Will We Ever Stop Zooming?
Written: February 12, 1997 Edited: October 7, 2021 During the period of 1995-2001, it was my honor to give more than 50 keynote speeches about “The Future of the Internet” at conferences in countries around the world. The communications people at IBM gave me a plaque with a big brass key on it. The beautiful […]
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Vaccine Friday was my Flu shot day. I waited 30 days after the Moderna booster to reduce possibility of side effects. Doctors are split on whether to get them at same time or not. The biggest vaccination campaign in history is underway. More than 6.42 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. […]
How Big is the Big Pharma Lobby?
Written: October 12, 2017 Edited: September 30, 2021 At a political rally in Kentucky in 2017, President Donald Trump said drug prices were “outrageous”. The next day, according to Kaiser Health News, the pharmaceutical industry donated more money to political campaigns than any other day of the year. Eight pharma political action committees made 137 contributions […]
What Is the Ultimate Button?
One of my post popular books is Home Attitude: Everything You Need To Know To Make Your Home Smart. There are, admittedly, mixed opinions about making your house smart. Some people, including my wife of 53 years, prefer a not-so-smart house where you can pull a lamp chain, flip a switch, visit doors and windows when […]
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Vaccine I got my Moderna Booster shot on September 9. Some side effects on the day after but a small price to pay for the extra protection. The latest data I have seen shows 6.06 billion doses have been administered resulting in 2.54 billion people fully vaccinated. That makes 32.6%. A long way to go, […]
