December 24, 2007

Mathematicians Solve the Mystery of Traffic Jams

"Do you ever find yourself in a traffic jam, thinking, 'Man, there must be a bad accident up ahead,' but as you plod along you see no evidence of any crash?"

December 21, 2007

Check

"For years we've heard that information technology could solve some of the most tractable problems with our health care system, and this seems to make that promise true. So what is this technology? A checklist. "

Man files antitrust lawsuit over printer ink

"In the suit, it's suggested that HP paid Staples $100 million to refrain from sale of the cartridges."

December 01, 2007

Quote of the Day

"On email, people aren't quite themselves. They are angrier, less sympathetic, less aware, more easily wounded, even more gossipy and duplicitous. Email has a tendency to encourage the lesser angels of our nature." - David Shipley and Will Schwalbe, in their book Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home.