It is shocking and disturbing to me that so many people support ending Terri Schiavo’s life. We have no proof that, as her husband claims, she would want to die. Since we don’t have any proof, the default should be life. It seems, however, that many believe hers is a life not [...]

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Imagine if your body could be the backbone of a broadband personal data network linking your mobile phone or MP3 player to a cordless headset… Well, according to this article by the guardian, this type of network is just around the corner. Japan’s NTT is calling the tech RedTacton.

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According to a News.com piece, the FCC may “suspend public utility commission regulations in California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana that forced BellSouth to sell DSL, or digital subscriber line, service separate from its local phone service. In the past, the two services had been inextricably linked.”
Good. There should not be a patchwork of [...]

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More than 70 biotech companies have spun off from laboratory work at the University of California, San Francisco, but not a single industry firm calls San Francisco home. Why? Because the city’s taxes and official attitude are menacing. Last year, the SF Board of Supervisors actually considered officially commending the city’s mass [...]

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Earlier this month, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his intentions to support a bill outlawing the sale of junk food in schools. Science shows the governor is right to worry about an obesity crisis, but banning candy in schools is like putting a Band-Aid on a third-degree burn.
Read more here.

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Today, I posted my old mountain bike on Craig’s list at 2pm. By 3pm I had cash in hand and the bike out of my house. Gotta love it. Thanks, Craig.

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They are out there and most of us don’t know about them because they operate within the shadowy confines of government rules and regulations. A prime example of one of these faux consumer groups is TURN — The Utility Reform Network. According to a recent column by my colleague Vince Vasquez, “Every year, [...]

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Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the REAL ID Act of 2005. Privacy advocates decry the act as move towards a national identification card while others back it as a key national security measure. Both sides miss important points, including the fact that Americans already have a national ID card.
It’s called [...]

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Well, I finally cut the last cord to a regular phone line. I installed a Vonage VoIP system in my home last night, and despite the somewhat unfriendly Linksys directions (not really made for someone with a wireless network), it’s up and running. It sounds great, and so far I’ve had no delays [...]

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