Category Archives: Technology
Sphero
Last week I ordered a Sphero, www.gosphero.com, from Sparkfun, www.sparkfun.com. Sphero is a delightful little robot in the form of a ball that can roll where you tell it and change colors. The Sphero robot is about 3” across, so … Continue reading
My new Nexus One
I just got my new Nexus One smart-phone, a nice bit of tech powered by the open source Android operating system. I chose the Nexus One because it’s a phone developed in close cooperation with Google and Google is the … Continue reading
My Plan To Save The Economy
I’m not an economist. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever taken a single class in economics. But I think I’m reasonably intelligent and I’ve tried to pay attention to what has happened in our economy during my lifetime, so … Continue reading
Why Can’t Device Drivers Come ON the Hardware?
Many of us, if not most, have had to struggle with finding device drivers that would let us use the brand new bit of hardware that we just brought – that device that will complete our life. We are stricken … Continue reading
Why We Shouldn’t Allow Patents On Interfaces
These days, it seems like we try to patent everything, even stuff that really should not be patentable, like software and genetic sequences. (Let’s face it, genetic sequences are not invented, they are discovered. Don’t even get me started on … Continue reading
