Humans are geared to gather information. It was a really good idea to know what carnivores were in the area when we lived in caves, so we didn’t get eaten. And, sure, there’s plenty to learn and to watch out for as we go through our modern day. The problem is that the evolutionary impulse […]
If you are a typical Facebook user, you spend over 15 hours a month connecting via the site. It may be great for your social life (although the jury is out on that one) but one thing I know for sure, it’s not doing a whole lot for your career. Don’t get me wrong. I […]
The tech community has officially and vocally rallied around the issue of immigration reform, most notably with the recent formation of the political advocacy group FWD.us. Boasting such heavy-hitting founders as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Drew Houston of Dropbox, Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, and a slew of other tech-household names signing on as supporters, FWD.us […]
I make no secret of the the fact that I believe the IT community would greatly benefit from having more women in its ranks. This is not out of “fairness,” but because I truly believe we will collectively create better technology, products and businesses with a greater diversity of tech workers. We need the best […]
There is tremendous controversy over the backlog in the processing of claims by the Veterans Administration. There are charges and counter-charges about how bad it is, how quickly, or slowly, it is being addressed, and who deserves blame or credit. But an undeniable fact stands out amongst the arguments: a claim is considered backlogged when […]
