Many of you are not from America. As such, I somewhat apologize for today’s topic- but, from what I have seen of my travels, this is true worldwide.
Continue reading Tax Myths of the Rich
About a 1000 years ago (in computer/biotech years), no medical tests were automated. Everything was done by hand. Almost everything involved wet chemistry or wet microbiology. Until the early 1970’s, when a big hulking device was developed for and marketed by Corning (then Corning Glass Works)- the LARC- the leukocyte automatic recognition classifier. This amazing device was able to discern the percentage of leukocytes on a blood smear and classify them into six types- at a then unheard of rate of 100 cells a minute.
Continue reading A Brave New World?
It always amazes me how many folks don’t read newspapers. But, then again, when I travel to places like Podunk, USA and see the local paper, I cringe. But, even in those locations, you can read the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and/or USA Today (which has better than average business and sports coverage) -but it is not among the normal practices.
Continue reading We know your dog fetches the paper…but where do you get your news?
We keep hearing from our government that America has be innovative; we need to create new things. Innovation is, indeed, a vital component of economic progress. It is the driver for growth, for more competitive offerings among companies and countries, and a means for the creator (more typically, the creator’s company) to prosper. The problem is you really can’t engineer innovation. The most you can do is to increase the odds of it occurring.
Continue reading Innovation needs Innovators
Continue reading Proof or Consequences
Blood sucker. That’s right- a real blood sucker. Neventhes. A carniverous plant, found in the tropics of the Old World (an area ranging from China to Australia to Sri Lanka). These plants have a narrow stem (1 cm or so), but can reach 15 m in length.
Continue reading SLIPS sliding away…
We keep hearing various politicians claim that ‘Business’ is afraid to expand because of governmental uncertainty. Yet, these same folks repeatedly threaten to shut down the government over the smallest of disagreements. In actuality, nothing is really uncertain in the real business marketplace(the marketplace is always uncertain- I mean more than normal): The tax code has not changed in years and regulatory pressures (unless operating a power plant) have not been radically changed, with the sole exception of the healthcare insurance situation. Moreover, healthcare costs have been going up reliably- and without reason- for nigh two decades now, so that’s nothing new to anyone (in or out of the business marketplace).
Continue reading Stay in the strike zone!
