I was just reading an article on the impending water shortage. Most of us are totally in the dark about it, but for years, people who track such things have been warning that our water usage is coming close to surpassing the world’s available fresh water supply. MIT’s Technology Review magazine was writing about it [...]
Insurance is a weird beast. Basically, we all band together and put in money so if any of us hits misfortune, the pooled money can be used to help out. It works because typically, most of us do fine, and we can cover the misfortunates.
This is basically what communities do. We take care of [...]
Wow. I knew we were in deep sneakers when it came to the preparedness of our next generation to become productive members of society. I had no idea how bad it’s become.
“According to scores on the 2006 ACT college entrance exam, 21 percent of students applying to four-year institutions are ready for college-level work [...]
We’re approaching our state primary for Governor here in Massachusetts. All the commercials I’ve seen simply tell how each candidate will cut taxes taxes taxes. “I’ll cut the gas tax.” “I’ll push to roll back the income tax.” “I’ll cut all taxes.”
I can’t help feeling rather discouraged by all the talk, mainly because it’s all [...]
I just read a great article on the difference between a consultancy and a body shop. The author does an excellent point of laying out how perverse the incentives are at a body shop that charges time + materials, versus a consultancy that is very clear about providing value by bringing capability to the table, [...]
