts. Really?

If true and accurate, it's great news. Economic growth (per capita) is necessarily the result of increased productivity. More productivity means faster growth.

They'll clearly do anything to get you to let down your guard and click on a malicious link

Do we demand security at any cost?



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Richard Doak used to edit the opinion pages of the Des Moines Register. Now he's just opining on his own, saying that Iowa needs a Minnesota-style economic policy (which he characterizes as being part of their "more progressive politics"). Not everything he suggests is wrong -- we'd be better off finding an escape route from the free-for-all of economic-development incentives. But suggesting that we need a "more progressive state income tax" is boneheaded. The state's tax system is already too complex and riddled with special deductions. Flatten the rate and simplify the system. And don't think Iowa needs to become more "progressive" (code language for "more inclined to spend") in order to succeed.

The science of weather forecasting has improved a lot over recent decades. Now it's time to improve the communication of that science to a public that doesn't seem especially interested in specialized information.

They're trying to do it at Northwestern


But you'll look pretty silly doing it

But the site's formula for successful leverage on Facebook won't last forever

...but Volkswagen owns the Porsche brand name. Interesting corporate structure.

29" down from the ground level. The measurements are still relatively new, but that's pretty deep.

