“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” — Archilochus Which one are you? The ancient parable of the fox and the hedgehog has come into increasing view in popular culture lately. And while its origins are somewhat ambiguous, the...
Last night I sat down to pen something extremely sensitive and whimsical about the whole 9/11 experience, but then I figured that you are all experiencing a glut of sensitivity and whimsy. I was stuck inside for the last four days with some sort of obnoxious sinus...
Homeland Insecurity: A top expert says America’s approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget “foolproof” technology—we need systems designed to fail smartly  by Charles C. Mann The Atlantic Monthly | September 2002  ...
Their April Fool’s Day joke…. http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html The technology behind Google’s great results As a Google user, you’re familiar with the speed and accuracy of a Google search. How exactly does Google manage to find...
I wrote about this on FOIB, I think, a couple of years ago with a similar tirade. This is moronic not only because it is a completely unenforceable and indefensible patent claim, but for so many more reasons. They can’t possibly win. Why? – BT, as a seller...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
