“The More I Find Out, The Less I Know”
The State of Consumer 3D Printing
3D printing is cool, but not ready for the average Joe and Jane.
Christmas Day Ride
You shouldn’t be able to bike on Christmas Day in Minneapolis. But I did.
Would you have bought a personal computer in 1975?
Are 3D printers the personal computers of the 2010’s?
Optimistic about Carbon and Renewables
Climate change is bad. But somehow we’ll muddle through like we always do.
Rethinking Nuclear Power Post-Fukushima
Nuclear power is statistically safer than fossil fuels. This is a fact. But it’s not inherently safe. The only reason nuclear power as been safe is because it’s so crazy dangerous that we entomb reactors in structures designed to withstand the worst imaginable disaster.
So what happens when the disaster is worse than we imagined?
What happened to the attic?
Attics are terribly useful things. So why don’t new houses have them anymore?
On the Nature of Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field
Steve Jobs is famously known for emitting a Reality Distortion Field, which makes Apple customers think their products are better even when missing key features.
A Bogus Journey
1,200 feet above the North Shore of Lake Superior is a lake so small it’s called Bogus.
Nothing Was Going to Stop Me, Anyway
I’m sure I can find a business justification to buy an iPad.
Optimistic Sign #11: Jobless Recovery
If the Conventional Economic Wisdom is that we’re in for a long painful recession, then things must be getting better.
Random Thoughts: Syrup Energy
If you can run your car on ethanol, why not sugar? That’s so crazy it just might be completely insane!
Long Distance Boredom
Humans just are not well suited for being bored for long periods of time. This has implications for aviation safety.
Obama: The First Internet Age President
Obama seems to understand how to make the Internet work to his political advantage.