Yostivanich

“That is the key to under­stand­ing our full edu­ca­tion chal­lenge today. Those who are wait­ing for this reces­sion to end so some­one can again hand them work could have a long wait. Those with the imag­i­na­tion to make them­selves untouch­ables — to invent smarter ways to do old jobs, energy-saving ways to pro­vide new ser­vices, new ways to attract old cus­tomers or new ways to com­bine exist­ing tech­nolo­gies — will thrive. There­fore, we not only need a higher per­cent­age of our kids grad­u­at­ing from high school and col­lege — more edu­ca­tion — but we need more of them with the right education.”

“Com­puter Sci­ence is fac­ing a major road­block to fur­ther research. The prob­lem is most evi­dent with stu­dents, but afflicts many researchers as well: peo­ple sim­ply have a tough time invent­ing research top­ics that sound suf­fi­ciently pro­found and excit­ing. Many PhD stu­dents waste need­less years sim­ply com­ing up with a the­sis topic. And researchers often resort to read­ing doc­u­ments from gov­ern­ment grant agen­cies so they will know what to work on for the next pro­posal! ” Can some­one say awe­some because it is.

“Times reporter and blog­ger Andy Revkin, on the envi­ron­ment beat, has pointed out that a grow­ing pop­u­la­tion is one source of ris­ing green­house gas emis­sions. Rush Limbaugh’s response: Mr. Revkin, why don’t you just go kill your­self and help the planet by dying?”

“Vandy Beth Glenn was fired in 2007 when she informed her boss her boss that she was a trans woman with plans to begin her tran­si­tion. With Lam­bada Legal, she has since launched a fed­eral law­suit against her for­mer employer, the Geor­gia Gen­eral Assem­bly. (Yes, you did in fact read that cor­rectly — her employer was a gov­ern­ment body.) Now, Sewell Brumby has actu­ally con­fessed to fir­ing Glenn on the basis of her gen­der iden­tity, while still claim­ing to have done no wrong.” Seriously?

“Nearly four in five Amer­i­cans were repeat buy­ers back then, staunchly faith­ful to brands that they knew, trusted and were part of their self-image. The alle­giance often con­tin­ued through gen­er­a­tions of fam­i­lies, like party affil­i­a­tions in pol­i­tics.” Good rid­dance brand allegiance.

“My Way — The Path to Serenity”

God’s in management.