Random links
- it's the world's first bottle made with ocean plastic
- Seems like an interesting idea though as the plastic is hand-collected off beaches it seems to be likely only usable by rich hippies until they find some way of doing this more economically.
- They Work Long Hours, but What About Results?
- The intro: "It's 5 p.m. at the office. Working fast, you’ve finished your tasks for the day and want to go home. But none of your colleagues have left yet, so you stay another hour or two, surfing the Web and reading your e-mails again, so you don’t come off as a slacker." Add to this "Because of my expertise, I could often answer a client’s questions quickly, saving both of us time. But because my firm billed by the hour, as most law firms do, my efficiency worked against me."
- Reforming Software Patents
- "In 2012, Google spent $12.5B to buy Motorola Mobility and its patents, and $5.2B in 2011 on R&D. In 2011, Apple spent $2.4B on R&D but contributed more, approximately $2.6B, to a single transaction to buy patents from Nortel." Found this in discussion on a recent New York Times piece on patent problems in the high-tech sector
- 7 Myths about the Columbine Shooting
- "I thought I knew the basic facts about the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in 1999. I was wrong. Here are seven common myths about that tragic day"