Some people are having problems with the links. They work for me. Here they are. The announcement is http://www.prweb.com/pdfdownload/12315891.pdf The web site is http://www.sommetrics.com About 18 months ago, I started on a surprising adventure. I thought I was basically done with business, although I was still very much in love with technology. Now I am … Continue reading
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Revealing apples secret product road map
I like to start with provocative titles as it get many of you to actually go to my blog post and read it. But this one may not be an exaggeration, and I will tell you more. Sleeping on the Job First of all, please forgive me for not posting in such a long time. I have been … Continue reading
The Apple Watch
It is now several weeks since Apple announced the Apple Watch (formerly known as the iWatch). Normally, I have strong opinions on tech products as soon as they are announced or at least a few days later when I can read reviews of those that got hands on access to the products. This time is clearly an exception. I still don’t know what I think about the Apple Watch over all. Continue reading
We must eradicate ISIS
I was listening to On Point, or better said its podcast, about Sexual Violence under ISIS, and all of a sudden I realized this was not about politics. This was not about war. No, this was about evil. I have been following a lot of discussion amongst my friends and in the media about the … Continue reading
My solution for fixing the Federal Government of the United States
Congress just gave themselves a two months vacation after just having come back from a months vacation. That made me think about how we can get our government to actually work. Continue reading
How to make big bucks by publishing nude photos of celeberties by hacking their iCloud Accounts
I am not saying this happened. I don’t know who or why the photos of celebrities was where hacked over an extended period of time and then published but the effect of this was to reduce Apple’s market cap by more than $26 billion dollars (4%). It would not have been too difficult to figure … Continue reading
The Syrian Strategy: How the USA, Russia and Israel collaborated to keep Assad in power
More than a year ago, Israeli diplomats engaged the Americans in a discussion about the situation in Syria. Obama had already issued his “red line” warning about the use of chemical warfare by the Assad regime. Then Assad when ahead and gassed his own people in the tradition of his neighbor, Iraq. Obama was not only concerned about this act but also concerned that these weapons could end up in the hands of Islamic Terrorist and be used against American targets and allies. Russia, on the other hand, wanted to keep Assad in power as he was one of the few world leaders over which Russia still had influence. Israel, who knew more about what was going on in Syria than any other country including Syria, did not want to see Assad go. He was the devil they knew.
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The Greening of Gaza: Hummus not Hamas
As they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. That is exactly what is happening in Gaza now. Israel has no choice, but to defend itself Given the current situation that confronts Israel with Hamas shooting thousands of missiles, building tens of massive … Continue reading
Reporting from the Facebook Frontline in the Israeli/Hamas War
Of course, the real war between Israel and Hamas is being fought in Gaza and Israel, there is another front, social media. It is a different front because there is no real danger to the participants. But that does not mean they are not being injured. Continue reading
I was only fired once in my life, meet Jim Simons, the man who did it.
The New York Times just did a very interesting piece on Jim Simons – a very successful multi billionaire ($12.5 billion) investor and philanthropist. He is also the only person to have fired me in my career, and I remain thankful for that. Reading about Jim, it might be hard to imagine a time … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 