For approximately 1 month, I have been using Journler, a daily notebook and information manager on my MacBook Pro. Using Journler along with iGTD - a Getting Things Done organizer for the Mac, I have been able to better document my thoughts and organize my activities. Read More...

America is facing a very real talent problem. We cannot get enough knowledge workers in the United States and lawmakers are irrationally concerned about limiting the number of H-1B visas for foreign professionals to work in the United States. The reality means that the job will simply move overseas and the salaries won't be spent on goods and services in the US which would improve the US economy, but rather will improve another country's economy. Read More...

Tags: Immigration

Skyonic Corporation of Austin TX has come up with a process to capture and convert carbon dioxide emissions into something that not only is easy to store, but is incredibly useful...sodium bicarbonate. Also known as baking soda! Read More...

This week starts the Middle East peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. While the Bush Administration feels optimism, that progress could me made, the dynamics of the region preclude a major breakthrough agreement. Read More...

A recent post in the NY Times blog Dot Earth talked about the unpopularity of Japanese whaling amongst various countries and Japan's insistence on whaling for scientific purposes. While whale meat is not often eaten in Japan --- for disclosure purposes I ate it once when I lived in Japan, I believe that Japan's insistence on its right to whaling has more to do with geopolitics than culture or food. Read More...

Tags: Japan