An unpleasant but necessary task

I found a nice article today describing the US Army's effort to re-organize the Arlington National Cemetery.  I imagine this is a chilling and hallowed task, especially since they have to do their work at night; but I am glad that the Army is taking the time and resources to upkeep this piece of our history.

Troops photograph every Arlington grave

Unintended Consequences

Unintended consequences seem to be the paramount of politics, but sadly Barack Obama is about to see the true unfolding consequences of his crusade for health care.  It seems that the age of employer-sponsored health care is coming to a close.  We will hope that this health care fair will actually reduce health care costs, but that is far from likely.  The source of high health care costs is very heavily tied into legal costs associated with medical malpractice, etc.  I don't think only addressing one of many of the aspects of health care costs are going to solve the health care cost problem.  I doubt that we will ever see a politician put limits on a lawyer, as they all come from the same virulent breed.

Survey: Overhaul may push employee benefits shift

Autumnus Pax Microsoft

I found a delightfully written and absolutely stunning outlook on the future of the computer and software industry.  I am afraid that I agree with the author of this article, that the age of the PC as a dominant workhorse of business is at an end.  However, it will always remain the workhorse of PC gamers worldwide, of which camp I am firmly and eternally entrenched.  Twenty years from now they will say, "What?! You own a PC, you must be a child of the 80's!" and I will proudly declare, "Yes, I own a PC!"

Google Buys Motorola Mobility...And So Begins The Dark Ages

Clever Science

I found an absolutely fascinating article today.  Researchers at Stanford determined a fairly straightforward method of predicting solar sunspots and thereby solar flares and mass ejections.  Why is this important, you ask?  Well, solar flares are a key factor in a lot of electronic interference and can cause problems with cell phones, computers, etc.  Being able to predict them, though a minor move forward in knowledge of the universe is both a fascinating scientific discovery and a bit of knowledge with some very practical (and potentially profitable) applications.

Scientists Can Predict Sunspots by Listening to Sound Waves