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Alien or no, these are pretty cool

OK of course they are not alien, but these crop circles and other agricultural designs, found in a random Google search, are pretty amazing. And they have helped a lot … Continue reading

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May 31, 2014 · Leave a comment

Gold is Over. Trust is King.

All the gold that has ever been mined in the history of the world will fit into two Olympic sized swimming pools, or a single cube about 68 feet on … Continue reading

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May 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Eich’s Ouster was a Natural Outcome

Venturebeat’s article shaming Silicon Valley for Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich’s ouster completely ignores two important facts: 1. As a founder and CTO, Eich’s position had already been tolerated for several … Continue reading

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April 6, 2014 · Leave a comment

The key to a stable, profitable business

Today’s fast-moving, entrepreneurial marketplace contains a torrent of great ideas. In this environment, it’s often assumed that the winners simply managed to rise above the flood while the rest got … Continue reading

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March 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Glenn Beck’s Advertisers are Nuts, Too

A while back I thought I would give myself a treat by signing up for free entertainment, in the form of a subscription to right-wing nutjob Glenn Beck’s daily newsletter, … Continue reading

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March 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

How to Get Rich in Six Easy Steps – Free

Y’all know those pitches where they try to sell you seminars to larn how to be rich, right? Well I’ll save you a couple thousand by spilling it out right … Continue reading

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January 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

My Interview with John McAfee

This is a live interview I did with John McAfee last fall at the C2SV Conference in San Jose. McAfee is the creator of McAfee Security who has since gone … Continue reading

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January 17, 2014 · Leave a comment

Former Santana member Malone needs your support

Being homeless for decades can create a lot of problems. Even if your best friend is a rock star. Remember Marcus Malone, the former Santana Band member who was found … Continue reading

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January 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Why Do Schools Punish Kids By Not Letting them Play Sports?

Increasingly, public and private schools have enacted policies whereby students with low grade point levels or poor performance in certain key subjects are “punished” for the low scores by being … Continue reading

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December 17, 2013 · Leave a comment

How Money is Made and Lost in America

There are two ways to make money in America: Industry and finance. Industry requires ideas, people and things. Finance involves interest rates, profits and risk. Industry is the bastion of … Continue reading

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November 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Insurance Industry ‘Cancellations’: Another Name for Patient Dumping

There’s a name for what the insurance industry is doing to Obamacare. It’s called patient dumping and if they did it as a hospital or a hospice, it would be … Continue reading

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November 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Christina works on first film

This is a photo of the entire cast and crew of a collaborative film that was produced and directed by the Los Angeles Film Collaborative, an all-volunteer group of film … Continue reading

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November 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Where are the Jobs Going?

I think that mankind’s biggest challenge over the coming decade will be finding the answer to this question: What do I do now, that most of what I need can … Continue reading

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November 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Studio Bongiorno is in its Element with Halloween Show

Phil Bongiorno was in his element today with the opening of a new exhibit called “HALLOWED…To Respect and Honor Greatly” at Studio Bongiorno (500 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara CA 95050). … Continue reading

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October 5, 2013 · 1 Comment