I listened to an interesting interview (aren’t all) on Fresh Air about the war between google, amazon, facebook and apple (notice Microsoft was not even mentioned. By the author of this article on the same topic in Fastcompany Magazine. Clearly many companies are fighting to control the user/customer. When I was at Intel in the … Continue reading
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Avram, the Merchant Seaman
Reading the Steve Jobs bio made me want to share a bit more about my past just in case Walter Isaacson does not write my bio. Continue reading
The Republican Nominee was not on the stage at the debate
The next president of the United States could well be a republican but it will not be any of the clowns we have been seeing at the republican debates. Continue reading
Siri
This is the first blog that I have dictated. I have dreamed of the day that I could really use voice dictation instead of typing. Maybe this day has finally come. I am doing this blog on an iphone 4s and I am dictating with my voice. Continue reading
PSA Testing Debate
There have been a number of recent articles in the press (most notably at the New York Times) about the advisability of giving men routine PSA tests to detect if they have Prostate Cancer. A government panel has recommended that the practices of giving men over 50 (or over 40 if there is family history) be stopped because it results in needless procedures that are costly and effect men negatively without saving lives. I believe this is a dumb recommendation. The PSA can provided valuable information that can save lives. It is not the PSA test that is the problem it is what is done after the results come back that is the issue. Continue reading
Steve Jobs and me
I am left feeling sad for his death, admiration for his accomplishment and frankly, disappointment that I was no Steve Jobs. And grateful that I am still alive to love my wife, children and friends Continue reading
The future of the world economy as seen from the counter of Avis, Barcelona.
We went to pick up our rental car at Avis in Barcelona today so we could drive north to the Costa Brava. I am a member of the Avis Chairman’s club and normally get great service from Avis. For instance, they drive us in our rental car to the terminal when we return the car. … Continue reading
Me and my belly: Not exactly a love story
If you have a weight problem and especially if you have belly fat, please read Why we Get Fat. I am tell you this because I wish someone had told me earlier. Continue reading
Introducing the Four Day Work Week
I hate to be the one to tell you, but the jobs that were lost in the debacle that resulted in part from the real estate bubble, are not coming back. So if we are going to have 10% unemployment (it’s really more like 20% but we don’t count the people that had given up looking for work), more or less permanently (although will likely get worse), then what does this mean for our country? So is there an alternative? Yes, we can go back to the promise of a four day work week, something I was told to expect when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. If we reduced the work week to 32 hours, after a period of adjustment, everyone could be employed. Continue reading
Bridges not Bombs
It seems like a lot of people particularly those in government are confused about the difference between building a bomb and build a bridge. Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 